tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711085633616083872011-11-28T00:28:20.418+01:00Informacion actualizada sobre Capital Riesgo y Biotecnología, EBTs, Spin Off, TICs....Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-37913485707337597852011-07-10T18:52:00.000+02:002011-07-10T18:52:39.893+02:002011-07-10T18:52:39.893+02:00<div class="p1"><a href="http://livingsocial.com/">Living Social</a>, the Groupon competitor tapped JP Morgan, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank to lead the offering, according to the report. Living Social has not yet filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but the reported size of the offering implies a valuation of $10 billion to $15 billion.</div><div class="p1"><br /> </div><div class="p1">You can read more information <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_18441281">here</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-3791348570733759785?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NdLDIKZjRyjxlpFzWit7O9mbCow/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NdLDIKZjRyjxlpFzWit7O9mbCow/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NdLDIKZjRyjxlpFzWit7O9mbCow/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NdLDIKZjRyjxlpFzWit7O9mbCow/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/dvD0QwmdAso" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2011/07/living-social-ready-steady-go-for-new.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-11662244497872856842011-06-30T10:51:00.002+02:002011-06-30T11:07:45.048+02:002011-06-30T11:07:45.048+02:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article">More news about the twitter guys. Now Jack Dorsey and his company <a href="https://squareup.com/">Square</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article"><br /> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The infusion from <a href="http://www.kpcb.com/">Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers</a>, announced Wednesday, values the 18-month-old company -- which turns a smartphone or iPad into a credit-card reader -- at more than $1 billion. If you think that's kinda whack, you're not alone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">More information <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_18379654?source=rss">here</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-1166224449787285684?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_FF_Gfo4qt_3LoN7gFWgRB_h0ks/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_FF_Gfo4qt_3LoN7gFWgRB_h0ks/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_FF_Gfo4qt_3LoN7gFWgRB_h0ks/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_FF_Gfo4qt_3LoN7gFWgRB_h0ks/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/e1XeYiSsyBI" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2011/06/mobile-payment-startup-square-lands-100.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-46055458681061751062011-06-29T11:46:00.000+02:002011-06-29T11:46:27.628+02:002011-06-29T11:46:27.628+02:00<a href="http://www.zynga.com/">Zynga</a>, la compañía desarrolladora de juegos sociales está preparada para salir a bolsa. Con esta operación pretende colocar entre inversores un 10%&nbsp;de la empresa y&nbsp;obtener entre 1,5 y 2 mil millones del dólares, de este modo quedaría valorada entre los 15 y 20 mil millones de dólares.<br /> <br /> Más información <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_18371770?source=rss">aquí</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-4605545868106175106?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vyocuX7Yr_IjB5jHodDbbEOXmQs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vyocuX7Yr_IjB5jHodDbbEOXmQs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vyocuX7Yr_IjB5jHodDbbEOXmQs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vyocuX7Yr_IjB5jHodDbbEOXmQs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/n62h6Sa3R4M" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2011/06/zynga-saldra-bolsa.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-58955081017735288392011-06-28T22:43:00.001+02:002011-06-28T22:44:49.781+02:002011-06-28T22:44:49.781+02:00The new relaunching company of Ev Wiliams ans Biz Stone<br /> <br /> The Obvious Corporation makes systems that help people work together to improve the world. The proliferation of technology can seem superfluous, but with the right approach, technology can benefit individuals, organizations, and society. We are relaunching the company that originally incubated Twitter with a high level of commitment to making a difference and developing products that matter.<br /> <br /> "makes systems that help people work together to improve the world"??? I don't know so much about this project, but this sound like <a href="http://asana.com/company/">Asana</a>.<br /> <br /> More información <a href="http://obvius.com">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-5895508101773528839?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0oEC79Ka0jjShZZC5ZFdSukjyPk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0oEC79Ka0jjShZZC5ZFdSukjyPk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0oEC79Ka0jjShZZC5ZFdSukjyPk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0oEC79Ka0jjShZZC5ZFdSukjyPk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/qivx34ljcYw" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2011/06/obvius-corporation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-28251077787235613342011-06-28T14:28:00.000+02:002011-06-28T14:28:00.397+02:002011-06-28T14:28:00.397+02:00<span id="default"><span id="CCT_Article"><div class="bodytext" style="text-align: justify;">Thousands of people in Silicon Valley are unemployed and looking for work. But for tech workers with the right skills, work is looking for them.