Is Amgen the next source of the healthcare industry's venture capital deals? It might be, on news that Kevin Sharer , the former CEO of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen , has joined venture capital investment firm Foundation Medical Partners. amgen kevin sharer venture capital investment biotech lifescience medical healthcare MORE >>

Startup Stories in Angel Investing Angel Investing Interview/podcast Moscow Venture CapitalKendrick D. White. He’s creating an Innovation Corridor that will move projects from Russia’s Lobachevsky State University to US academic partners to accelerate the growth of startups in his adopted country. Meet Kendrick D. MORE >>

'Despite the level of venture capital activity in Southern California, the region--according to informal discussions with venture capitalists over the years--continues to suffer from a dearth of local, indigenous capital--at least, compared with the hundreds of investors along Sand Hill Road. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

It has been a long 10 year drought of no IPOs and sub par M&A activity that has stifled the startup, venture capital and angel investment community throughout the US. The early stage startup and venture capital industry thrives off of a healthy and short investment cycle which depends on a final outcome (M&A or IPO). MORE >>

Venture Capital and small business is what drives the US economy and this sector of the economy is still being overlooked. The Venture Capital industry has shrunk drastically in the last decade and I think this is the sole reason why we are still in a recession and will be until politicians recognize this. Absolutely nothing. MORE >>