The venture capital industry has seen record amounts of capital in recent years, with many firms raising their biggest funds ever and new funds popping up every week. Professionalization in this once ...

All new businesses need money to help get them off the ground. Unless you are a wealthy individual, you will have to get external funding to make your business succeed. Most startup businesses fund ...

Fundraising is a challenging and stressful process for every startup, not only because the future of your business depends on potential funding but also because you have to exert significant effort to ...

The pros and cons of bootstrapping The pros and cons of venture capital How to decide which financing method is best for your business Every person who’s founded a business knows that financing your ...

Students in Dr. Matt Ross’s undergraduate and MBA finance courses had the opportunity to learn about venture capital from an expert, Jeff Rinvelt, B.B.A.’91, principal at Renaissance Venture Capital ...

One of the most animated and emotional conversations a venture capital investor can have with an entrepreneur surrounds the issue of valuation: “How much of my company do I have to give up for the ...

Tom Parkinson was looking for an opportunity to work with tech-based startups in a research university setting. He found IllinoisVENTURES and became the senior director of the program.