</div><div class="bodytext" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">They have what it takes for the booming fields of social media, mobile software and cloud computing and juggle multiple job offers -- some in the six figures -- as they benefit from a tech job market that hasn't been this overheated since the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s. Internet giants like Google are competing with startups for increasingly rare talent: senior software engineers, data analysts, Web designers and application developers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">More information <a href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/rss/ci_18357228?nclick_check=1">here</a>.</div></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-2825107778723561334?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YfQJMalhotj3PmQ5_grIo4Ljdoo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YfQJMalhotj3PmQ5_grIo4Ljdoo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YfQJMalhotj3PmQ5_grIo4Ljdoo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YfQJMalhotj3PmQ5_grIo4Ljdoo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/12XThWqZjAc" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2011/06/in-silicon-valley-select-tech-workers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-91394140916644694192011-06-28T11:05:00.001+02:002011-06-28T11:19:48.751+02:002011-06-28T11:19:48.751+02:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://gsvcap.com/">GSV Capital</a> ha tomado el control de unas 225.000 acciones a un precio de 29,28 dólares, en una operación que supone una inversión total de unos 6,6 millones de dólares (4,6 millones de euros). Facebook tiene aproximadamente unas 2.400 millones de acciones en circulación, según los datos más recientes de <a href="http://www.sharespost.com/">Sharepost</a>, por lo que el movimiento valora a la empresa tecnológica de Palo Alto en unos de 70.300 millones de dólares.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Vía expansion.com </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-9139414091664469419?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DBdqgPLdHUwMgblA7aTZ0fdTrCI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DBdqgPLdHUwMgblA7aTZ0fdTrCI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DBdqgPLdHUwMgblA7aTZ0fdTrCI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DBdqgPLdHUwMgblA7aTZ0fdTrCI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/aaSLfy9kJmE" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2011/06/gsv-invierte-en-facebook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-41458859479780760702011-06-28T07:00:00.000+02:002011-06-28T07:00:00.995+02:002011-06-28T07:00:00.995+02:00<p style="text-align: justify;">El programa de atracción capital-riesgo al sector TIC “Emprendedores en red” tiene como objetivo conceder préstamos a fondos y entidades de capital riesgo para fomentar inversiones en empresas de base tecnológica del sector TIC que, en momentos iniciales de su desarrollo, encuentran importantes dificultades para acceder a una financiación adecuada. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> En concreto, el programa responde a la constatación de que las empresas del sector TIC, al inicio de su desarrollo (start-ups), tienen dificultades para contar con financiaciones de entre los 0,3 y los 2,5 millones de euros, un fenómeno que se ha definido como equity gap. Esta deficiencia del mercado lleva a la necesidad de impulsar medidas desde el sector público. Las aportaciones previstas en el convenio.<br /><br />En el presente ejercicio, Red.es lanzará dos convocatorias para la concesión de los préstamos, el 1 de julio y el 1 de octubre.<br /><br />Vía mityc.es<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-4145885947978076070?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h738fDtyrRYIBZYODtitXEwpQtQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h738fDtyrRYIBZYODtitXEwpQtQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h738fDtyrRYIBZYODtitXEwpQtQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/h738fDtyrRYIBZYODtitXEwpQtQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/7p_wysd6Uoc" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2011/06/el-gobierno-espanol-destina-35-millones.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-52291651951101034472011-06-27T18:03:00.000+02:002011-06-27T18:03:00.261+02:002011-06-27T18:03:00.261+02:00<div style="text-align: justify;">Lykera Biotech es una nueva empresa biotecnológica con base en Barcelona dedicada al desarrollo de terapias innovadoras para el tratamiento del cáncer. La empresa centrará sus actividades inicialmente en el mundo de los fármacos biológicos, orientándose hacia una terapia oncológica personalizada.<br /><br />Vía arboldenoticias.com<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-5229165195110103447?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/G67BVPXTK8TAS2Lt5eO9Pr3zLOU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/G67BVPXTK8TAS2Lt5eO9Pr3zLOU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/G67BVPXTK8TAS2Lt5eO9Pr3zLOU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/G67BVPXTK8TAS2Lt5eO9Pr3zLOU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/NbRF7jb8FJ4" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2011/06/lykera-biotech.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-11649963664850385782011-06-27T14:17:00.000+02:002011-06-27T14:17:00.235+02:002011-06-27T14:17:00.235+02:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article">Very interesting.....<a href="http://www.mspot.com/">mSpot</a> lets users stream movies to their phones and store music in the online cloud.<br /> </span></span><br /><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article">Recently Apple and Google announced plans to do the same.