By Evan Vitale
Well-known sports agent Leigh Steinberg is launching a venture capital initiative. Steinberg Ventures will invest in emerging companies and startups in sports and entertainment.
Steinberg Ventures is a partnership with private equity firm Alpha Strategies, led by founder and President Jay Rodgers. It will leverage relationships and opportunities sourced primarily through the Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, led by Steinberg and Chief Operating Officer Chris Cabott.
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The Riverside Company (formerly VSS Riverside) has added PRIMA Eye Group to its Independent Doctors of Optometric Care (IDOC) platform. PRIMA provides consulting services and purchasing programs to independent optometrists in the U.S.
Based in Atlanta, PRIMA serves nearly 400 practices representing almost 900 optometrists. PRIMA is a consulting firm and alliance devoted to helping independent optometrists through every stage of their optometric business, providing one-on-one consulting from a team of experts in marketing, human resources and practice financial analysis to help grow practice revenue.
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A recent Wall Street Journal blog suggests that biotech venture investors are expecting a slowdown this year despite coming off a record 2015 investing season.
The blog, written by Brian Gormley, says “while fourth-quarter venture capital funding slid in most industries amid fears of an economic slowdown, biotechnology investment sprinted ahead.
The question is how long the run can last.
“Total U.S. venture funding reached $72.30 billion in 2015, its highest level since 2000, despite fourth-quarter investment declines in consumer services, information technology, and other markets, according to industry tracker Dow Jones VentureSource. Biotech was an exception, capturing $2.47 billion last quarter, a 25% jump from Q4 of 2014. A record, $8.95 billion pumped into biotech for the year drove total medical investment to a new peak of $16.10 billion. That was 34% above the previous high of $12.04 billion, reached in 2014.”
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