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Venture Capital Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Venture Capital.

Results 1 - 20 of 4,300 in Venture Capital

  1. Ace Metrix Adds Analytics Software Veteran Greg Drew to Board of DirectorsRead the original story

    28 min ago | Freshnews

    Drew, currently the chief executive and president of SmartDrive Systems, Inc., joins current Ace Metrix board members Steve Goldman, co-founder and CEO of Ace Metrix, JuYoung Lee, Ph.D., co-founder and chief scientist of Ace Metrix, Ann Winblad, co-founder and general partner of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Jim Gauer, managing director of ...

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    Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Startups, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

  2. The future of TV is here, and it's on the internetRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Canada.com

    The TouchSmart All-in-One computer system by Hewlett-Packard, the world's biggest computer maker, during a presentation in Berlin, June 10, 2008.

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    Related Topix: Computers, Hewlett Packard, Cable & Satellite, Comcast, Digital Video Recorders, Electronics, Digital Video Recorders, Emerging Technology

  3. Barbados government guarantee praisedRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | Caribbean Net News

    Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson's announcement last week of a government guarantee for the principal amount invested in the newly launched Barbados Entrepreneurs' Venture Capital Fund is sweet news to the ears of the local, regional and international investment community.

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    Related Topix: Barbados, Central America, World News, David Thompson, Emerging Technology

  4. Debt, equity and a third thing that might work betterRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Seth's Blog

    If your business needs money, it seems as though you have two choices: Get a loan from a bank Raise equity from an investor, giving up part of your company in exchange Banks are everywhere, so the idea that they can loan us money seems obvious.

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    Related Topix: Emerging Technology

  5. Sun Catalytix secures money for low-cost solar fuelRead the original story w/Photo

    7 hrs ago | CNET News.com

    Sun Catalytix , a company that's trying to develop a revolutionary clean-energy system, has finished a round of seed funding and secured a technology license from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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    Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Emerging Technology

  6. Small firms warned to overcome fear of venture capitalistsRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | The Herald

    ... The CBI noted in its "The Shape of Business" report that the biggest barrier to smaller firms taking on venture capital money is "psychological". It said: "Owner-managers typically do not want to give up part-ownership of their business." But it ...

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    Related Topix: Emerging Technology

  7. Roku Plugs 'Channel Store' Into Internet Set-TopRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Multichannel News

    Roku is cracking open access to its Internet set-top device to third-party content providers -- adding 10 partners to its "Channel Store" this week -- as the company takes a page from Apple's iPhone App Store.

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    Related Topix: Startups, Roku, iPhone, Social Software

  8. Bay Area ties to India a strategic assetRead the original story

    Yesterday | SFGate

    India has become a top-tier player in the world economy, and like China, its economic trajectory will influence global markets for the rest of this century.

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    Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Asian-American, Indian-American, Immigration Reform, Indio, CA, Chino, CA, Opinion

  9. DeltaPoint Capital Management, LLC Announces New Private Equity FundRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Venture Capital Access Online

    DeltaPoint Capital Management, LLC announces the first closing of its newest private equity fund offering, DeltaPoint Capital IV, L.P. . Fund IV is the fourth pool of capital managed by DeltaPoint, a Rochester, NY-based private equity fund manager.

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    Related Topix: Rochester, NY, Personal Finance, Retirement

  10. Grey Mountain Partners Invests in Bolttech Mannings, LLCRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Venture Capital Access Online

    Grey Mountain Partners, LLC has made a majority equity investment in Bolttech Mannings, LLC , a provider of technical bolting and heat treating services and products for industrial applications.

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    Related Topix: Versailles, PA

  11. KDDI to Acquire 50% Stake in Bangladeshi Internet Service ProviderRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | JCN Network

    ... in Bangladesh despite strong demand. The Bangladeshi company was founded in 2005 by Defta Partners, a venture capital firm in California, and Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, a non-profit organization in Dhaka. KDDI has yet to announce ...

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    Related Topix: Bangladesh, World News, Asia, Telecom, IT Services, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  12. Xtreme Power completes $2M in financingRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | Bizjournals

    Power system developer Xtreme Power Inc. has completed $2 million of a planned $5 million Series C round of financing.

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    Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Financial Services

  13. Online Marketing/Media Firm Quinstreet Files for $250 Million IPORead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Paid Content

    Quinstreet , the Foster City, CA-based vertical media and marketing firm that recently bought Insure.com and Internet.com, has filed for an IPO to raise as much as $250 million, according to its S1 .

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    Related Topix: webMethods, Software, Foster City, CA, Emerging Technology

  14. At-risk shun swine flu jabRead the original story w/Photo

    19 hrs ago | Witney Gazette

    PREGNANT women, heart disease patients and people with kidney problems are putting their health on the line by shunning the swine flu vaccination.

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

  15. It's Nesta to the rescue for businessesRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | This Is Money

    The UK remains at the forefront of innovation, with many firms creating and launching new products that sell worldwide.

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, Inventions, Emerging Technology

  16. Silicon Valley's new sport: extreme bootstrappingRead the original story

    Saturday | Contra Costa Times

    But now, with investment dollars scarce but job-seekers plentiful, Internet entrepreneurs are taking the lean, Spartan ethos to new extremes.

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    Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology

  17. Evaluating San Diego's Entrepreneurial SpiritRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Nov 20 | WEBSPHERE Journal

    ... less than in the Silicon Valley. Ted (the VC) cited that "last year there was around $7~10 billion in venture capital committed in the Silicon Valley vs. $1~2 billion in Southern California." However he also added that "if you are a talented ...

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    Related Topix: Emerging Technology, California

  18. Maryland Film Festival fundraiserRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Baltimore Sun

    However, this event was in Baltimore. And all about Baltimore. Baltimore-based filmmakers John Waters and Barry Levinson , as well as "The Wire" creator David Simon , were the guests of honor at the Maryland Film Festival 's second fundraiser.

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  19. Time Warner, News Corp reported interested in MGMRead the original story

    Yesterday | Tuscola County Advertiser

    News Corp, Time Warner Inc and Qualia Capital LLC are interested in buying Hollywood's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio, home of the James Bond movies, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

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  20. People on the move, Nov. 8Read the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | SiliconValley.com

    The San Francisco private aircraft charter and aviation asset management company appointed Doug Giese senior vice president.

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    Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Worldview Technology Partners, Startups, Financial Services, U.S. Venture Partners, Investment Services