Xaptum, founded by a UIC bioengineer, is tackling security for smartphones, sensors and other devices. Rohit Pasam has been working on a way to make the internet of things safer, and he’s got another $3.1 million to do it. His startup, Xaptum, has built a secure cloud that would keep devices, such as sensors and […]
Artificial Intelligence (which we will shorthand as AI) is the rage of the venture capital industry. For the past decade, our industry’s mantra was “Software Eating the World. The new mantra is “Artificial Intelligence Consuming the World.” Our mission here is to make sense of all this for investors. Just what is AI (or, for […]
VCapital is currently raising funds for two new investment opportunities: Camras Vision, a company which has developed a new device to treat Glaucoma, and The Padcaster, a company which has developed products to turn smartphones and tablets into mobile video production studios. On November 15, 2017, at 2:00 PM CST, we will be hosting a […]
Caveat Emptor! Caveat Venditor, too! If you’re opening a champagne bottle to celebrate Title III of the JOBS Act, which opened up venture capital investing to everyone, including those who are not accredited investors, don’t let that champagne cork hit you in the eye or get lodged in your throat. Our advice to investors: caveat […]
Steve Case, a brilliant entrepreneur and marketer who dared greatly and accomplished much, sees far once again all the wonder that will be through the “Internet of Everything.” He takes us there, projecting its impact on health care, education, government, investment opportunities, and the entrepreneur. Case has the credentials. He was a young, former P&G […]
Not Even Activist Hedge Funds Are Winning Big in Recent Years Professionally Managed, Early-Stage Venture Capital Looks Like a Better Long-Term Choice In today’s tough investment climate, it’s not easy to find reliable paths to strong long-term growth. So much has been written about activist hedge funds and their wealthy leaders – like Carl Icahn, […]
Taking a Long-Term Perspective in Today’s Gloomy Market Today’s market isn’t fun. As a retiree living on assets, I don’t see many safe investment ports. World capital markets are panicking over China. Publicly traded stocks look overpriced and awfully volatile. High quality bond rates are still infinitesimal. High yield bonds are getting hammered. It’s really […]
Choppy Venture Capital Waters: A Great Buying Opportunity for Savvy, Early-Stage Investors Recent press about the venture capital market may sound foreboding, but it shouldn’t scare away savvy, early- stage investors. Near-term market conditions represent an ideal breeding ground for exceptional investment opportunities. Notwithstanding the rapidly increasing number of unicorns – private companies valued at […]
Ever notice that when people talk about investing in venture capital, discussion usually turns to “The Deal,” the hot start-up that will cure a disease or change lives with some new phone app? Sure, there are some hot deals, but remember – around 80% of them won’t make you any money. You could get lucky […]
As a retiree living off of assets, it’s important to stay well informed, so I pay close attention to the financial press. I’m befuddled by many experts’ focus on short-term market gyrations. While the importance of diversification and maintaining sufficient liquidity is clear, I thought we were “supposed to” focus on the long term. Even […]
