The first quarter of 2012 has come and gone, leaving positive signs for venture capitalists. Twenty venture-backed start-ups made their IPO in the past three months, raising $1.4 billion. This is nearly double last year’s numbers for the same period—when...

For the next installment of our partner company Q&A series, we turn to the life sciences side of our portfolio and interviewed Jean Hoffman, Founder, President and CEO of Putney. Jean has enjoyed a successful career, both before and after her venture...

This year, we launched a Q&A Series with our partner company CEOs to provide insight, lessons learned and  first-hand knowledge about what it takes to start and grow successful businesses. This month, we interviewed Rich Milgram who has been CEO...

Last year was a strong year for venture capital, according to the MoneyTree report issued by the National Venture Capital Association. Investments grew 22 percent in 2011, making it the third highest year in annual investment totals over the past ten...

Earlier today we announced that Safeguard Scientifics added two new technology partner companies to its portfolio: Crimson Informatics and Hoopla Software. Big data, mobile, cloud computing, and gamification continue to drive capital deployment opportunities...

Last week, I sat on a panel session at the IMPACT 2011 Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic conference held by the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT) and AlwaysOn. The summit is a premier venture conference in the Northeast,...