<br /><br />An interview with Daren Tsui (CEO of mSpot) at San Jose Mercury News <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_18347798?source=rss">here</a>.<br /></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-1164996366485038578?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mLFk6OAeevK4bjt9XUPdsImthcY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mLFk6OAeevK4bjt9XUPdsImthcY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mLFk6OAeevK4bjt9XUPdsImthcY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mLFk6OAeevK4bjt9XUPdsImthcY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/EoJSwtbW9d8" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2011/06/mspot.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-48465340295442804382011-06-27T10:33:00.004+02:002011-06-27T10:41:46.105+02:002011-06-27T10:41:46.105+02:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span lang="ES">Sequoia Capital</span></i></b><span lang="ES"> se ha asociado con <a href="http://www.talenthouse.com/sequoia-capital-20-empleos-de-diseno-de-tiempo-completo">Talenthouse</a> con el fin de ofrecer a diseñadores gráficos la oportunidad de <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">trabajar</span> en una de sus veinte <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD9">empresas</span> afiliadas de tecnología localizadas en el <b><i>Silicon Valley</i></b>. Los participantes deberán presentar su mejor trabajo en el ámbito de diseño gráfico antes del 27 de Julio, 2011 a las 10:00 PST. De las entradas, Sequoia elegirá veinte ganadores a los cuales se les ofrecerán <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD7">posiciones</span> de tiempo completo en compañías en <b><i>Silicon Valley</i></b>.</span><br /><br />Vía thehouseofblogs.com<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-4846534029544280438?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HmqBOjo73X6NPP_pFbVz8NiDIkk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HmqBOjo73X6NPP_pFbVz8NiDIkk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HmqBOjo73X6NPP_pFbVz8NiDIkk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HmqBOjo73X6NPP_pFbVz8NiDIkk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/k_v8ZkBfLFo" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2011/06/sequoia-capital.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-35650672135532570912010-04-19T18:42:00.000+02:002010-04-19T18:42:00.805+02:002010-04-19T18:42:00.805+02:00<p style="clear: both"><a href="http://globalpeconference.com" class="image-link"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Y3FgShFcYr4/S7dzSIdu6PI/AAAAAAAAAEc/mXMStAaXeiE/s800/globalpeconference-thumb.gif" height="65" align="left" width="162" style=" display: inline; float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Los días 12 y 13 de mayo en Washington DC se desarrollará la doceava <a href="http://globalpeconference.com" target="_blank">Global Private Equity Conference</a>, cuya conferencia inaugural correrá a cargo del profesor <a href="http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/" target="_blank">Nassim Taleb</a>.</div></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Podéis consultar el programa <a href="http://globalpeconference.com/Main-Menu-Category/Agenda.aspx" target="_blank">aquí</a>. </p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-3565067213553257091?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xa66gN5c1iAV2QPOUd6mVgXbKks/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xa66gN5c1iAV2QPOUd6mVgXbKks/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xa66gN5c1iAV2QPOUd6mVgXbKks/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xa66gN5c1iAV2QPOUd6mVgXbKks/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/QAlJroqA6sY" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2010/04/12th-annual-global-private-equity.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-89988947335547126842010-04-07T19:07:00.000+02:002010-04-07T19:07:00.279+02:002010-04-07T19:07:00.279+02:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/" target="_blank"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 52px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3FgShFcYr4/S7yunZ-pqVI/AAAAAAAAAE0/6Vj_yzWM0uo/s320/boehringer.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457428840477993298" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">La farmacéutica alemana Boehringer Ingelheim ha levantado un fondo de €100m para invertir en Start-ups biotecnológicas o que desarrollen tecnologías o terapias dentro del campo de la medicina.<br /><br />La intención de Boehringer Ingelheim es ampliar sus inversiones a otras áreas terapéuticas diferentes a las que investigan actualmente o están dentro de sus objetivos a investigar.<br /><br />Más información <a href="http://www.altassets.com/private-equity-news/article/nz18280.html" target="_blank">aquí</a> y <a href="http://www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/news/news_releases/press_releases/2010/march_2010.html" target="_blank">aquí</a>.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-8998894733554712684?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4WQPUEVUuvFQJUjcGzpVTn3mkvs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4WQPUEVUuvFQJUjcGzpVTn3mkvs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4WQPUEVUuvFQJUjcGzpVTn3mkvs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4WQPUEVUuvFQJUjcGzpVTn3mkvs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/XrywIylrLXU" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2010/04/boehringer-ingelheim-y-su-fondo-de-100m.