Articles about Investors in Startups as of October 28, 2009

WeddingChannel.com success story Back in 1996 it was much more difficult to establish an online business; there were no e-commerce platforms, no ready to implement billing systems or no software to run an internet shop on. So Tim and Ray, the founders of the business whom I introduced in my previous post about the WeddingChannel.com , decided to go with a venture capital company, which helped to create the WeddingChannel.com website. They also acquired funds to advertise to big brands right from the beginning.

Montreal-based StatusNet, developer of an open source micro-blogging platform have received $875,000 in funding for their startup from iNovia Capital as well as European angel investor Oleg Tscheltzoff of Fotolia.com. “We’re excited by the opportunity for growth this investment brings,” says Evan Prodromou, CEO of StatusNet Inc. “We plan to use this capital to build the sales, support and marketing power needed to take our software and services to the marketplace.” The company is trying to be the “ Wordpress of the the micro-blogging world,” which is a big task in itself as many have tried to break into the micro-blogging world but have fall short.

Next year’s DomainFest Global in Santa Monica , which again feature a charity fundraiser party at the legendary Playboy mansion. The event will benefit Jenny McCarthy’s autism organization Generation Rescue, a foundation dedicated to funding biomedical treatment for families who can not afford it and research into the causes of autism Guests at this fundraising event at the Playboy Mansion will be able to purchase raffle tickets for great prizes.

House panel votes for new rating agency rules House panel votes to set new rules for credit rating agencies after financial crisis By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Writer On 11:17 am EDT, Wednesday October 28, 2009           WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee on Wednesday voted to set new rules for investment rating agencies, which lawmakers say misled investors by giving high marks to risky securities tied to subprime mortgages.

JOIN THE LIVE CHATVISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOVThe White House energy and climate team is holding a forum today on rebuilding the economy around non-polluting energy technologies. (Facebook portal here.) Some very interesting questions are being posed by the audience. Andy Revkin, the Times’ chief environment corespondent, will be listening in and adding context.

The White House energy and climate team held a forum this morning on rebuilding the economy around non-polluting energy technologies. (The Facebook portal is here.) I posted below on some notable moments. Administration officials said the video will be posted soon. [UPDATED, 12:30 p.m.] 11:50 a.m.: Cathy Zoi of the Department of Energy challenges the (friendly, invited) audience to go beyond the cheery atmospherics of what she called “an evidence-based revival meeting” and propose ways to convince more Americans that the country is on the cusp of a new industrial revolution.

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Launching in beta today is MyCE , a community-driven network that aims to cross swords with the CNETs and GDGTs of this world when it comes to building places on the Web people gather to share news, reviews and knowledge about consumer electronics and gadgets. The site is a new venture from Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based RankOne Media . Actually, it’s not entirely new. MyCE is in fact the rebranded version of CDFreaks.com, an online community founded in 2007 focused solely on optical storage devices.

October 28th 2009Market Commentary The futures are currently pointing downwards after 3 consecutive days of weakness. Economic data was mixed yesterday as housing was better than expected, while consumer confidence was worse. Durable goods at 8:30am were in line with expectations rising 1%.So far 185 of 219 S & P companies have reported better than expected earnings, yet many people are concerned that this is due to significant cost cutting and not due to increased sales.The SPY closed below the 20 EMA on the Daily yesterday and looks like it may be headed back to test the 50 EMA at $105.10.

Al Gore, former US Senator & Vice President, will be signing copies of “Our Choice” in Chicago, IL. * 11/24/09 12:30 PM at Borders Books – North State Street. Chicago, IL. AL Gore giving thumbs up In 2007, Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, which was shared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, headed by Rajendra K. Pachauri (Delhi, India).

Red Bend , a VC-backed mobile phone software developer, is taking Google to court over alleged infringement of a patent it holds. In its legal complaint filed earlier this week in Boston’s district court, Red Bend claims the Internet giant is using a patented algorithm that allows it to issue smaller-sized updates for its Chrome Web browser. The software maker says it has invented technology that enables wireless carriers to distribute updates for mobile-phone software and that Google’s updating process for Chrome uses a similar differential compression algorithm called Courgette (that’d be the French word for zucchini).

The technology funding space is getting active once again with the macroeconomic picture looking brighter. The total capital raised in private equity (PE) or venture capital (VC) funds for India is at $2.5 billion in 2009 and will potentially balloon to $4bn in 2010 – the same amount raised in 2008. “There is a revival in [...] Related posts Technology Opportunities serving the millions of India: The next major growth area for Indian technology firms The last decade has witnessed a number of technology innovations…

Reposted, with permission, from StartupNorth . Maple Leaf Angels and the RIC Centre are excited to announce a new partnership initiative. Maple Leaf Angels is Ontario’s largest and most active angel investor groups having invested close to $6m in financings since its launch in 2007. Maple Leaf Angel’s membership base is largely in the core of Toronto and the partnership with the RIC Centre allows Maple Leaf Angels to establish a chapter to serve the western part of the GTA.

Scary. Nerve-wracking. Exciting. Game changing. There are several ways to describe what it’s like to pitch to a venture capitalist (VC) or angel investor, but boring typically isn’t one of them. Considering the possibilities that go along with an large influx of cash, the experience of pitching a VC is both invigorating and anxiety-ridden at the same time. Here are six ways to make the job a little easier. 1. Research, research, research. Make absolutely sure you know your audience.

An entrepreneur who has proved his mettle beyond doubt, N R Narayana Murthy now wants to help budding entrepreneurs. He has initiated the first step towards starting a venture capital fund focussed on India. The fund will encourage and support young entrepreneurs who have brilliant business ideas. The Infosys chairman offloaded 800,000 shares from his personal holding, to raise about Rs 177

We previously discussed the fact that the term lawsuit loan is a misnomer. It is not a loan at all! The correct term would be settlement funding, funding that is provided in advance of settling your claim. Many view this type of funding as a form of venture-capital. The fact that the applicant incurs no risk, viz., is non-recourse, as a result of a settlement loan, is an important aspect of this form of funding. The process begins when the lender and applicant strike an agreement.

A wise man once said, “It isn’t the capital that is scarce, but the vision”; On the one hand, we have people who’ve the wherewithal, but are lacking in the big idea department; and on the other hand we’ve people armed with nothing but ideas! Put them in a startup eco-system, we’ve one group of VC’s complaining about the lack of “quality” ideas and the entrepreneurs complaining about how clueless the VC’s are . How is it that we bring a synergy across these groups was what e27 eChelon was all about.

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Guy Kawasaki who was part of Apple and later founded Garage Technology Ventures a venture capital firm and is well known as the author of the best seller ‘The Art of the Start’. He currently is the Founder of Alltop a news/content aggregator and spends most of his time tweeting and marketing alltop.com, He was [...] Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | Linkedin | Orkut Our Network: WATShow.com | WATJob.com | WATGame.com | WATPR.com Please do visit the original source to read the complete news

Mission Bay Capital, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm focusing on seed-stage investments in biotech companies spun out of the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences and the University of California, announced that it closed its new fund, its first, at $7.5 millon . Counting Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, John Wadsworth Jr.