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Andy
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Apprenda closes $5M round
Congratulations to Tech Valley startup, creator of SaaSGrid, Apprenda, on closing a five million dollar ($5M USD) round of financing! Along with seed-round investor High Peak Ventures, Apprenda has brought New Enterprise Associates (NEA) on-board for...
 
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Founder Collective fund rounds up Flickr, LiveOps co-founders and $40 million
It’s become a cliche: Internet start-ups are inexpensive to launch, and you don’t need multi-million dollars from venture capitalists to back you anymore. As a result, more successful startup founders are adding a new hat, and becoming...
 
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Founder Collective fund rounds up Flickr, LiveOps co-founders and $40 million
It’s become a cliche: Internet start-ups are inexpensive to launch, and you don’t need multi-million dollars from venture capitalists to back you anymore. As a result, more successful startup founders are adding a new hat, and becoming...
 
Tito
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Google Acquires AdMob For $750 million
Now that is a big, quick exit!Founded in January 2006, nice exit in 4 years for founders and guess who … Sequoia Capital...
 
FinSMEs
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EIRE, MPSTOR Raises €1.5M Equity Financing
MPSTOR Ltd, a Cork, EIRE-based developer of data storage management products, has raised a €1.5m equity financing.The...
10 hours ago FinSMEs | Topics: SMEs, Ireland, venture...
 
FinSMEs
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Bank of Ireland Launches €26m Seed and Early Stage Equity Fund
The Bank of Ireland launched a €26m Seed and Early Stage Equity Fund that will invest in start-up and early stage...
11 hours ago FinSMEs | Topics: SMEs, Ireland, Seed..., Start Up
 
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EA Buys Playfish in Deal Worth Up To $400 Million
Nearly a month ago, we first reported that gaming giant EA was looking to buy Playfish. Today, the deal is official. The...
 
Xconomy
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Good Things in Threes: Trius Therapeutics Files for IPO to Fund Phase 3 Clinical Trials, Marks San Diego’s Third IPO Filing
San Diego’s Trius Therapeutics, a venture-backed biotech developing a new antibiotic for treating acute and life-threatening...
 
FinSMEs
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Eventbrite Closes Series C Funding Round from Sequoia
Eventbrite, a San Francisco, CA-based online events marketplace, has closed a Series C round of funding from Sequoia...
12 hours ago FinSMEs | Topics: USA, SMEs, venture...
 
FinSMEs
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Belgium, Promethera® Biosciences Raises €5.3M Series A Financing
Promethera® Biosciences, a Louvain, Belgium-based stem cell therapy company, announced the closing of a €5.3m Series A...
13 hours ago FinSMEs | Topics: Belgium, SMEs, RTD, Start Up
 
FinSMEs
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Developer of Optical Touch Technology RPO Raises $19.3M
RPO Inc., a San Jose, CA-based developer of optical touch technology, announced it has raised a $19.3m financing in a...
13 hours ago FinSMEs | Topics: USA, SMEs, venture...
 
Xconomy
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San Diego’s PaxVax Developing Oral Tablet Vaccine, Looks to Raise More Cash With Support of Seattle’s Ignition Capital
PaxVax, a San Diego startup backed by Seattle’s Ignition Capital, has raised $2 million of a planned $6 million investment...
 
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Healthcare Reform: HR 3962 Details
It is surprisingly hard to find details on HR 3962 which passed the house this weekend. I decided to fix that. Here is my quick...
 
Don Jones
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CreditKarma Collects Series A Venture Capital: San Francisco, California  --  Internet company CreditKarma has lan... http://bit.ly/1whhKp
 
FeedTheBull
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Investing in Film As a Non Correlated Asset Class Opportunity For Affluent Investors & Hedge Funds
As a non correlated asset class, films and film finance has outperformed every non correlated asset class in the world if you...
22 hours ago FeedTheBull | Topics: affluent..., alternative..., China, Dubai
 
FeedTheBull
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Investing in Film As a Non Correlated Asset Class Opportunity For Affluent Investors & Hedge Funds
As a non correlated asset class, films and film finance has outperformed every non correlated asset class in the world if you...
22 hours ago FeedTheBull | Topics: affluent..., alternative..., China, Dubai
 
John Proffitt
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The Media Equation: News Erupts, and So Does a Web Debut
As major news erupted in Texas, a brand new 12-person Web-based newsroom had its debut as a nonprofit covering state government.
 
BK Hackett
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Venture Capital – The Factoring Option – Learn How Invoice Factoring Works
Venture Capital AssociationListening to the delivery of an elevator speech...
1 day ago Scholarships and Grants | Topics: VENTURE...
 
berecruited
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Ning Pumps Up Apps With Week-Long Competition - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ http://bit.ly/41NF6y
 
sonia.bess
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"The First Mobile Device Dedicated Exclusively To Twitter - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ" ( http://bit.ly/e3deQ )
 
MMMoney
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Introduction to Venture CapitalView more presentations from pricew.
2 days ago MMMoney | Topics: money, small..., loans, venture...
 
rungss
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RT @abhishekrungta: @seedersin looking for a management trainee with interest in funding, venture capital and the entrepreneurial eco system
 
Clifford
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[FB] Ning Pumps Up Apps With Week-Long Competition - Venture Capital ...: Facebook, quick to recognize this.. http://buzzup.com/hhr4
 
David Cohen
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Internet Business Models of the TechStars
I’m a guest lecturer for an executive MBA class at Denver University later today. I was asked to talk about Internet...
 