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-4240743479460166892010-04-05T19:40:00.000+02:002010-04-05T19:40:00.145+02:002010-04-05T19:40:00.145+02:00<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.kpcb.com" class="image-link"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Y3FgShFcYr4/S7d9kL6h1uI/AAAAAAAAAEk/efP0VAPR3IY/s800/logo-thumb.gif" height="100" align="left" width="100" style=" display: inline; float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a>Llego, a través del siempre recomendable <a href="http://www.gurusblog.com" target="_blank">GurusBlog</a>, a la web de <a href="http://www.kpcb.com" target="_blank">Kleiner Perkins</a> y a su iniciativa <a href="http://www.kpcb.com/initiatives/ifund/index.html" target="_blank">iFund™</a>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">iFund™ es un fondo de $200m para invertir SÓLO en empresas que desarrollen aplicaciones para el iPhone, iPod Touch y el iPad.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Las primeras empresas en ser invertidas por esta iniciativa han sido Booyah, Cooliris, GOGII, iControl, InMobi, ngmoco, Pelago, Pinger, Shazam, Shopkick y Zynga mobile, que recibirán apoyo técnico de y ayuda experta de los socios de KPCB y de Apple.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I N C R E Í B L E</p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-424074347946016689?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HsUs217MlZaeSyx3VzLnEvjI6Cw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HsUs217MlZaeSyx3VzLnEvjI6Cw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HsUs217MlZaeSyx3VzLnEvjI6Cw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HsUs217MlZaeSyx3VzLnEvjI6Cw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/eDwc4P1f6h0" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2010/04/ifund.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-23291307656374829062010-04-04T11:52:00.001+02:002010-04-07T18:03:43.915+02:002010-04-07T18:03:43.915+02:00<p style="clear: both"><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com" class="image-link"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Y3FgShFcYr4/S7hhUdlwzwI/AAAAAAAAAEs/7KruX9VTdHI/s800/20090918_070553_merc_article_logo-thumb.gif" height="40" align="left" width="232" style=" display: inline; float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Leo en el San José Mercury News que el empleo en el Bay Area no se recuperará hasta 2015. Es decir, que hasta esa fecha no se generará empleo neto. </div></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Pese a que en sectores como las "Cleantech", la Medicina Personalizada, el turismo o empresas relacionadas con los semiconductores sigue existiendo una demanda creciente de empleo, el panorama general no se presenta muy positivo para los próximos años.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">En España el Presidente del Gobierno dice que comenzaremos a salir de la crisis cuando se empiece a crear empleo neto, y el horizonte que propone es el último cuatrimestre de 2010.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Recientemente he tenido la oportunidad de leer diferentes estudios y prospecciones que coinciden en que la clave está en el empleo neto, pero sostienen que no se empezará a crear hasta el segundo cuatrimestre de 2011.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">La información original del San José Mercury News la podéis encontrar <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_14788767?source=rss&amp;nclick_check=1" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</p><p style="clear: both"></p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-2329130765637482906?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EJ2z27Z6U5zhKKVlMOt6Vef1AD4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EJ2z27Z6U5zhKKVlMOt6Vef1AD4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EJ2z27Z6U5zhKKVlMOt6Vef1AD4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EJ2z27Z6U5zhKKVlMOt6Vef1AD4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/ansQPAD3ocA" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2010/04/empleo-en-el-bay-area.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-65524996396358063392010-04-03T17:13:00.001+02:002010-04-07T18:03:53.884+02:002010-04-07T18:03:53.884+02:00<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both"><a href="http://www.mvcc.mx" class="image-link"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Y3FgShFcYr4/S7dbK3AURTI/AAAAAAAAAEU/pAK1C80OkHI/s800/img-conf-thumb.png" height="86" align="left" width="208" style=" display: inline; float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">El 21 y 22 de abril se desarrollará en Monterrey la primera Conferencia de Capital Riesgo en México.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Promovida por el <a href="http://www.itesm.edu/" target="_blank">Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey</a>, la conferencia cuenta con el apoyo del gobierno de EE.UU. a través de la iniciativa <a href="http://pathways-caminos.org.dnnmax.com/" target="_blank">"Caminos hacia la Prosperidad en las Américas"</a>.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">El primer día de esta conferencia irá destinado a analizar el clima de inversión, mientras que en el segundo se discutirá sobre cómo mejorar el apoyo a los emprendedores en México.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Espero que en la <a href="http://www.mvcc.mx/" target="_blank">web del evento</a> pongan a disposición de todos, documentación multimedia de los diferentes paneles. Si no es así, seguro que en el blog de <a href="http://www.kapitalprivado.com/" target="_blank">Kapital Privado</a> nos mantienen bien informados, entre otras cosas porque uno de sus autores modera una mesa.</div></p><p style="clear: both"><div style="text-align: justify;">Finalmente, el mes de abril finaliza en México con el "2010 Mexico Private Equity Summit" propmovida por la <a href="http://www.amexcap.com" target="_blank">Asociación Mexicana de Capital Privado</a>. Podéis descargaros el programa <a href="http://www.amexcap.com/fileadmin/user_upload/DESCARGAB_ES/private.pdf" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p style="clear: both"></p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-6552499639635806339?