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Malaysia's 2009 budget under fire
News Government unveils new budget that some market players say lacks emphasis and offers little incentives to drive the local infocomm technology industry.
Tags: IT budgeting, Local Government, Information And Communication Technology, Business Process, venture capital, venture-capital company, software, Kuala Lumpur, multimedia, entrepreneurial
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
Asian tech startups still worthwhile investments
News Returns may not be as good or take longer to realize, but venture capital firms investing in region are still focused on wringing monetary ROI out of technology.
Tags: Investments, Angel investing, Business, Patent, Phone, Asia, Investment, IPO, venture capital, venture-capital company
Facebook hires Mozilla engineer
News Mike Schroepfer, who led the development of the Firefox browser as Mozilla's vice president of engineering, will be one of four directors of engineering at Facebook.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Google Inc., Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, social networking, venture-capital company, Facebook, co-founder, CTO
Google developing a venture capital arm
News Search giant works to create a venture capital arm, in order to join the ranks of Intel, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola in the role of seeding start-ups.
Tags: Venture capital, Investments, Legal, Advertising, Marketing, Search, Hewlett-Packard Co., Google Inc., Search Engine, venture-capital company
Aiming for a slice of Google's search-ad billions
News New York-based Clickable raises US$14.5 million from the Founder's Fund, and Marchex retools its local-search advertising platform.
Tags: Search, Internet advertising, Advertiser, Google Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Advertisement, social networking, venture-capital company, software, co-founder
Skype co-founders may buy it back
News Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis sold the company to eBay in 2005 for US$2.6 billion. They may be trying to buy it back now for US$2 billion, the New York Times reported.
Tags: VoIP, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Internet phone, private equity company, venture capital, venture-capital company, co-founder, New York Times Co., finance
Silicon Valley star readies new venture capital firm
News Company of Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape Communications, has attracted lots of interest, and US$300 million. Can he deliver with his innovative approach?
Tags: Investor relations, Earning reports/forecasts, Sales/revenue, Web sites, Business Strategies & Functions, Public relations, Marc Andreessen, Investor, venture capital, social networking
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
Five tips for startups to secure capital funds
News update Despite downturn, Asia's promising startups can look forward to funding, but they need to do their homework before knocking on investors' doors, say experts.
Tags: Funding, Venture capital, Angel investing, Investments, Business, Chip, Investor, Asia-Pacific, life science, Israel
How Wall Street's mess will hurt high tech
News news analysis Consolidation and financial uncertainty at the nation's largest securities firms will close some doors to tech companies aiming to go public, slow the process for M&A deals, and add more worry lines to tech investing.
Tags: Venture capital, Mergers, Acquisitions, Legal, Financial, Bank Of America Corp., Security, Google Inc., M&A, IPO
Venture capitalists pin hopes on green-tech 'exits'
News Green-tech sectors--solar, alternative fuels, auto, and wind--are expected to get more money from venture capitalists in the coming year, with hopes of healthy IPOs in 2010.
Tags: Venture capital, Green IT, Investments, Mobile, Google Inc., IPO, Stock, venture-capital company, KPMG Consulting Inc., Green-technology Venture
Seagate sees continued layoffs amid price pressure
News Seagate Technology, the hard disk maker, said it is cutting costs because its products have suffered from higher-than-average price drops, and it expects pricing pressure to continue.
Wal-Mart's Net spin-off to provide tax relief
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Is US missing the boat on green tech?
News GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt and famed venture capitalist John Doerr warn policy makers that the United States is lagging China in developing green-technology industries.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Government, Energy, Carbon Emission, General Electric Co., greenhouse gas, Renewable Energy, electricity grid, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