EricK
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Ning Pumps Up Apps With Week-Long Competition - Venture Capital ... http://bit.ly/3TGRAs
 
Joey Lo
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Ha. Cool > How To Explain Venture Capital To A 5th Grader http://bit.ly/3y9vl9 RT @scochrane @gtiadvisors @businessinsider
 
Digital Tips
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VC Meeting Checklist
Entrepreneur.com – Don’t waste investors’ time by not being prepared. Before meeting with potential...
 
Xconomy
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Wireless Chip Designer MaxLinear Files for IPO
MaxLinear, a fabless RF chipmaker based in Carlsbad, CA, filed a registration statement today for an initial public stock...
 
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STR Is A Hit But IPOs And Public Companies Are Down Big In The US
STR Holdings made a success out of the first solar IPO in 15 months.The Connecticut company’s stock ended Friday up 31...
3 days ago techpulse360 | Topics: news, Clean Tech, IPOs, venture...
 
Clickry
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Limited Partners Demanding More Face Time With VCs (Venture Capital Dispatch): Venture C.. http://bit.ly/1I6CCa http://retwt.me/2UiO
 
srcasm
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Hey VCs, it’s not your company!
(Editor’s note: Brad Feld is an early stage investor and co-founder of Foundry Group. This post originally appeared on his blog.) VCs say a lot of stupid things.  I’m guilty of it plenty and whenever someone calls me on it I try to acknowledge...
 
Ken K
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Venture Capital for a 5th Grader from #startupcfo: http://bit.ly/4pSNG3 >>very entertaining!
 
Jeff
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RT @tweetmeme How To Explain Venture Capital To A 5th Grader http://bit.ly/3yKYYm
 
Don Jones
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Convertible promissory note financing issues for venture capital backed startups... http://bit.ly/2ZPJdr
 
FinSMEs
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Rheonix Secures $250,000 Equity Funding
Rheonix, Inc., a Ithaca, New York-based spin out of the microfluidic division of Kionix, Inc., secured a $250,000 equity...
3 days ago FinSMEs | Topics: USA, SMEs, venture...
 
Xconomy
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A Cleantech Startup Looks to Raise $1.2M for the Greening of Hospitality Industry
Dave Paton and Dave Moody tell me they founded EESG, a San Diego cleantech startup also known as Energy Efficiency Systems...
 
bijan
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Stock Options: vesting & change of control
Fred has a post about option pools and their impact on valuation this morning. It’s a great post and will be very helpful to...
3 days ago bijansabet | Topics: startups, venture...
 
FinSMEs
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UK, WorkCast Secures £850,000 Equity Investment from NorthStar Equity Investors
The WorkCast Corporation, a Durham, UK-based supplier of online webcasting solutions and services, has secured an £850,000...
4 days ago FinSMEs | Topics: SMEs, UK, Seed..., Start Up
 
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Location, Location, Location
Venture capitalists feel that being near the companies they invest in is critical because they are actively involved in oversight of the businesses’ early stages, including board membership solicitation, management recruiting, and the establishment of...
 
Technico Blog
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Upcoming Events: Working Capital in Naples
Tuesday November 10th I will be in Naples for the presentation of Facebook Cafe to Working Capital, a venture capitalism...
 
Don Jones
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Bellicum Pharma Nets Series A Venture Capital: Houston, Texas  --  Cancer pharmaceutical company Bellicum Pharmace... http://bit.ly/21skgv
 
NickAster
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Why Attend The Cleantech Open?
Here are a few reasons I am attending The Cleantech Open on November 17, 2009 at San Francisco’s Nob Hill Masonic...
 
Gil R
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Greylock VC raised $575 Million
The Marker reports that Greylock partners just raised $575 Million. This is good news as Graylock will most likely will...
4 days ago StartupIsrael | Topics: Venture...
 
Xconomy
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A Tale of Three Cities: How Boston, Boulder, and Seattle Measure Up as Tech Innovation Hubs
I was chatting with a couple of local investors at the TechStars (seed fund and mentorship program) event in Seattle on...
 
FinSMEs
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Swedish Peepoople Closes First Round of Funding
Peepoople, a Swedish export company bringing an entirely new approach to solve sanitation problems in developing countries with...
4 days ago FinSMEs | Topics: Business..., Start Up, venture...
 
FinSMEs
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NewLink Genetics Corporation Closes $30M Series C Preferred Financing
NewLink Genetics Corporation, a Ames, Iowa-based biopharmaceutical company applying innovative approaches to create new...
4 days ago FinSMEs | Topics: USA, SMEs, venture...
 
FinSMEs
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Beike Biotechnology Invests in Japanese Biomaster
Shenzhen Beike Biotechnology Co. Ltd., a Chinese stem cell research and regenerative medicine company, announced that it has...
4 days ago FinSMEs | Topics: SMEs, Mergers and..., China, Japan
 
FinSMEs
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Everlater Receives Series A Financing
Everlater, a Boulder, Colorado-based company that has developed an innovative platform for sharing travel experiences online,...
4 days ago FinSMEs | Topics: USA, SMEs, venture...
 
Tech S
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Only 155 companies received venture capital for the first time in their history during the third quarter of 2009. MoneyTree
 
Eric Friedman
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Data Exhaust
One of the most powerful things I have learned over the past year is the immense amount of data that comes out of using a...