News tagged with venture
Craigslist founder joins Wikimedia advisory board
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The nonprofit group that runs online encyclopedia Wikipedia said Friday that it named Craig Newmark, the founder of Web classifieds site Craigslist, to its advisory board.
eBay to sell Skype to investor group, to retain 35 pct stake (Update)
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Online auction giant eBay announced Tuesday it has agreed to sell 65 percent of its stake in Skype to a group of investors in a deal that values the Web communications service at 2.75 billion dollars.
Facebook, Twitter and peers for sale -- privately
Jun 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scott Painter makes his living betting on startup companies, having played a role in launching 29 of them over the years. But with the bad economy choking initial public offerings and acquisitions, ...
US economic stimulus money fuels 'smart' power grid surge
Mar 22, 2009 |
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Electric grids are getting smarter in an IBM lab in Texas as the promise of billions of US economic stimulus dollars fuels a drive to make power delivery more efficient and greener.
The sky is the limit for cloud computing
Apr 15, 2009 |
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The prospects for "cloud computing" now seem a little less ... cloudy. Once a term confined to the personal-speak of high-minded tech geeks and derided by critics as a bogus marketing ploy, cloud computing today is arguably ...
IBM sets up 'innovation center' in Vietnam
May 22, 2009 |
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US computer giant IBM on Friday announced it had set up its first "innovation center" in Vietnam and forged partnerships with leading Vietnamese universities.
Startup embeds Web photos with shopping links
Apr 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Inspiration comes in many forms, and in the case of James Everingham, it appeared as a pair of knockoff Christian Dior shoes.
Google launches venture capital fund (Update)
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Google is searching for good ideas.
A strong business plan is most important when investing in start-ups
Apr 08, 2009 |
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When making investments, investors look for start-ups that have a strong business plan and a strong management team. A new study in The Journal of Finance reveals that while strong management is important, ultimately a stro ...
Twitter to try money-making methods
Mar 27, 2009 |
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Micro-blogging sensation Twitter plans to begin dabbling this year with ways to pump cash from the fast-growing free service.
Despite economy, new startups retain optimism
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- With many established businesses just trying to survive, you might not think it's a good time to start a company, let alone ask anyone for money to help get it rolling. But if a series of presentations ...
High-tech start-ups training academy to open
May 05, 2009 |
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An online community devoted to helping start-ups duel with venture capitalists is opening an institute to train technology entrepreneurs how to build top-notch businesses.
575-million-dollar fund targets technology startups
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Silicon Valley venture capital firm Greylock Partners said Monday it has 575 million dollars in a new fund to back promising technology startups.
Space tourism yet to fly, 5 years since 1st flight
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When a private spaceship soared over California to claim a $10 million prize, daredevil venture capitalist Alan Walton was 68 and thought he'd soon be on a rocket ride of his own.
Rivals to form UK's top mobile operator
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Deutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom SA said Tuesday they intend to combine their British mobile phone units - shaking up the country's intensely competitive market and forming the country's biggest mobile operator.
