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The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act, was signed into law on April 5th, 2012. The legislation was designed to make it easier for small businesses in the U.S. to raise capital [...]

As a seed/early stage VC we spend the majority our time and effort focusing on a very small piece of the world. While we believe early stage venture capital is certainly a critical piece to the [...]

Are you dreaming about a white picket fence and two-car garage? Want the newest Rolex or gas guzzling Range Rover? While the 1990s and 2000s saw the rise of McMansions, MTV Cribs, and “Bling, [...]

The word “uncertainty” tends to dominate economic news these days. Political uncertainty regarding the “fiscal cliff”, Washington’s self-imposed deadline that results in automatic tax increases [...]

LaunchCapital sees a lot of deal flow. In 2011, our team saw over 2,500 deals, 285 of which made it to some sort of diligence phase. With 2 (now 3) Analysts/Associates spending the 65 – 75% [...]

So what do healthy snacks, razors, jewelry, and underwear have in common? If you answered: “All can be mailed to you on a recurring basis!” you’d be correct. Subscription e-commerce, or Subcom, [...]

After reflecting the last few days on what I would write about for my first blog post and quickly realizing I’m not an expert on, well, anything, I figured I knew enough to talk about one thing: [...]