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bQVhEDqgMglAneM45YrcAPCCUgc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bQVhEDqgMglAneM45YrcAPCCUgc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bQVhEDqgMglAneM45YrcAPCCUgc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bQVhEDqgMglAneM45YrcAPCCUgc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/bhLWt_1BeLI" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2010/04/monterrey-venture-capital-conference.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-9952719639058981542010-02-23T17:45:00.001+01:002010-02-23T17:45:25.918+01:002010-02-23T17:45:25.918+01:00<p style="clear: both">Interesante el gráfico que muestra el reparto de los fondos para Venture Capital en EE.UU. El 40% de los fondos totales se concentran en el Silicon Valley y sobre el 8,5% en Nueva Inglaterra.<br /><br /></p><p style="clear: both"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Y3FgShFcYr4/S4QGItp5NFI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/TMYRlYJcY28/s800/20100220_111736_vcquarter.jpg" class="image-link"><img class="linked-to-original" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_Y3FgShFcYr4/S4QGGShnQxI/AAAAAAAAAEM/WL3mae1xG_M/s800/20100220_111736_vcquarter-thumb.jpg" height="570" width="364" style=" text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 10px;" /></a>Más información <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_14427714" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-995271963905898154?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4rqC4cPgOgYQrbEAyQQvXcFsYkg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4rqC4cPgOgYQrbEAyQQvXcFsYkg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4rqC4cPgOgYQrbEAyQQvXcFsYkg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4rqC4cPgOgYQrbEAyQQvXcFsYkg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/cwxAo6xodsU" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2010/02/reparto-de-los-fondos-para-venture.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-13115943895664817092010-01-19T09:17:00.002+01:002010-01-19T09:51:47.383+01:002010-01-19T09:51:47.383+01:00<div style="text-align: justify;">Today and tomorrow, January 19th and 20th, start the Personalized Medicine World Conference 2010 at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.computerhistory.org/">Silicon Valley's Computer Historic Museum</a>.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article">Advances in genomic research have inspired a wave of startups devoted to diagnostics and new therapies that should improve health care and reduce costs.</span></span><br /><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article"></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article">Many observers and Venture Capitalist say personalized medicine is a promising field that will be a growing sector of the valley's economy for years to come. And I hope in Europe the next years.</span></span><br /></div><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article"></span></span><br /><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article">I think there's not spanish participating companies at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pmwc2010.com/index.php">event website</a>. Please, I want to know if I am wrong, if your spain-based company participate, let me a comment.</span></span><br /><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article"></span></span><br /><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article">Original article <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_14201284?source=rss&amp;nclick_check=1">here</a>, and more information at the event website.</span></span><br /></div><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article"></span></span></div><span id="mn_Global"><span id="mn_Article"></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-1311594389566481709?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FWt7ntRiKdPHNsjmfeeWpkY8F8w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FWt7ntRiKdPHNsjmfeeWpkY8F8w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FWt7ntRiKdPHNsjmfeeWpkY8F8w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FWt7ntRiKdPHNsjmfeeWpkY8F8w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/Nsd0qok_dbE" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2010/01/personalized-medicine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-24885143913676032422010-01-14T19:43:00.002+01:002010-01-14T19:45:05.071+01:002010-01-14T19:45:05.071+01:00<p style="text-align: justify;">Leo en el <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/" target="_blank">San José Mercury News</a> que el sector de la Biotecnología en California ha crecido en creación de empleo y nuevos tratamientos. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Según el estudio <a href="http://www.californiacures.org/" title="" target="_blank">IMPACT 2010</a> publicado por <a href="http://www.baybio.org/" target="_blank">Baybio</a> (Asociación de las Ciencias de la Vida del Norte de California), a pesar de que en 2009 las empresas de Venture Capital invirtieron $400 millones menos que en el año anterior, el sector de la Biotecnología en California ha sacado al mercado un 35% más de tratamientos, tecnologías y dispositivos que el año anterior y ha generado 2000 empleos más que 2008 y 7000 más que 2007. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">¿Podemos sacar la conclusión de que aunque se ralentice la inversión se pueden seguir obteniendo excelentes resultados en I+D+i? Creo que no, de hecho tenemos que ser conscientes de que estos resultados de 2009 son fruto del trabajo e inversión de años anteriores. