The conferences bring together successful entrepreneurs with business advisors and leading academics to offer practical advice to early-stage companies.

Still, Sevin Rosen is known for investing in early-stage companies.

Given the less than vibrant new-issue market for early-stage companies, that cycle may be a long one.

That way, investments in early-stage companies, which take longer to mature, would not be penalized.

The company has supported early-stage fair-trade companies unable to access loans from traditional banking sector.

But after biotech stocks peaked in 2000 and then receded, taking such early-stage companies public has been tough.

In the second quarter, financing for early-stage companies reached $2.9 billion, its highest level in four years.

Created specifically for people looking to connect with entrepreneurs, early-stage companies, and the people who help them both grow.

In the world of early-stage companies, an enormous amount is happening.

I think it's very unfortunate that investors have moved into the position of venture capitalists, financing early-stage companies.