Create alert4219 results for "Venture capital"
Wary green-tech venture investors shift gears
News Applying the venture capital model of IT onto energy isn't working, which is something many clean-tech venture capitalists will learn the hard way, say experts.
Tags: Green IT, Venture capital, Clean Technology, Department Of Energy, BP Plc, Venrock, Information Technology, Green IT, Investor, alternative energy
Venture funding deals hit 11-year low
News U.S. venture capitalist investment plummeted 50 percent from the same quarter last year with IT hit particularly hard, VentureSource reports.
Tags: Venture capital, Quarter, information technology industry, venture capital industry, National Venture Capital Association, software, Dow Jones & Company Inc., industry, information technology, U.S. company
Ballmer says venture freeze will spare startups in key fields
News Though the pullback in venture capital investing will winnow the field of startups, “there’s really not a better time to start a business”, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer tells a Stanford University audience.
Tags: Venture capital, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, oil & gas, computer, National Venture Capital Association, software, alternative energy, CEO, Stanford
Govt support key to mushrooming startups
News Countries eyeing a flourishing startup landscape should invest generously and court foreign investors, Israeli venture capitalist tells Singapore audience.
Tags: Venture capital, Business, Start-up, Israeli Government, Information Technology, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, Government, Israel, founder
Venture money finds India, China tech
News Venture capital firms stepped up investments in India-based companies by 120 percent in second quarter, finds new report. China's hot with venture firms, too.
Tags: Venture capital, Investments, India, Investment, Advertisement, venture-capital company, Internet usage, venture-capital fund, China, Silicon Valley
IT venture investing posts worst Q4 in a decade
News IT venture investments in the fourth quarter fell a staggering 40 percent to US$2.2 billion over year-ago figures, marking the worst showing in a decade, says survey.
Tags: Venture capital, Investments, Venture Investment, Sequoia Capital, PowerPoint Presentation, information service, Microsoft PowerPoint, information technology company, News.com, network
Green-tech venture funding jumps nearly 40 percent in 2008
News Solar captures lion's share of green-tech investments worldwide, bolstered by massive funding of thin-film solar companies, according to Cleantech Group report.
Tags: Green IT, Venture capital, Investments, Clean Technology, Venture Investment, Investment, Biodiesel, biology, electric vehicle, Indian Company
Contrarian Google launches investment fund
News Google's new investment arm will focus on start-ups working on the Internet, biotech, green tech, software, and health care.
Tags: Venture capital, Investment, Google Inc., IPO, National Venture Capital Association, venture-capital company, Silicon Valley company, Silicon Valley, Wall Street Journal, Web Site
Tim Draper: Now's the 'best time' to start a business
News Venture capitalist Timothy Draper says that despite the recession, now is a great time to start a new business.
Tags: Venture capital, Entrepreneurship, Adobe Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., General Electric Co., Investor, Stock, Coca-Cola Co., Seattle, Venture capital
German government doesn't want 'a vision'
News Country's economics ministry hesitant to target singular IT goal, preferring instead to nurture diverse tech industry to better protect against crisis, says official.
Tags: Local Government, Politics, Software engineering/development, Venture capital, economic policy, software, Information Technology, European Union, Software AG, Berlin
Technopreneurial spirit key to creating value
News Singapore sees need to cultivate technopreneurship among students as global IT industry remains relatively resilient despite economic climate, say educators.
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Venture capital, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, e-mail, knowledge, entrepreneur, industry, information technology, entrepreneurial
Keeping the faith in Silicon Valley
News Spirits are high and ideas are flowing in the cubicles of one startup incubator, Plug and Play Tech Center.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Venture capital, PayPal, Start-up, Palo Alto, Real Estate, Recruiting, Investor, Facebook, recession
Obama meets with technology CEOs
News A handful of chief executives in the industry, including IBM's Sam Palmisano and Motorola's Greg Brown, meet with U.S. President Barack Obama to discuss the economy.
Tags: Federal Government, Hardware, Software, Investments, Entrepreneurship, Venture capital, Business plans, Motorola Inc., Applied Materials Inc., Samuel J. Palmisano
Green tech grabbing VC greenbacks
Videos VC investor says clean tech is cleaning up
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Venture capital
Report: Investment group teeing up Yahoo deal, seeks Microsoft backing
News A group of investors is reportedly turning to Microsoft to play the role of banker in backing a buyout of Yahoo, according to a report in TechCrunch.
Tags: Web sites, Venture capital, Investments, Search, Internet advertising, Microsoft Corp., Investment, Yahoo! Inc., software company, financing
