Daniel Kimerling News Today

An innovation boom, coupled with a dose of western hospitality, has lured many venture capitalists to Rocky Mountain states like Colorado and Utah.

Investors of newly formed venture-capital funds have a fundraising hack: Go abroad. The strategy could catch on as limited partners at home pull back.

Nontraditional investors, such as hedge funds and mutual funds, poured in about $2 billion in seed-stage deals in the past quarter, setting a new annual record.

Insider asked venture capitalists from across the country about the Midwest investors to know. Here's who they nominated.

Increasing numbers of banks are now letting business customers do their banking within their existing accounting and workplace software.