News tagged with venture capital fund

California leads green tech funding, reduces greenhouse emissions

California has had remarkable success in developing and deploying clean technology, using it to help fuel the state's economic rebound and drive its effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, even as its population continues ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Venture capital investments fall 19 percent in 1Q

(AP) -- Funding for startups fell 19 percent in the first three months of the year, as cautious venture capitalists funneled less money into fewer deals.

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created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Venture capital investments up 19 percent in 4Q

(AP) -- Funding for startups rose 19 percent in the fourth quarter as venture capitalists fueled money into more companies in the Internet, clean technology and other sectors.

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Cult video gaming firm closer to IPO

Leading video game hardware company Razer has secured $50 million from a Beijing-based venture capital fund that takes it potentially closer to a public listing, the company said Wednesday.

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New TechCrunch editor named after founder flap

AOL named a new editor for popular US technology blog TechCrunch on Monday after 10 days of uncertainty and controversy over the fate of the founder of the site, Michael Arrington.

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created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Tech blog TechCrunch in tussle with parent AOL

Less than a year after its acquisition by AOL, leading technology blog TechCrunch is involved in a tussle with its new parent company over journalism ethics and editorial independence.

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created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Venture-cap investments rise in second quarter

(AP) -- Venture capitalists invested more in U.S. startups in the second quarter than they did during the same period a year ago, suggesting that investors are ramping up their search for the next Facebook or Twitter.

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created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NYC fires shot at Silicon Valley tech dominance

(AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg is firing a shot across the bow of Silicon Valley, saying New York City's efforts to attract a new science and engineering campus will help the metropolis surpass the California region as ...

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created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Zillow real estate value website sets IPO price

Startup Zillow that provides online information about real estate has set the price for its initial public offering of stock at $12 to $14 per share.

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created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook helps itself by helping RockMelt browser

(AP) -- Facebook has updated its status to include a relationship with RockMelt, an upstart Web browser that revolves around Facebook's online hangout.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Andreessen's venture fund nears $1 billion

(AP) -- A venture capital fund run by Internet browser pioneer Marc Andreessen and his longtime business partner, Ben Horowitz, has raised another $650 million as the firm looks for opportunities in technology startups.

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created Nov 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NYC mayor announces $22M fund for tech startups

(AP) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a message for computer geeks everywhere: Forget sunny Silicon Valley and launch your company here.

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created May 25, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

575-million-dollar fund targets technology startups

Silicon Valley venture capital firm Greylock Partners said Monday it has 575 million dollars in a new fund to back promising technology startups.

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Entrepreneurs face venture capital funding drought

The number of US venture capital firms that raised new investment money sank to a 15-year low in the last fiscal quarter as a drought of funding threatened innovation around the world.

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Startup embeds Web photos with shopping links

(AP) -- Inspiration comes in many forms, and in the case of James Everingham, it appeared as a pair of knockoff Christian Dior shoes.

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created Apr 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0