4 hrs ago | CBS Local
WSU Gets More Funding From New Economy Initiative For Tech Commercialization
Wayne State University said Wednesday it had received notice of a $820,398 grant from the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan that will continue to support the Technology Commercialization Office's efforts to expand and improve the university's entrepreneurial culture and technology commercialization results.
5 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal
Microsoft Creates 'Yammer North' in Redmond to Learn New Software Tricks
Microsoft has been quietly operating a group inside its Redmond, Wash., headquarters called Yammer North in an effort to integrate Yammer into its vast software business, Venture Capital Dispatch has learned.
5 hrs ago | PE Hub
First Shot Therapy Completes Series A Funding
First Aid Shot Therapy said on Wednesday that it has completed a Series A financing round.
5 hrs ago | MLive.com
Ann Arbor tech startup FlockTag raises more than $1 million to grow business
As panelists and speakers at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium in Ypsilanti continued to deliver good news and positive predictions about investment in area startups, one Ann Arbor technology company offered a concrete example for its optimism.
9 hrs ago | Forbes.com
Debunking Myths About Biotech Venture Capital
There are lots of myths about venture capital and biotech in particular, as noted previously on this blog.
10 hrs ago | PE Hub
Solamere Capital, Romneys' PE Firm, Launches Fund II
Solamere Capital , the private equity fund-of-funds and co-investment firm co-founded by Mitt Romney's eldest son, Taggart Romney , has begun raising its second vehicle, Solamere Capital Fund II LP, according to a government filing.
12 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal
Why Limited Partners See Venture Business as an 'I Love Lucy' Skit
Limited partners had a chance to praise and lambaste the venture industry during a no-holds-barred panel at the National Venture Capital Association's VentureScape annual meeting last week.
12 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal
EAT Club Rolls Out Food Delivery With San Francisco 'EAT Bus'
The 30-employee startup will begin operating a new mobile app and a food delivery vehicle, called the "EAT Bus," on Wednesday in San Francisco.
12 hrs ago | MSN Money
Dell's dire earnings dampen recovery hopes
It shouldn't have come as a great shock to anyone that Dell' s fiscal first-quarter results, reported Thursday, were rather dire.
13 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times
Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital team up for $20 million investment in Skyhigh Networks
Skyhigh Networks, a Cupertino company that aims to help customers keep track of which cloud-based software their employees are using, on Wednesday will announce a $20 million funding round from Sequoia Capital and Greylock Partners.
13 hrs ago | Information Technology
Skyhigh Networks Partners With Sequoia Capital, Raises $20M in Series B Financing
CUPERTINO, CA, May 22, 2013 -- Skyhigh Networks, the cloud visibility and control company, today announced that it has received $20M in Series B financing.
16 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal
The Daily Startup: Popexpert to Provide 'Lifelong Learning' Online
Offering mediation, yoga and other "lifelong learning" classes online, new startup Popexpert wants to make self realization as convenient as launching a browser.
20 hrs ago | CBS Local
VC Leader: Michigan Investment Outlook Sunny
The woman in charge of $30 billion in custom venture capital funds apparently has a special place for the $600 million of it that's under management in Michigan.
Yesterday | CRN
Atlantis Computing Nabs $20M Series D Funding, Plans Global Expansion
Virtualization software and data center storage solutions company Atlantis Computing disclosed last week it raised $20 million in Series D funding and said it plans to use the money to bolster its channel efforts and expand globally.
Compare Metrics completes $4.2M Series A funding
The Austin-based company disclosed that investors included Austin Ventures LP and several angel investors, according to a Tuesday news release .
Oncopeptides Secures Venture Funding for Phase II Trial of Melflufen in Multiple Myeloma Patients
Oncopeptides AB, a company working to enhance oncology therapies, today announced the conclusion of a series A financing round intended to fund the phase II program.
The Daily Startup: Food-Delivery Cos. GrubHub, Seamless Merge
Two of the nation's largest food takeout and delivery startups have merged, creating a supersized operation that is poised to gobble up even more companies.
Tumblr provides a rich payday for VCs, founder Karp, early employees
David Karp's payday from the $1.1 billion sale of Tumblr to Yahoo is $253 million.
Driving Big Data Analytics: Alteryx Snags $12 Million In VC Funding
Big data analytics software company Alteryx has raised $12 million in venture financing, funding the company plans to use to expand its sales and marketing efforts, accelerate its international expansion and continue its product development work.
The surging popularity of bitcoin has some brand-name venture capitalists investing real money in the controversial virtual currency.