How do I find information about venture capital?
Where do I start? Cash infusion is likely your primary goals to seek VC funding for your startup. However, you may also be looking for marketing expertise, and/or management or legal help.
- National Venture Capital Association represents U.S. venture capital community. In addition to a wealth of data on the VC industry, the website provides a number of resources helpful to entrepreneurs. The website also offers free annual Venture Capital Yearbook.
- Pratt's Guide to Private Equity & Venture Capital Sources the opening chapters of this guide cover such topics as: the background of venture capital; characteristics of a successful entrepreneurial management team, how to choose and approach a venture capitalist, et cetera.
- A Beginner’s Guide to Venture Capital from MIT (Sloan School of Business) helps understand how the venture capital industry works and lists factors that entrepreneurs should consider before seeking venture funding.
- The Growth Company Guide to Investors, Deal Structures, and Legal Strategies is a large reference text freely available online. It provides short descriptions of key topics such as joint ventures, windows, incubators, and venture capital [hyperlink will need to be changed to the hard copy in the library.

- SaaStr Annual -- includes hundreds of one-on-one and small group meetings with VCs.
- Startup Grind Global Conference -- Includes educational talks focused on VC funding.
- Springboard - The "first ever venture capital forum to showcase women entrepreneurs."
- Cornell Technology Venture Forum An event organized by Cornell Center for Technology Enterprises and Commercialization (CCTEC) for inventors and business representatives to present their emerging technologies and startup companies to hundreds of alumni, entrepreneurs, investors, and industry members.
- Business 2.0 covers technological innovations and considers itself the "magazine of business in the Internet Age".
- Entrepreneur Magazine, as its title suggests, targets entrepreneurs. It's available via Business Source Complete and on the first floor of the library.
- Fast Company strives to provide a big picture of the New Economy.
- Highway to Heaven is a June 1999 Entrepreneur Magazine article that covers both angel investing and business incubation.
- If you’re trying to get a general sense of what is happening in the world of venture capital, you might want to consult with the National Venture Capital Association, especially the “For Entrepreneurs” tab. PwC’s MoneyTree site provides aggregate data on what is happening in VC as an industry, including firm and investee specific data, and an ability to search by industry and funding stage. Why do you need to know this? If you’re looking to start a company in a particular sector, it’s helpful to understand the funding trends taking place in your space.
- “7 Traits That Will Have You Run With VCs and Soar With Angels” - Find out skills and personal characteristics investors prize in entrepreneurs.
- CrunchBase will help to keep you up to date on who is funding what, as well as provide you with firm specific information on the VCs covered. They also provide great profiles of VC firms.
- Entrepreneur magazine features their list of VC100.
- Forbes has a Top Ten list.
- Bloomberg Beta
- New York Times’ DealBook – VC focus
- Wall Street Journal’s Venture Capital Dispatch
- Venture Beat’s VC topic