Last month, True joined Steve Blank, Jon Feiber from Mohr Davidow and a small team from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to participate in the NSF-sponsored Innovation Corps program. This landmark effort, organized by the NSF, had the lofty goal of supporting innovation and boosting job creation in the United States. That goal, one shared…
Read Full Article NSF Innovation Corps: Feeding the Spark of Innovation in the U.S.As we leave 2011 behind and step into 2012, we at True Ventures pause for a moment to reflect on the past year. 2011 was an exciting year for entrepreneurship, venture capital, and, most importantly, the Founders and their families in the True portfolio. Seven companies from True’s portfolio were acquired, two teams experienced the…
Read Full Article 2011 in Review [Infographic]Three Rings Designs was acquired by SEGA last week, and we could not be more pleased for the success of the company. True originally invested in Three Rings in July 2007, after being introduce to Daniel James by our good friend Bob Zipp. Bob has a knack for getting involved with talented Founders, and, when I first met…
Read Full Article Congratulating Three Rings (aka OOO) !I’m just back from a few days in London participating in The Tech City Entrepreneurs Festival and SVC2UK. I was the guest of Eric Van der Kleij, Charles Seely, Jon Bradford, and a number of really talented and passionate innovators. I’m really grateful to them for including me in the events of the week, and…
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