- US Angel Investing This Year Likely Won't Pass 2012 Levels @ TechCrunch - 3 hours ago
Angel investing in the US this year looks like it’s falling back towards 2011 levels, after a record 2012. Meanwhile, there are more Series A rounds than ever, based on our latest CrunchBase data. The ...
- Keen On… Why MessageMe Might Be The Future Of Real-Time Communications @ TechCrunch - 4 hours ago
Ali Rosenthal joined Facebook back in early 2006, when it was a 50 person startup with 4 million users and she quit at the end of 2011 when it employed 3,500 people and was closing in on a billion users. ...
- Redpoint Adds More Investment Talent; Nabs Former Twitter Platform Director Ryan Sarver As Partner @ TechCrunch - 9 hours ago
On the heels of closing its fifth $400 million fund, VC firm Redpoint is making some major hires in the partnership. The Silicon Valley firm is bringing on Twitter's former Director of Platform, Ryan Sarver, ...
- SocialSafe Raises Further $1M, Microsoft ‘Life-Log' Researcher Gordon Bell Becomes Investor And Advi … @ TechCrunch - 13 hours ago
Microsoft Researcher Gordon Bell has joined SocialSafe as an investor and advisor. Bell is widely-known for his pioneering work in 'Life-logging' and has co-authored the book "Total Recall" based ...
- Pitango Closes New $270M Fund Backed By Asian Money To Fuel More Startups Coming Out Of Israel @ TechCrunch - 16 hours ago
Israel's startup scene has taken another big step forward today. Pitango Venture Capital , the Israel-based investment company behind like Apple-acquired Anobit , Samsung-acquired Boxee and many others, ...
- LogEntries Secures $10M Led By Polaris Ventures To Scale Log Management For SMEs @ TechCrunch - 16 hours ago
Last year LogEntries secured a $1.1M seed round led by Polaris Venture Partners . Similar to Splunk, which has IPO’d, LogEntries collects and analyzes huge quantities of machine-generated log data, helping ...
- Tackk Raises $1.2M For Its Content Creation Tools @ TechCrunch - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 3:00 PM EDT
- DoorDash Raises $2.4M To Improve Food Delivery @ TechCrunch - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 2:09 PM EDT
- Plenummedia Raises $6.5M To Help SMEs In Spain And LatAm Do Business Online, More Acquisitions Expec … TechCrunch - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 6:41 AM EDT
- The Collaborative Power of Berlin-Based ResearchGate TechCrunch - Mon, Sep 30, 2013 4:00 AM EDT
- FDA Regulators Eye Medical Apps for Mobile Devices @ BusinessWeek - Thu, Sep 26, 2013 7:13 PM EDT
There are 97,000 health applications available for download
- AMD unveils Radeon R9 and R7 series video cards, unifying graphics code for PCs and consoles @ Engadget - Wed, Sep 25, 2013 10:54 PM EDT
- Flipboard valued at $800m by fundraising @ Financial Times - Mon, Sep 23, 2013 2:22 PM EDT
Flipboard, the digital magazine app, has raised $50m from investors including Rizvi Traverse Management and Goldman Sachs, valuing the Silicon Valley company at $800m. The deal is the latest sign of investors' ...
- Opinion: VCs find many attractions in the region @ Financial Times - Wed, Sep 18, 2013 7:09 PM EDT
In contrast to more developed markets such as the US, Israel or the UK, venture capital in the countries of central Europe is still in its infancy. One has only to contrast the value of VC investments ...
- Case studies: Investors are desperately seeking innovation @ Financial Times - Wed, Sep 18, 2013 7:08 PM EDT
When Petra Hubacova shows up at her office early in the morning she is often the first person at work, and in the evenings she is often the one to turn out the lights - which is fine except that her business ...
- Funding outstrips quality ideas @ Financial Times - Wed, Sep 18, 2013 7:08 PM EDT
On a summer evening in Budapest, a rooftop party is in full swing, the 50 or so people in attendance too busy networking to admire the cityscape ranged before them. "We started these barbecues to ...
