News tagged with venture
Private exchange to aid startups seeking more cash
(AP) -- Since June, a Web site called SharesPost has been helping a small pool of qualified buyers and sellers trade shares in fast-growing startups that have not yet gone public. Now, the private stock exchange is hoping ...
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Khosla Ventures raises 1 bln dlrs for green tech
Two new US venture capital funds have raised more that one billion dollars to help propel a green technology revolution, the company founded by influential investor Vinod Khosla said.
Sep 02, 2009 |
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eBay to sell Skype to investor group, to retain 35 pct stake (Update)
Online auction giant eBay announced Tuesday it has agreed to sell 65 percent of its stake in Skype to a group of investors in a deal that values the Web communications service at 2.75 billion dollars.
Sep 01, 2009 |
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At Singularity University, tech is seen as savior
(AP) -- Chatter about ensuing plans permeates any graduation, though it's not common for the talk to surround which class projects will receive venture capital funding.
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Andreessen fund's 1st investment has familiar ring
(AP) -- A new fund managed by Web browser pioneer Marc Andreessen and his longtime confidant Ben Horowitz is treading familiar ground with its first investment - a high-tech startup already tied to the two partners.
Aug 18, 2009 |
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VC investments plunge 51 pct to $3.7 billion in 2Q
(AP) -- Venture capitalists cut their U.S. investments in half during the spring, the second-consecutive quarter to mark a more than 50 percent decline, leaving the money flowing to startups at the slowest trickle in 12 ...
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Andreessen making leap from entrepreneur to VC
(AP) -- Having built and sold two technology startups for a combined $11.7 billion, Marc Andreessen is ready to take a stab at, well, finding the next Marc Andreessen.
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Facebook, Twitter and peers for sale -- privately
(AP) -- Scott Painter makes his living betting on startup companies, having played a role in launching 29 of them over the years. But with the bad economy choking initial public offerings and acquisitions, ...
Jun 27, 2009 |
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MySpace to cut 300 intl positions, close offices
(AP) -- Social-networking site MySpace said Tuesday it plans to cut 300 jobs, or two-thirds of its overseas work force, in an effort to rein in costs and focus on countries where it has many users and better ...
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Taiwan's AU Optronics, China firm to set up joint venture
Taiwan's AU Optronics Corp said Monday it would set up a flat panel display joint venture with China's Sichuan Changhong Electric Co as it tries to tap the huge Chinese market.
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Study: Lack of capital not a 'death sentence' for start-ups
A new study from North Carolina State University is turning the conventional wisdom about technology start-up companies on its head, showing that ventures with moderate levels of undercapitalization can still be successful ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Hara helps companies profit from being green
US startup Hara on Monday made a public debut with a service that shows businesses, organizations and governments how to profit from being Earth friendly.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Russian firm offers to invest in Facebook: report
A Russian Internet-investment group has offered to invest 200 million dollars in Facebook Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported.
May 23, 2009 |
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IBM sets up 'innovation center' in Vietnam
US computer giant IBM on Friday announced it had set up its first "innovation center" in Vietnam and forged partnerships with leading Vietnamese universities.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 22, 2009 |
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Huge drop in clean-tech venture funding
Investments in clean-tech startups plummeted in the first quarter of 2009 compared with recent quarters, according to a report issued this week by Ernst & Young.
May 13, 2009 |
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