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Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:54:31 +0000

[...] January Atlas Venture closed its eighth fund (Fund VIII), which comes in at 3 [...]

By: Index Ventures closes new early-stage €350m Euro fund

Index Ventures closes new early-stage €350m Euro fund — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:31:27 +0000

[...] January Atlas Venture closed its eighth fund (Fund VIII), which comes in at $283 [...]

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:59:28 +0000

@Sam – yes- this seems a depressing read for an inventor who us bootstrapping (mainly using state aid).

The last thing I need at the moment is a management team – that will be one of the reasons I will be looking for funding.

By: Fred Destin

Fred Destin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:07:21 +0000

@shafqat: ouch ! we need to invest in newscred!

By: Rahul

Rahul — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:07:41 +0000

During the times when all you hear is layoffs, downsizing and companies filing bankruptcy… its a breather for start-ups … a silver lining to keep doing in their dark basements whatever they are aspiring for !!!

By: Shafqat

Shafqat — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:59:14 +0000

Good news for Atlas. I’ve met with them, and they are all really good guys. Max & Fred are smart… I always thought their web portfolio doesn’t stack up to the quality of the guys working there. Hope it changes with the new fund. Congrats.

By: Max Niederhofer

Max Niederhofer — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:39:47 +0000

@Peter: believe me, I am waiting for the day they get sold to some behemoth who changes the name. Then I can finally be max@atlas.com.

@Mike: you got my name wrong, dude

By: Peter G. Gore

Peter G. Gore — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:19:45 +0000

Perfect fit for them Atlas.com. last I heard owners want a lot for it

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:16:38 +0000

We need a website to help us find good members to add to teams, could work through linked in.

Essentially people with:
- Management skills,
- Interested in joining a startup
- Previous experience in a specific category (Project management, Finances, CTO, COO, CMO etc)
- Sectors of interest
- Location

Then people can find these people to build their teams, go for a coffee, express their interests etc.

Right now its difficult to find talented management without having a large network of people who can introduce you.

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:12:36 +0000

well you have to wonder whatelse investors are going to do with thier money.

The markets are just as bad and at least with these funds they know the risk and track records of those involved.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:10:34 +0000

This isn’t too surprising; in fact, it’s starting to become a trend. Funds will be settling for a smaller portion of AUM, so we’ll likely get back to $250m-$500m funds being the higher end and the >$1b funds will be the exception. I wrote a little about these trends recently (http://reiboldt.com/?p=517 ).