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Cashmere hoodies are all the rage on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, Calif., home to many big-name venture-capital firms, according to venture capitalist Marc Andreessen , who recently brought on former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers as a special adviser.

The Perk Bubble Is Growing as Tech Booms Again Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011

The one-year-old company, which had raised $11.5 million from Lerer Ventures and other venture-capital investors, was purchased for around $80 million, said one person familiar with the matter.

Skype to Acquire Start-Up GroupMe Spencer E. Ante 2011

At those values, the venture-capital firms that funded the social network in its early days in 2005 and 2006 are poised to see their investments of around $12 million each in Facebook balloon into multi-billion dollar bonanzas, said people familiar with the matter.

A $9 Billion Jackpot for Facebook Investor Pui-Wing Tam 2012

Democrats, calling it a loophole, for years have tried to kill the provision, which benefits private-equity, real-estate and venture-capital executives by allowing them to pay the capital-gains rate on a big portion of their compensation, significantly less than the 35% maximum rate for wages.

Tax Rule Opens Rich Vein for Debate Mark Maremont 2012

Will Facebook help the venture-capital industry win some friends it can count on?

Facing Up to Venture Capital's Slow Future John Jannarone 2012

Mr. Wang has been in touch with CDH since announcing the elopement and hasn't left the company, a person familiar with the situation said, adding that the firm's venture-capital operations are the same as before "except for all the noise."

A Billionaire's Breakup Becomes China's Social-Media Event of Year Loretta Chao 2011

"There are fewer and fewer and fewer reasons to expect any increase in the stock prices—there are fewer positive catalysts, and investors are looking for reasons to sell," said William Bao Bean , managing director of investment at SingTel Innov8, a venture-capital unit of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

Bubble Worries Hit Tech Firms Based in China Owen Fletcher 2011

Tech-focused vehicles accounted for 35% of venture-capital fund raising in 2011, up from 13% in 2010, Preqin says.

Facing Up to Venture Capital's Slow Future John Jannarone 2012

Mr. Wilson is a managing partner at Union Square Ventures, a venture-capital firm that has invested in companies such as Tumblr, Foursquare, Zynga and Etsy.

Eat Your Vegetables, and Don't Forget to Tweet Katherine Rosman 2011

Facebook Inc. is set to unleash massive paydays in the venture-capital industry—including a potential record-breaking $9 billion jackpot for one venture firm.

A $9 Billion Jackpot for Facebook Investor Pui-Wing Tam 2012