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Las consecuencias de este descenso de la inversión en 2009 las conoceremos dentro de unos años. </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-2488514391367603242?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4OIY-ClBOX-_YFykJ8kI73yi5uQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4OIY-ClBOX-_YFykJ8kI73yi5uQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4OIY-ClBOX-_YFykJ8kI73yi5uQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4OIY-ClBOX-_YFykJ8kI73yi5uQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/bJxyF8g9tZ0" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2010/01/biotecnologia-y-empleo_1037.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-50873635417227355042010-01-13T10:06:00.003+01:002010-01-14T19:45:54.307+01:002010-01-14T19:45:54.307+01:00<div style="text-align: justify;">The technology-based company (EBT) Savia Biotech, located in Roquetas de Mar (Almería), closed its financial year 2009 by placing their laboratories in the top 20 in Spain.<br /><br />The company announced that its goal for 2010 is to begin its phase of internationalization of services after having participated in several fairs and conferences during the past year in England, Berlin, Atlanta, Amsterdam, India and Madrid, among other cities .<br /><br />More information (in spanish) <a target="_blank" href="http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/604094/0/">here</a>.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-5087363541722735504?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yuIU36L3QmW0J_DZK-n0BT1t4ls/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yuIU36L3QmW0J_DZK-n0BT1t4ls/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yuIU36L3QmW0J_DZK-n0BT1t4ls/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yuIU36L3QmW0J_DZK-n0BT1t4ls/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/SXnKObR1E6A" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2010/01/savia-biotech-labs-located-in-top-20-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-57113046559569078892009-12-16T17:10:00.001+01:002010-04-07T18:05:00.151+02:002010-04-07T18:05:00.151+02:00<p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="clear: both"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_Y3FgShFcYr4/SykGj5ht3EI/AAAAAAAAAEE/-Zqjz_FMxpc/s800/healthsolution-thumb1.jpg" height="60" align="left" width="92" style=" display: inline; float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /><div style="text-align: justify;">Health Solutions has received by <a href="http://www.caixacapitalrisc.es/index.php?" target="_blank">Caixa Capital Risc</a> 300.000€ to launch <a href="http://www.multifev.com" target="_blank">MultiFEV</a>, an expirometer patented in USA and patent pending in EU.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />More information, in spanish, <a href="http://www.europapress.es/salud/noticia-empresas-caixa-invierte-300000-euros-empresa-tecnologia-medica-health-solutions-20091214133626.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://prensa.lacaixa.es/show_release.html?id=6190" target="_blank">here</a>.</div></p><p style="clear: both"></p><p style="clear: both"></p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-5711304655956907889?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eQKWnYDydhn2DqrsuwjXRTxLa9g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eQKWnYDydhn2DqrsuwjXRTxLa9g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eQKWnYDydhn2DqrsuwjXRTxLa9g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eQKWnYDydhn2DqrsuwjXRTxLa9g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/NBD0wMrygRw" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2009/12/health-solutions.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-11717967149532347212009-08-26T16:25:00.001+02:002009-08-26T16:26:34.783+02:002009-08-26T16:26:34.783+02:00<p style="text-align: justify;">Today I'd like to introduce you to the first "Atlas of Sources of Financing" in Spain. This is the first guide to include the full range of lines of financing at the disposal of companies, from Government Administrations and from private credit institutions, and to bring all the information together in a single volume.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The guide, drawn up by <a href="http://www.investinspain.org" target="_blank">Invest in Spain</a> (the Government Agency for the Promotion and Attraction of Foreign Investment), contains lists of sources of financing including the main public credit lines nationally and in Europe; other public sources aimed at specific and particular projects; and the main private sources (financial institutions, reciprocal guarantee corporations, <strong>venture capital corporations</strong>, capital markets, sovereign wealth funds and <strong>business angels</strong>).</p><p style="text-align: justify;">You can download it, in spanish, <a href="http://www.investinspain.org/icex/cma/contentTypes/common/records/viewDocument/0,,,00.bin?doc=4234878" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="clear: both"></p><p style="clear: both"></p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-1171796714953234721?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XtjOGQ9rFnGiFxy7QLTw219fPcU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XtjOGQ9rFnGiFxy7QLTw219fPcU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XtjOGQ9rFnGiFxy7QLTw219fPcU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XtjOGQ9rFnGiFxy7QLTw219fPcU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/meLQTseJ9TU" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2009/08/invest-in-spain.