Most private equity funds (and the equipment finance industry) are well behind the VC industry with regard to their use of social media. Jeff Bussgang, General Partner, Flybridge Capital Partners, calculates that of the approximately 1,000 venture capitalists in the US actively seeking deals, 10-15% blog.

I enjoyed attending Tuesdays panel, Innovative Marketplaces Meetup: Next Gen Startup Financing Marketplaces
Speakers:
David Rose, Founder and CEO, Angelsoft
Jeremy Smith, Chief Strategy Officer, SecondMarket
Rob Garcia, Dir. Product Strategy, Lending Club
Slava Rubin, Co-Founder, IndieGoGo
Moderator: Nathan Solomon, SuperFluid
Co-Organizers: Innovative Marketplaces Meetup, Money Meetup, and Yale Entrepreneurs and Investors Meetup
About the Participants:
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