- Sharing Tech Talent With Startups for Equity Stakes @ BusinessWeek - Tue, Sep 17, 2013 4:18 PM EDT
Instead of putting money into new ventures, "human capital" venture firms Equitive and Originate lend engineers in exchange for equity
- Student Entrepreneurs Get Advice From the Startup Pros @ BusinessWeek - Fri, Sep 6, 2013 11:04 AM EDT
Students who receive startup funding from Dorm Room Fund may soon be able to get advice from more than 60 successful entrepreneurs
- Startup Hubs Don’t Spring Up Overnight @ BusinessWeek - Wed, Sep 4, 2013 12:59 PM EDT
A paper from the Kauffman Foundation says nothing spawns new tech companies like old tech companies
- Zen and the Art of Startup Naming @ BusinessWeek - Fri, Aug 30, 2013 1:47 PM EDT
Why startups can't stop naming themselves after a Buddhist sect
- 7-Eleven's Venture Fund, Cracks in Etsy Economy, Spreadable Beer: Aug. 29 @ BusinessWeek - Thu, Aug 29, 2013 5:57 AM EDT
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- GoDaddy Buys a Marketing Startup to Broaden Its Main Street Appeal @ BusinessWeek - Tue, Aug 20, 2013 1:10 PM EDT
Domain name seller GoDaddy announced the acquisition of a startup that helps small businesses reach new customers
- A VC Firm Stands Out by Investing in Women @ BusinessWeek - Mon, Aug 19, 2013 10:20 AM EDT
One-third of the companies in Canaan's latest fund are led by women. Partner Maha Ibrahim explains the VC firm's approach to investing
- The Startup Cashing in on FedEx's On-Time Guarantee @ BusinessWeek - Wed, Aug 7, 2013 3:03 PM EDT
Big carriers offer full refunds for blowing deadlines. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., startup 71lbs. makes it easier for Main Street shops to get them—for a cut
- Venture Firm Greylock Partners Outshines Silicon Valley Rivals @ BusinessWeek - Thu, Jul 25, 2013 6:40 PM EDT
The East Coast transplant is beating many VCs in the Valley
- Do Business Incubators Pay? Ask Interns and Tax Collectors @ BusinessWeek - Thu, Jul 25, 2013 3:57 PM EDT
NYU-Poly says its three programs helped bring in $31 million in tax revenue, create 900 jobs, and result in roughly 350 internships
- Wal-Mart Family Bankrolls a Lender That Targets Hispanics @ BusinessWeek - Thu, Jul 25, 2013 2:55 PM EDT
Progress Financial is controlled by the Waltons' venture fund
- Did Ray Lane Cost Kleiner Perkins a Slice of Tesla Motors? @ BusinessWeek - Wed, Jul 24, 2013 5:54 AM EDT
Tesla chief Elon Musk has said a Kleiner partner caused the venture capital firm to miss out on investing in the electric car maker
- Venture Capital Investing Drops Again @ BusinessWeek - Thu, Jul 18, 2013 11:48 AM EDT
Startups in the U.S. raised less money last quarter than in any quarter since the start of 2010
- How Women Should Pitch, Making Chicago Smell Good, Kim Dotcom's VC Fund: July 18 @ BusinessWeek - Thu, Jul 18, 2013 6:30 AM EDT
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- To Raise Money, New VC Firm Sells Frequent-Flier Miles @ BusinessWeek - Wed, Jul 17, 2013 9:44 AM EDT
Wall&Main is offering packages of United Airlines miles to "crowdfund" itself, a bargain for the venture capital startup and the airline
- Can This Startup Help Freelancers Earn More? @ BusinessWeek - Wed, Jul 17, 2013 7:00 AM EDT
New York-based startup Work Market says the key to a thriving freelance marketplace is making the process easy for large corporations
- Oxford Student Fund Gives Alumni Startups a Helping Hand @ BusinessWeek - Fri, Jul 12, 2013 1:39 PM EDT
A new student-run investment fund at Oxford's Saïd Business School invested $60,000 in a pair of alumni startups
- Pebble Learns Why Most Startups Make Software @ BusinessWeek - Fri, Jul 12, 2013 5:58 AM EDT
Venture capitalists know it's tough to manufacture, market, and deliver physical products, as Pebble's Kickstarter problems are proving
- Will Letting VCs Advertise Mean More 'Small Checks' For Startups? @ BusinessWeek - Thu, Jul 11, 2013 11:19 AM EDT
An SEC rule change means venture capital firms and other private companies can broadcast when they're raising money
- We're Living in a 'Tech Depression': Andreessen CNBC - Tue, May 14, 2013 6:01 AM EDT
Don't expect a game changing tech IPO anytime soon. Private tech companies are steering clear of going public as long as they can, said Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen ...
- Rent a Nerd: Start-up Offers MBA Students for Hire @ CNBC - Thu, Apr 11, 2013 8:53 AM EDT
If you're a small business and always wanted a fancy consultant on your payroll for tasks ranging from accounting to building a mobile-social media strategy, there's a new start-up just for you. Hourly ...
- Seeking a New Startup Idea? Try Farming CNBC - Mon, Oct 29, 2012 1:33 PM EDT
Over the last few years, sustainable farming startups have managed to get loans from companies like Whole Foods, or sold equity stakes to venture capitalists like Michael Dell's brother, Adam. A lot of ...
- Silicon Valley vs. Silicon Beach? Tech Start-Ups Flock to L.A. @ CNBC - Thu, Jul 5, 2012 1:00 PM EDT
"Silicon Beach", is attracting talent and funding for tech startups, entrepreneurs drawn to LA's ability to brand and sell ideas...plus the weather.
- Facebook Investor Peter Thiel Opens New VC Fund @ CNBC - Wed, Jun 20, 2012 12:52 PM EDT
The venture capitalist and hedge fund manager is launching a $402 million venture capital fund that is focusing on mid-stage technology companies looking to grow, but stay private while doing so.
- The 4 Standout Startups From Dreamit Demo Day Business Insider - Wed, Aug 10, 2011 4:58 PM EDT
All 14 startups were great, but here were our favorites.
- Networking-Of-The-Future Startup Plexxi Closes $20 Million Series B Round Business Insider - Thu, Jul 28, 2011 2:37 PM EDT
From Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matrix Partners and Northbridge Venture Partners.
- Quid Closes A $10 Million Series C Round From Ron Conway And Peter Thiel Business Insider - Mon, Jul 25, 2011 10:36 AM EDT
More money for the human intelligence software company.




