Venture capitalists apparently believe there is more room for innovation in the online payments space beyond services like PayPal and Google Wallet, with reports of new funding rounds going to startups Stripe and Dwolla. Sequoia Capital and other investors ...
TORONTO — Canada’s venture capital firms posted strong growth in small business financing in 2011, with 34% more money going to 24% more firms than the year before, the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association said Tuesday.
Publicly traded Biogen Idec is buying venture-backed Stromedix Inc. Under the terms of the deal, Biogen Idec will make an upfront cash payment of $75 million and additional payments of up to $487.5 million based on certain milestones. Stromedix’s investors include Atlas Venture, New Leaf Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Red Abbey Venture Partners, and [...]
DoubleRecall, the YCombinator-backed startup that looks to replace paywalls, bagged $1.6 million in funding from Silicon Valley investors. It launched fundraising at the YCombinator Demo Day in August 2011, and since then, has added other investors Start Fund, SV Angel, Digital Garage, Itochu Ventures, Mentor Equity and TEEC Angel. PRESS RELEASE: NEW YORK, NY (February [...]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Silicon Valley entrepreneur-turned-venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and his partners have raised another $1.5 billion to invest in technology startups as they prepare to profit from a previous bet on Internet social ...
More than ever before, venture capitalists are digging in. To stay competitive and top-of-mind, VC’s are no longer loaning their advice and their capital, but actual “core” services that portfolio companies need. This shift isn’t necessarily new. For example, top VC firms like Kleiner Perkins and Greylock play a hands-on role in helping recruit talent. Recently, we’ve seen firms roll up their sleeves for another core competency: public...
The last time I went to talk with venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson, managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, I spent more time ogling his museum of NASA Apollo gear than I did talking about his startup investments. So I made an ...
Summary Box: Japan startups take on Silicon Valley
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Some venture capitalists believe last year's earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear disaster that followed compelled many Japanese to take an increasingly uncertain future...
The year didn’t end as high for the software industry, as investments fell in the fourth quarter, with $1.8 billion going into 238 deals. But despite a dip in investment in the fourth quarter, the software industry retained its hold as the ...
And yet, somehow, Jordan appears to be thriving as a home to young entrepreneurs. There are at least two venture-capital firms -- Oasis 500 and Endeavor Jordan-- that are incubating promising young businessmen. People in the business estimate ...
The last time I went to talk with venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson, managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson , I spent more time ogling his museum of NASA Apollo gear than I did talking about his startup investments.Read Full Story
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Brian Hirsch, a longtime venture capitalist and the Managing Partner at Tribeca Venture Partners , opens up about the mind of a VC, what investors are thinking and how to approach them. During the process, he reveals some surprising information about what VCs are really looking for...Read Full Story
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Eddy Shalev, managing partner at Genesis Partners, talks about the Israeli venture-capital culture and investment strategy in startups. Shalev speaks with Courtney Donohoe on Bloomberg Television's "Money Moves." (Source: Bloomberg)Read Full Story
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Author Tarang Shah, a venture capital professional himself, interviews rising VC stars, Internet and software...Read Full Story
History was made and a precedent was set this past weekend at Stanford University in Silicon Valley. The Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University , or the d.school presented their inaugural hackathon called HACK.d. It was the first time that an educational institution completely opened up its website code to be re-imagined by its constituents. The objective was to use the existing d.school website and core content as both a platform and an inspirational tool to build new...Read Full Story
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Pentagon turns to Silicon Valley for leads Fri Oct 14 21:10:59 UTC 2011
* VCs help the government tap into startup technology
* Program almost dragged Solyndra into DOD orbit
By Sarah McBride
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - When the Department of Defense decided it needed a device that could detect heartbeats from hundreds of feet away, it didn't know where to look. So...Read Full Story
Another venture capitalist with a penchant for collecting old technology: Steve Jurvetson of Draper Fisher Jurvetson. His focus? Gear from NASA's Apollo era.Read Full Story