<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Venture Capital</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/specials/venturecapital?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><description>Venture Capital</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Biotech Industry Sees Potential In Ethics Rules]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59143-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59143-2005Feb2.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and state officials say strict new ethics rules governing National Institutes of Health researchers could prompt many of them to leave for private companies -- a potential boon for the region's biotech sector.]]></description><author> Michael S. Rosenwald</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venture Funding Rises In 2004, Ending Decline]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30977-2005Jan23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30977-2005Jan23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Fourth-quarter surge reverses a three-year decline and confirms anecdotal evidence that a crucial source of money for early-stage companies is on the rise again.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Google, Not Quite Partying Like It's 1999]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33784-2005Jan24.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33784-2005Jan24.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Silicon Valley is back -- but is lacking some swagger. It is making money again for its investors and employees, but there is a chastened sense. No one wants to invoke the specter of excess.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Ariana Eunjung Cha</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Net-Based Phones Are Next  Frontier]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31113-2005Jan23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31113-2005Jan23.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Small firms in the area are counting on predictions that the technology known as VoIP, or voice over Internet protocol, will take off this year. But a boom could cut both ways.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lab Aims for Cures by Repairing Genetic Flaws]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61870-2005Jan9.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61870-2005Jan9.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Scientists working in Intronn's labs are trying to trick mutated genes into working properly, potentially treating hemophilia, increasing the body's "good" cholesterol or providing therapies for genetic diseases.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Michael S. Rosenwald</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Big Banks Balk, FBR Embraces Unconventional Transactions]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28075-2004Dec26.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28075-2004Dec26.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Emanuel J. "Manny" Friedman and Eric F. Billings have run their Arlington-based investment bank like a work in progress since they founded it in 1989.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tracking Signs of a Rebound in Telecom]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12578-2004Dec19.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12578-2004Dec19.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Investing in early-stage telecom companies in the past three years took a strong stomach. But a few local venture investors who  have stuck with the sector are beginning to see signs that the indigestion may have been worth it.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge and Proud of It]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38221-2004Dec5.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38221-2004Dec5.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[New Enterprise Associates is the biggest stand-alone venture capital operation in the world, but industry insiders say the company's girth is a handicap.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preparing for a Grand Old Party]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36121-2004Dec4.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36121-2004Dec4.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Inaugural organizers say planning is much easier the second time around.]]></description><author> Neely Tucker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[InPhonic Shares Gain During Debut]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55666-2004Nov16.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55666-2004Nov16.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Shares for Washington reseller of wireless service and telephones over the Internet rose 26 percent on its first day of trading.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</b></font>]]></description><author> Michael S. Rosenwald</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telecom Shows Sparkles of Life]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49775-2004Nov14.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49775-2004Nov14.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After four years of painful decline, the area's telecommunications business is starting to come back.  Most new entries are getting by without the dollars that used to flow from venture capital funds or from going public.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Yuki Noguchi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contracting Pioneer Takes Less Active Role]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14655-2004Oct31.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14655-2004Oct31.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ernst Volgenau will remain involved with Fairfax-based SRA International as chairman, but he will step back from the everyday operations of the company he founded in the basement of his Reston home. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Ellen McCarthy</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Ellen McCarthy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Picks Up From 7-Year Low]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14656-2004Oct31.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14656-2004Oct31.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Investors are pumping more money into the Washington area, though a smaller number of companies are on the receiving end.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Ellen McCarthy</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Ellen McCarthy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruckus Seeks to Raise a Digital Community]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14636-2004Oct31.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14636-2004Oct31.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A new Herndon start-up is hoping to make a ruckus in the college community.]]></description><author> Andrea Caumont</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Buyout Business Has Changed, and So Has Frederic Malek]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60009-2004Oct24.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60009-2004Oct24.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A seemingly small change was recorded last week at    Thayer Capital Partners,  one of the Washington region's biggest and best known corporate buyout firms. In its marketing brochure,    Frederic V. Malek  changed his title to "chairman and founder" from "managing partner," the title he has held since he formed Thayer in 1993.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venture Capital Investments]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42124-2004Oct18.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42124-2004Oct18.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mark Heesen, president of the National Venture Capital Association, discussed the latest quarterly MoneyTree venture capital results and trends in venture capital. Filter columnist Cynthia L. Webb moderated the discussion.]]></description><author>LiveOnline</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology Firms Find Tougher Terrain]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60012-2004Oct24.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60012-2004Oct24.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs and start-ups emerging today find themselves in an environment different from that during the dot-com boom. <br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Ellen McCarthy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Tech Executives, More Business and Less Limelight]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59968-2004Oct24.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59968-2004Oct24.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Raul J. Ferndandez ran with a fast-moving crowd of industry leaders in his last go-round as a local technology chieftain. Executives  such as Steve Case of America Online, John Sidgmore of UUNet Technologies and Jeong H. Kim of Yurie Systems Inc. loudly declared that Washington was not just a government town anymore.]]></description><author> Ellen McCarthy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online Search Universe Is Expanding]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48493-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48493-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Several firms have released new services in the past year. Each offers its own innovative wrinkle with features that the search king, Google, lacks. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Leslie Walker</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Leslie Walker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovators Find Alternative To Venture Capital]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49926-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49926-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_technology/specials/venturecapital</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:24:45 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When Paul Brewer, co-founder of high-tech security company ObjectVideo, gave speeches to business school students about how to find funding, he used to focus about 80 percent of his talk on the art of landing venture capital. Now he spends most of his time on how to attract federal government funding, especially through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The managers of the program are more daring than venture capitalists, said Brewer, because they are more likely to fund an idea at its inception, before it has proved anything.]]></description><author> Shannon Henry</author></item></channel></rss>