How Do You Decide Who to Give Money To?

Venture capitalists on their investment process

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By Arianne Cohen

May 1, 2014 at 10:31 PM UTC

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This article is part of the May 5, 2014 issue of businessweek.

How Do You Decide Who to Give Money To? — Illustration by Jay Wright

How venture capitalists choose which startups to back.