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-80438656782620937802009-08-23T20:05:00.001+02:002009-08-23T20:17:43.142+02:002009-08-23T20:17:43.142+02:00<p style="clear: both"></p><p style="clear: both"><div style="text-align: justify;">I'd like to talk about <a href="http://seedcamp.com/" target="_blank">Seedcamp</a> and <a href="http://ycombinator.com" target="_blank">Y Combinator</a>. In essence both are Seed Capital Funds and their philosophy is to connect entrepreneurs and developers with mentors, but Seedcamp works with europeans entrepreneurs and Y Combinator with north american.<br /><br />As Scott Duke Harris said in <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_13167335?source=rss&amp;nclick_check=1" target="_blank">San Jose Mercury News</a>, Y Combinator philosophy was the inspiration for Seedcamp and others like TechStars, LaunchBox Digital, Dreamit Ventures, Shotput Ventures and many others.</div></p><p style="clear: both"><div style="text-align: justify;">Y Combinator, usually, not invest more than $20000, and Seedcamp standard investment is €30000-€50000, but help and contacts they provides have not price. </div></p><p style="clear: both"><div style="text-align: justify;">This is the real distinguishing feature, a lot of seed investors, serial entrepreneurs, product experts, HR and PR specialists, marketers, lawyers, recruiters, journalists and venture capitalists waiting for new ideas and new products.<br /></div></p><p style="clear: both"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Seedcamp have this calendar for 2009:</div><ul style="clear: both"><li style="text-align: justify;">7 July (Tu) Online application opens<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">23 Aug (Su) - 23:59 GMTOnline application closes<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">2 Sep (W) Short-listed candidates notified<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">9 Sep (W) Short-list interview day, London<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">10 Sep (Th) 20 finalists notified<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">21-25 Sep (M-F) Seedcamp Week, London<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">You can see the complete Seedcamp calendar <a href="http://seedcamp.com/pages/about_calendar" target="_blank">here</a>.</div></div></p><p style="clear: both"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Y Combinator have this calendar for 2009 winter:</div></div></p><p style="clear: both"><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul style="clear: both"><li style="text-align: justify;">If you want to apply, please submit your <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/apply">application</a> online by 10 pm PST on October 26, 2009. Groups that submit early have an advantage because we have more time to read their applications.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">On November 5, we'll invite the groups that seem most promising to meet us in Mountain View on the weekend of November 20-22. We'll reimburse up to $600 per group for travel expenses.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">We decide who to fund that weekend. Yes decisions will include the amount we'll invest and the percent of the company we'd want for it. </li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">If we invest in you, your group is expected to move to the Bay Area for January through March 2010. (You can of course leave afterward if you want, but it's a good place for a startup to be.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(...)</div></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;">You can see the complete Y Combinator information <a href="http://ycombinator.com/w2010.html" title="" target="_blank">here</a>.</div></div></p><p style="clear: both"></p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-8043865678262093780?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JE7OCB4_JoiZYi0vDioZAxiFD6w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JE7OCB4_JoiZYi0vDioZAxiFD6w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JE7OCB4_JoiZYi0vDioZAxiFD6w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JE7OCB4_JoiZYi0vDioZAxiFD6w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/5lnRTG5NaqM" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2009/08/seedcamp-and-y-combinator.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-1451789503762799902009-08-17T19:27:00.000+02:002010-04-07T18:05:11.890+02:002010-04-07T18:05:11.890+02:00<p style="text-align: justify;">Leo hoy una noticia en el <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com" target="_blank">San Jose Mercury News</a> que me gustaría trasladaros, y es que las inversiones en startups de las firmas de Capital Riesgo en el Bay Area, han presentado datos inferiores a los del primer cuatrimestre de este 2009. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">En concreto los datos son los siguientes:</p><ul style="clear: both"><li><div style="text-align: justify;">$1.17 billones en 174 operaciones, frente a los $1.27 billones en 185 operaciones en el primer cuatrimestre. En todo EE.UU. se invirtieron en el mismo periodo $3.7 billones en 612 operaciones. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Como apuntaba en <a href="http://equitics.blogspot.com/2009/08/actividad-del-capital-riesgo-en-espana.html" title="" target="_blank">este post</a> hace unos dias, en españa en este primer semestre se ha invertido aproximadamente $0.955 billones (el tipo de cambio utilizado ha sido el del 17/08/2009, €1=$1,4086) para todas las empresas, no sólo startups. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fijaos que sólo en un área del estado de California se invierte sólo en startups, más que en todo el Estado Español para todos los tipos de empresa (startup, crecimiento, consolidación....).</div></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Las compañías de software sí experimentaron un ligero aumento, atrajeron $336 millones en 40 operaciones, frente a los $251 millones en 50 operaciones en el primer cuatrimestre.