Top Firms for Early Stage Companies by No. Deals in 2006

Top Firms for Early Stage Companies
No. Deals in 2006*
VC
Location
23
Maryland Technology Development Corp.
Columbia, MD
17
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Menlo Park, CA
17
Tech Coast Angels
Laguna Hills, CA
14
Maryland Dept. of Business and Economic Development
Baltimore, MD
13
New Enterprise Associates
Baltimore , MD
12
Khosla Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
12
Sequoia Capital
Menlo Park, CA
11
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Menlo Park, CA
11
U.S. Venture Partners
Menlo Park, CA
11
Village Ventures
Williamstown, MA
10
Austin Ventures
Austin, TX
9
Band of Angels
Menlo Park, CA
9
Omidyar Network
Redwood, CA
8
Accel Partners
Palo Alto, CA
8
Band of Angels
Menlo Park, CA
8
BioAdvance
Philadelphia, PA
8
Canaan Partners
Westport, CT
8
IllinoisVentures LLC
Chicago, IL
8
Intel Capital
Santa Clara, CA
8
JumpStart Inc.
Cleveland , OH
8
Menlo Park
Foundation Capital, CA
8
Mohr Davidow Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
8
New Enterprise Associates
Baltimore, MD
8
North Bridge Venture Partners
Waltham, MA
8
Polaris Venture Partners LP
Waltham, MA
8
Redpoint Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
8
Sanderling Ventures
San Mateo, CA
7
Atlas Venture
Waltham, MD
7
Ben Franklin Technology Partners Southeastern PA
Philadelphia , PA
7
Canaan Partners
Rowayton, CT

Revver going the way of Ampd? CEO fired

"Video hosting site Revver said Friday that founder Steven Starr will step down as CEO, but remain board chairman.

Mr. Starr’s move comes as Revver has failed to keep pace with larger rivals and more nimble upstarts, and follows the departure last December of the company’s other two founders. COO Kevin Wells was named as Revver’s new CEO.

Mr. Starr said he has been working for a long time on transitioning away from management, into a position that would allow him to work on big-picture relationships and new directions.

Mr. Wells joined the company in September after founding aviation technology startup Naverus, and managing teams at Disney. Los Angeles-based Revver has raised almost $13 million from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Richards, Bessemer Venture Partners, Comcast Interactive Capital, and Turner Broadcasting"

Tim Draper in Vietnam with models

"One of the latest global partnerships by “The Global VC Firm”/ DFJ in Vietnam, DFJ VinaCapital L.P. (DFJV), held an event yesterday in Ho Chi Minh City. Titled “Change the World”, the event celebrated Vietnamese entrepreneurship and marked the launch of local fund mgmt giant Vinacapital’s latest technology fund of US$50 million. (Disclosure: I currently intern in DFJV as an analyst although opinions expressed here are purely personal and not reflective of any corporate policies)
The effervescent Tim Draper was in attendance himself. As you can see, his wide smile reflected his pride as he posed alongside 6 Vietnamese girls with the DFJV logo emblazoned boldly across their chests. Tim’s Vietnamese trip followed his trip from Shanghai and he will be in Singapore, at this time of blogging, as he continues on his whistle-stop trip across Asia."