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Ron Conway , one of Silicon Valley's most prolific angel investors (and he was also an early investor in Google), wrote an email yesterday to the CEOs of his portfolio companies. In no uncertain terms he outlines a bleak immediate future, and gives advice to his startups. It's the same advice...  

It's officially time for tech companies to take cover.  Sequoia Capital (a venture capital firm known for backing Apple, Google, and YouTube) and Ron Conway (an angel investor behind Google and PayPal) have advised entities in their portfolios to cut costs and hunker down. read more  

Ron Conway, an icon of the Internet economy and an angel investor in some 130 start-ups, has sent an e-mail to his portfolio companies with a stark message and advice from 2000. Though he said that he will continue to invest and he believes that innovation in Silicon Valley will continue to...  

Ron Conway, an icon of the dot-com bubble and an angel investor in some 130 start-ups, has sent an e-mail to his portfolio companies with a stark message and advice from 2000. Though he said that he will continue to invest and he believes that innovation in Silicon Valley will continue to thrive...  

The story is the same as in 2000 and 2001: raise money by cutting costs.  

Massively multiplayer online gamer MindFuse has secured $1 million in convertible debt from the Keiretsu Forum angel investor group, Venturebeat reports. The Berkeley, CA.-based company expects to raise an undisclosed amount of venture capital by within the next month. In the meantime, MindFuse...  

MANILA, Philippines -- Local e-commerce site Auction.ph said it has received $10 million in venture capital from a Korean investor.  

A multimillionaire by his mid-30s. Now, aged 39, slim, athletic-looking and dressed in well-tailored clothes, Marius Ghenea faces the enviable task of spending his vast, well-earned fortune, reputed to be around 35 million Euro.  

Australian Web site developer Geekdom is seeking geeky ideas for its online business incubation program.  

A “nod” from an angel is any small company’s dream. And a major one came this week for Pistil Designs of Hood River, a garment company that was awarded a $100,000 investment from GAIN LLC (Gorge Angel Investor Network).  

For Jake Witherell, a pair of mergers set him on the path to investing success.  

A local group of angel investors has led an effort to raise $1.5 million for a Salina-based developer of technology for the auto collision repair industry. Midwest Venture Alliance was the lead investor on the fundraising project for Matrix, which has invented an electronic measuring system...  

Quiet angel investor Quercus Trust puts money into Promethean Power, which is combining solar power and thermoelectrics to make refrigerators for rural India.  

Financing is great but when you're running a technology firm, it's often equally important to have an angel on your shoulder, in the form of a trusted, experienced business adviser who can offer guidance and wisdom as you chart your company's course.  

Despite the ailing economy and troubled stock markets, angel investors still are willing to bet their wings on area startup companies.