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May 31, 2012

Putting Growth Capital to Work in Philadelphia

On average, Safeguard Scientifics evaluates more than a thousand business plans each year—that’s 20 business plans per week. Last year, we chose to partner with…

Posted by James A. Datin

January 23, 2012

Lessons Learned: Prudent Management of Corporate Cash

Much has been written recently about the amount of cash companies are accumulating through their operations. In an August 2011 report, the Wall Street Journal…

Posted by Stephen T. Zarrilli

December 1, 2011

Defining Safeguard Scientifics: Not Venture Capital. Not Private Equity. And More than Just Capital.

Here at Safeguard Scientifics, we provide capital to growth-stage companies in both the life sciences and technology. It’s important to note, however, that Safeguard provides…

Posted by John E. Shave III

November 30, 2011

Do Europe’s Problems Really Impact Us?

We are constantly being reminded of the economic challenges impacting members of the European Union. It is no surprise that the economic upheaval in Greece…

Posted by Stephen T. Zarrilli

November 4, 2011

Week in Review: Venture Capital Growth and MediaMath on the Talent Gap

According to a report published by Cambridge Associates LLC, private equity and venture capital funds in the U.S. continued to generate positive returns for their…

Posted by John E. Shave III

July 6, 2011

Safeguard Scientifics to Acquire 36% Interest in Penn Mezzanine

Safeguard Scientifics announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 36% ownership interest in Penn Mezzanine, a mezzanine platform which commenced operations…

Posted by John E. Shave III

July 9, 2010

A Conversation with TechnicallyPhilly’s Sean Blanda

Last week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by TechnicallyPhilly’s Sean Blanda for the publication’s, “Friday Q&A” segment. Sean and I talked about a…

Posted by John E. Shave III

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