Back in November, 2009, I posted a blog entitled “5 Minutes with Eric Hansen of August Ventures.” Well, another firm raised their hand and claimed the name, so instead of fighting about it, Eric did the smart thing and changed the name of the firm to Portas Ventures. The investment thesis and ideas are the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Venture Capital’
Jan
18
Nov
09
5 Minutes with Eric Hansen of August Ventures
We have a new venture capital firm in Boise – August Ventures and it’s run by Eric Hansen. Eric and I met back in the early 1990′s at a semiconductor capital equipment company located in Boise called SCP Global Technologies. I had the pleasure of working closely with Eric over 10+ years and respect his [...]
Jul
05
Utah Fund of Funds
A few weeks ago, the Utah Fund of Funds had their annual meeting in Park City. During the presentation, the Fund presented some very compelling statistics regarding the change they have been able to enact. Of the venture capital and private equity funds the Fund of Funds has invested in (total of $100M invested to [...]