What is a Private Placement?

While no true definition of a private placement exists, it is commonly used to refer to the raising of capital (i.e., “securities”) without making a registration with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Under the Securities Act of 1933, any offer to sell securities must either be registered

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Is a VC About to Steal Your Startup Grant?

Venture Capital Firms. They won’t grant you a meeting. If you do get a meeting they won’t sign your nda. And you’ll be lucky if your startup gets any funding. Making matters worse, they could be about to commandeer federal grant money earmarked for small businesses like your startup. Federal

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Venture Capital Going Green to Get the Green

Al Gore didn’t invent the Internet, but he did make up global warming. (OK, maybe he’s right.) And now the former Vice President is teaming up with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to find, fund and accelerate green business, technology and policy solutions to help solve the current climate crisis.

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