Why the VC Game Is Attracting a Whole New Set of Players
Corporations, cities and special groups have jumped into equity financing.
This article is part of our Trends 2016 coverage.
Earlier this year, Boston-based 3-D printing company Voxel8 raised $12 million in Series A funding. Among the windfall were contributions from Autodesk’s Spark Investment Fund -- the software company’s $100 million 3-D printing investment initiative -- and In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s venture fund for intelligence-related innovations.
Wireless intercom company Nucleus scored more than
