Pui-Wing Tam

Average Silicon Valley Tech Salary Passes $100,000

Pui-Wing Tam, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 23 at 4:22 pm PT

Average annual salaries for Silicon Valley technology workers surpassed the $100,000 mark last year, according to a new survey, pushed higher by the strength of the region’s latest boom.

Potential Windfalls Loom for Some Top Executives

Pui-Wing Tam, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 5 at 11:16 am PT

For some Silicon Valley executives, 2012 is getting off to a rich start.

Some Venture Funds Hit “Pause” on Big Deals

Pui-Wing Tam, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on January 4 at 5:30 am PT

Over the past year, Marc Andreessen invested in a series of high-profile Web companies, including Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Groupon Inc. Now the Silicon Valley venture capitalist is hitting the pause button on such big-name deals.

Millionaire Watch: In Silicon Valley a Countdown Is Under Way

Pui-Wing Tam and Shayndi Raice, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 24, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Eric Trailer is counting down to Nov. 21 like a merchant waiting for Black Friday.

Khosla Venture’s $1.05 Billion Fund

Pui-Wing Tam, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 13, 2011 at 4:07 pm PT

Khosla Ventures, the venture-capital firm run by longtime Silicon Valley investor Vinod Khosla, closed a $1.05 billion fund that ranks as one of the biggest new venture funds this year, from which it plans to invest a large portion in clean technology.

Box.net Raises $81 Million Expansion Round

Pui-Wing Tam, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Enterprise on October 11, 2011 at 10:23 am PT

On the heels of raising a $48 million Series D financing in February, enterprise application maker Box.net has closed an $81 million expansion round of capital.

Kleiner Plays Catch-Up

Pui-Wing Tam and Geoffrey A. Fowler, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 29, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the late-1990s dot-com frenzy with investments in Netscape Communications Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and, later, Google Inc.

Reputation.com Raises a New $41 Million Round

Pui-Wing Tam, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Social on July 19, 2011 at 11:31 am PT

Reputation.com has raised a $41 million round of funding, as the online privacy start-up aims to expand its business with new offerings. The new round was led by venture-capital firm August Capital, with participation from Insight Capital and existing investors including Jafco Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Bessemer Venture Partners, said Reputation.com CEO Michael Fertik.

Tech Boom Drives Turnover at Popular SoMa Address

Pui-Wing Tam, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 14, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

For a sign of how the region’s technology boom is progressing, consider the growth going on at just one San Francisco building that has attracted start-up tenants.

As Web IPOs Hit, Few Share the Spoils

Pui-Wing Tam, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 8, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Silicon Valley’s technology boom is giving a lift to the venture-capital industry. But many of the gains are being disproportionately reaped by brand-name venture firms, which are benefiting from a wave of Internet IPOs and the soaring valuations of closely held companies such as Facebook Inc.