Posts about Investors in Startups as of January 13, 2009
January 13, 2009 | John Lessnau | Comments 0
01/13/2009
We are proud to announce that Nimbuzz has been selected as a Finalist of the Red Herring 100 Global Award … finalists of this global award. The finalists, elite executives and venture capital leaders
01/13/2009
Economic conditions have sidelined most Venture Capitalists, and start ups are on the rise. There are several reasons for this … of available capital while further eroding confidence in government oversight. As we enter the Third Pipe era
01/13/2009
Major shake-up at Sling Media: Krikorian Brothers, Hirschhorn, White and Wilkes leaving [ paidcontent-s.jpg]Little more than a year after Sling Media’s sale to EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS), the co-founders and the top team at Sling Entertainment are leaving the company, paidContent.org has learned
01/13/2009
TWiki.NET threatens TWiki spin-off Foswiki January 13th, 2009 I have reported on the new TWiki project, named Foswiki, before … ? Personally, I think that with this message, we see TWiki.NET for its worth: a venture capital corporation with anonymous investors that stop nowhere to trample over the competition. I think
01/13/2009
[ 106] The newspaper articles read like war reports – from the economic front-line on which we are all trapped The new CSO figures on unemployment confirm this. Already, leading economists are suggesting the jobless rate could exceed 12 percent by year’s end, making projections made only last week already out of date
01/13/2009
Less than 20% of VC portfolio poised for exit in 2009 as IPO market recovery not seen for at least a year; M&A activity seen increasing as valuations drop. In polling 270 venture capitalists, corporate buyers and entrepreneurs, KPMG found that 73% of respondents expect their firm’s revenue to stay the same
01/13/2009
Well even we are tired blogging about the delay in the 3G auctions.. But it seems DoT isn’t going to get tired delaying the same … of the telecom space might actually be beneficial. Related Posts Two Venture Capitalists Speak
01/13/2009
My latest read was Remix by Lawrence Lessig. Simply put this book describes an “hybrid” economy where commercial and non-commercial business models co-exist and actually thrive off one another. When a need surfaces, commercial entities create a means, communities build the content and both benefit from the solution
01/13/2009
This article is from The New York Times By: Peg Tyre Published: January 9, 2009 SCOTT BERRY has always been a morning person … his light-brown hair. But his plan for his next job — as an analyst in a venture capital firm
01/13/2009
This isn’t quite a VC Pitch Tip, but it is a tip for technology entrepreneur raising venture capital. As a founder of a technology company, when you bring on venture don’t forget to make sure you have a board seat. Assume you are going to get one until you get the term sheet – then make sure
01/13/2009
Interesting data on impact of VC investment on startups with angel investment, based on a Kauffman Foundation study. Couple of interesting nuggets: Angel investors are generating 27% Internal Rate of Return (2.6x … investment returns. Startups that take VC money after taking angel money descrease their chances for a 1x
01/12/2009
I always hesitate to link to a piece that has nice things to say about me (even though I appreciate and like to read them), partly out of the way I was raised that says one doesn’t toot one’s own horn (which puts me way out of step with what people say is needed to succeed – and I believe it)
01/12/2009
Newsgator Secures $10M Sixth Round Funding; $39M Raised To Date By David Kaplan – Mon 12 Jan 2009 02:12 PM PST [ image] … up past investors, including Masthead Venture Partners, Mobius Venture Capital and Vista Ventures … Round Posted in: Social Media, VC+M&A, Venture Capital Tags: masthead venture partners, vista
01/12/2009
Microsoft Helps Back N-Trig’s $24M Funding For Touch-Sensing PCs By David Kaplan – Mon 12 Jan 2009 05:35 AM PST [ image]Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) … , Technologies/Formats, VC+M&A, Venture Capital Tags: challenger ltd, aurum ventures, n-trig … backers include Aurum Ventures, Challenger Ltd, Canaan Partners and Evergreen Venture Partners, Reuters
01/12/2009
Julius Genachowski to Head FCC? January 12, 2009 5:02 PM | 0 Comments TMCnet’s Michael Dinan reports Julius Genachowski will head up the FCC as part of the incoming Obama administration. Genachowski is a former Harvard law classmate of Obama, chief counsel to former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt,
01/12/2009
A while back, I seem to recall running across a Website that offered a micropayment escrow management service … want venture capital firms taking control of the business model or getting 90% of the potential
01/12/2009
/India PRwire/ – HeadStart & Compute 2009 an annual conference focused on technology and innovation was organized by HeadStart Foundation & Association of Computing Machinery. Kallol Borah Founder & Director, HeadStart Foundation announced the names of the ten best product technology startups in India
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