http://biz.yahoo.com/topic/venture-cap/The latest news on Venture Capital from Yahoo! Financeen-usFri, 9 May 2008 21:12:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080509/20080509005816.html?.v=1MINNEAPOLIS----General Mills, in conjunction with the Washington D.C. Mayor's Commission on Food and Nutrition, Thursday launched the new Healthy Communities program by awarding the first $100,000 in grants to four area schools and organizations.yahoo_finance/1547285427Fri, 9 May 2008 21:12:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080509/20080509005691.html?.v=1KANSAS CITY, Mo.----Interstate Bakeries Corporation today announced that it closed on an amended and restated Debtor-in-Possession revolving credit agreement to replace the Company's former DIP credit agreement which was set to expire on June 2, 2008.yahoo_finance/2758027026Fri, 9 May 2008 20:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080509/20080509005759.html?.v=1PALO ALTO, Calif.----Top Silicon Valley venture capitalists will discuss the best ways to leverage relationships with corporate venture capitalists and strategic partners and investors in a Corporate Venture Capital SIG series sponsored by VC Taskforce in Palo Alto on May 15.yahoo_finance/2844059055Fri, 9 May 2008 20:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080509/20080509005682.html?.v=1SACRAMENTO, Calif.----On June 2, 2008, the Department of Water Resources will convene a Local Groundwater Assistance Grant Program Technical Advisory Panel and public meeting in Sacramento.yahoo_finance/2595827246Fri, 9 May 2008 18:20:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080509/20080509005514.html?.v=1SAN RAMON, Calif.----Chevron Corporation today announced that it has contributed $2 million to provide assistance to those affected by the recent devastating cyclone in Myanmar. The International Federation of the Red Cross will receive a $1 million contribution.yahoo_finance/1057962944Fri, 9 May 2008 15:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080509/20080509005024.html?.v=1DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "What to Consider Before Raising an Additional Round of Venture Capital Funding: Video Seminar Featuring Top VCs and Executives of VC-Funded Companies on Timing, Dilution & Deal Terms with Alex Wilmerding, Andrew Bernstein, Julio Vega and Teo Dagi" to their offering.yahoo_finance/313257380Fri, 9 May 2008 15:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080509/20080509005028.html?.v=1DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of What Venture Capitalists Need to Know About 2008-2009 Compensation Plans for CEOs of VC-Backed Companies with Joe Bartlett, Andrew Updegrove and Stuart Lewis to their offering.yahoo_finance/327040784Fri, 9 May 2008 15:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080509/20080509005504.html?.v=1IRVING, Texas----ExxonMobil announced today that more than $2.5 million has been donated to 19 colleges and universities in Louisiana through the ExxonMobil Foundation's 2007 Educational Matching Gift Program.yahoo_finance/2394287375Fri, 9 May 2008 14:46:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080509/20080509005025.html?.v=1DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "The First 180 Days After Receiving Venture Capital Funding with Teo Dagi, Joe Apprendi and Lea Pendleton" to their offering.yahoo_finance/3764679649Fri, 9 May 2008 13:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080509/20080509005206.html?.v=1ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.----PNM Resources' New Mexico utility, PNM, today announced the pricing of its previously announced offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 7.95% senior unsecured notes due 2018.yahoo_finance/975941350Fri, 9 May 2008 13:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080509/20080509005061.html?.v=1MINNEAPOLIS----Fair Isaac Corporation , the leading provider of decision management technology, announced completion of a private placement of $275 million of Senior Notes. The Senior Notes were issued in four series with maturities ranging from 5 to 10 years.yahoo_finance/317727217Fri, 9 May 2008 12:05:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080509/nyf014.html?.v=101Viigo, the software company behind a revolutionary way to publish, discover and consume content on mobile devices, today announced RBC Venture Partners has made a $1.5 million follow-on investment to Viigo's first round of venture capital funding.yahoo_finance/1219827274Fri, 9 May 2008 12:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080509/20080509005026.html?.v=1DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Positioning Your Company After Receiving Round C/D of Venture Capital Funding: Top CEOs, VCs and Lawyers on Important Considerations for Growth Plans, Exit Strategies, Management Compensation & More to their offering.yahoo_finance/1908027890Fri, 9 May 2008 08:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080508/20080508006541.html?.v=1CRAWFORD, Texas----The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on March 20, 2008, and continuing.yahoo_finance/3357109209Thu, 8 May 2008 22:03:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080508/20080508006118.html?.v=1PALO ALTO, Calif.----Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. , the premier specialty finance company providing venture debt and equity to venture capital and private equity backed technology and life science companies at all stages of development, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a first quarter dividend of $0.34 per share.yahoo_finance/3794086251Thu, 8 May 2008 20:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080508/20080508006234.html?.v=1LOS ANGELES----California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a new $150 million credit facility with a syndicate of banks. The five-year facility includes an option to be increased by up to an additional $50 million and matures on May 7, 2013.yahoo_finance/3975935486Thu, 8 May 2008 20:15:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080508/20080508006341.html?.v=1PALO ALTO, Calif.----Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. , the premier specialty finance company providing venture debt and equity to venture capital and private equity backed technology and life science companies at all stages of development, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.yahoo_finance/1830560219Thu, 8 May 2008 20:05:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080508/20080508006273.html?.v=1BOSTON----Opening to the public on May 14, 2008, Children of Hangzhou: Connecting with China is an exhibition designed to engage children and families in learning about one of the oldest civilizations - and now among the most modern - in the world through some of its young people.yahoo_finance/4206716853Thu, 8 May 2008 19:16:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080508/20080508006255.html?.v=1PALO ALTO, Calif.----To borrow a phrase from Thomas Friedman, as the world becomes flatter, global trends continue to integrate at the grass roots level while local trends are exported globally.yahoo_finance/3685092525Thu, 8 May 2008 19:09:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080508/20080508005993.html?.v=1WASHINGTON----Allied Capital Corporation announced today that it has invested $52 million of debt in Abraxas Corporation, a leading provider of risk mitigation technologies for the U.S. national security community.yahoo_finance/929782181Thu, 8 May 2008 16:11:00 Etc/GMT