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There is a certain well respected venture capital firm (VC) that has a program for fledgling entrepreneurs.   The teams that are selected get a desk, a small stipend, and advice for a few months from experienced VCs.  I could imagine back when I was starting my first company thinking this was a great opportunity – especially the advice part.

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Taking a cursory look at the headlines, it seems that the venture capital (VC) business is in dire straights -- and that it will take some time for things to improve. All in all, the mood is grim.

Or is it? Perhaps this may be the ideal time for VC deals?

This appears to be the case with legendary dot-com pioneer, Marc Andreessen, who cofounded Netscape. You see, this week he has launched a $300 million VC fund. Joining him in the endeavor is another Net luminary, Ben Horowitz. Yes, the fund is called Andreessen Horowitz.

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The venture capital (VC) industry demonstrated its commitment to the clean technology space in the second quarter of 2009, pumping $1.2 billion into the sector, according to a report by GTM Research. VC investments in cleantech are up 43.5% from the first quarter of the year, when $836 was put into play in the cleantech space.

As many of you know, we dedicate a bit of our real estate to the challenges that face the Canadian venture industry, including the LSIF crowd (see prior post “The great LSIF myth” July 2-08). Lawyers Geoff Taber and Chad Bayne at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP have published a good summary on what lies ahead for the Ontario Labour Sponsored Investment Fund sector: