News tagged with venture company

Venture capital investments up 19 percent in 4Q

(AP) -- Funding for startups rose 19 percent in the fourth quarter as venture capitalists fueled money into more companies in the Internet, clean technology and other sectors.

Technology / Business

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Startup receives $4 million to develop drug delivery targeted to the back of the eye

Technology developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University for delivering drugs and other therapeutics to specific locations in the eye provides the foundation for a startup ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cox agrees to sell wireless spectrum to Verizon

(AP) -- Cable company Cox Communications on Friday said that it has agreed to sell some of its airwave licenses to Verizon Wireless for $315 million and will resell Verizon service in its stores.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unique 'listening' technology tackles widespread fraud issues

Alaris, a joint venture startup company between ASU and Rolls-Royce, aims to tackle health care insurance fraud that is estimated to cost U.S. taxpayers more than $200 billion each year. This partnership was ...

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nokia Siemens to lay off 17,000 worldwide

(AP) -- Nokia Siemens Networks is slashing 17,000 jobs worldwide by 2013 - nearly 23 percent of its work force - as it strives to cut costs by euro1 billion ($1.35 billion).

Technology / Business

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LED startup Switch Lighting hopes to light the way in Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is known for computer chips, software companies and social networks - but not light bulbs.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Silver Lake, others eye Yahoo!: reports

Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners has approached Yahoo! about making a bid for the struggling Internet company, according to newspaper reports.

Technology / Business

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tech blog TechCrunch in tussle with parent AOL

Less than a year after its acquisition by AOL, leading technology blog TechCrunch is involved in a tussle with its new parent company over journalism ethics and editorial independence.

Technology / Business

created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Venture-cap investments rise in second quarter

(AP) -- Venture capitalists invested more in U.S. startups in the second quarter than they did during the same period a year ago, suggesting that investors are ramping up their search for the next Facebook or Twitter.

Technology / Business

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US venture capitalists oppose 'rogue website' bill

A group of top US venture capitalists has written a letter to the US Congress opposing a bill aimed at cracking down on websites selling pirated and counterfeit goods.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Put a cork in the Internet bubble talk -- for now

(AP) -- It's starting to feel like a 1999 flashback. Internet companies - some of them profitable, some not - sense a golden opportunity and are lining up to go public this year.

Technology / Business

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Clean-tech venture capital jumps 54 percent in first quarter

Venture capitalists spent the first quarter of the year dousing the clean-tech industry with attention, giving more money to fewer companies and hiking investment 54 percent.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Venture-cap investments climb 53 pct in 2Q

(AP) -- Venture capitalists funneled more money into U.S. startups in the second quarter, indicating continuing confidence that the economy is on the mend.

Technology / Business

created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study Shows Atlanta Kills Off Start-Up Companies

(PhysOrg.com) -- Atlanta is poised to become the nation’s poster child for how to kill off a burgeoning industry. A new study by professors at Georgia Tech reveals that the city’s reputation as a high technology ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study: Lack of capital not a 'death sentence' for start-ups

A new study from North Carolina State University is turning the conventional wisdom about technology start-up companies on its head, showing that ventures with moderate levels of undercapitalization can still be successful ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1