<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Las Biotecnológicas atrajeron $186 millones en 15 operaciones, frente a los $210 millones en 23 operaciones del anterior cuatrimestre.<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Equipamientos y dispositivos médicos consiguieron $163 millones en 16 operaciones, frente a los $153 millones en 14 operacionesen el primer cuatrimestre.<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Empresas de semiconductores atrajeron $123 millones en 18 operaciones, frente a los $148 millones en 19 operaciones del anterior cuatrimestre.<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Las empresas del sector industrial y de la energía, atrajeron $58 millones en 12 operaciones, frente a los $88 millones en 16 operaciones del primer cuatrimestre.<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Finalmente las empresas de electrónica e instrumentación mejoraron notablemente sus ratios puesto que atrajeron $64 millones en 5 operaciones, mientras que en el pasado cuatrimestre no se cerró ninguna opeación en este sector.</li></ul><p style="clear: both">La información original en inglés <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13059169?nclick_check=1" target="_blank">aquí</a>.</p><p style="clear: both">---</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I read today at <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com" title="" target="_blank">San Jose Mercury News</a> that "venture investments in Bay Area startups still slow". These are the highlights:</p><ul style="clear: both"><li><div style="text-align: justify;">$1.17 billion flowed into 174 deals during the quarter, compared with $1.27 billion into 185 deals during the previous quarter. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Spain, during this first semester, $0.955 billion was invested in all kind of companies, not only startups. You can read more about Spanish Venture Capital and Private Equity Activity <a href="http://equitics.blogspot.com/2009/08/actividad-del-capital-riesgo-en-espana.html" target="_blank">here.</a> </div></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Software: $336 million in 40 deals, compared with $251 million in 50 deals the previous quarter.<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Biotechnology: $186 million in 15 deals, $210 million in 23 deals the previous quarter.<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Medical devices and equipment: $163 million in 16 deals, $153 million in 14 deals the previous quarter.<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Semiconductors: $123 million in 18 deals, $148 million in 19 deals the previous quarter.<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">The industrial/energy sector: $58 million in 12 deals, $88 million in 16 deals the previous quarter.<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;">Electronics and instrumentation: $64 million in five deals, zero activity the previous quarters.</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;">You can read the entire article <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13059169?nclick_check=1" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p style="clear: both"></p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-145178950376279990?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9L1_Je2STvVIhuvsHQLqOBnHfiA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9L1_Je2STvVIhuvsHQLqOBnHfiA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9L1_Je2STvVIhuvsHQLqOBnHfiA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9L1_Je2STvVIhuvsHQLqOBnHfiA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/CMregm1ZAzg" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com1http://equitics.blogspot.com/2009/08/el-capital-riesgo-en-el-area-de-la.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-41827762090425096682009-08-16T18:54:00.001+02:002009-08-16T18:57:52.209+02:002009-08-16T18:57:52.209+02:00<p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial;"><a href="http://www.invercaria.es/" class="image-link"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Y3FgShFcYr4/Sog5tzgwZjI/AAAAAAAAAD4/EJojhsjUq3Q/s800/banner_invercaria_extranet-thumb.jpg" height="52" align="left" width="166" style=" display: inline; float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a>La sociedad pública de capital riesgo de la Junta de Andalucia, <a href="http://www.invercaria.es/" target="_blank">Invercaria</a> ha destinado más de €12 millones para Empresas de Base Tecnológica (EBT) dentro del programa Campus.<br />En total han sido 104 los proyectos en los que esta sociedad pública ha invertido dentro de la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía, proyectos que han generado 416 puestos de trabajo.</p><p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial;">Para todas aquellas empresas que busquen financiación, este es un ejemplo más que demuestra que no sólo existe el Capital Riesgo Privado.</p><p style="text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial;">Fuente: <a href="http://www.diariocordoba.com/" target="_blank">Diario Córdoba</a></p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; /* 234x60, creado 23/07/09 */ google_ad_slot = "0273120255"; google_ad_width = 234; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/671108563361608387-4182776209042509668?l=equitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cAD50X-ItDGPTlAGJdN-KaBW7LQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cAD50X-ItDGPTlAGJdN-KaBW7LQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cAD50X-ItDGPTlAGJdN-KaBW7LQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cAD50X-ItDGPTlAGJdN-KaBW7LQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Equitics/~4/NACd1u6Mi14" height="1" width="1"/>Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00379626568369613555noreply@blogger.com0http://equitics.blogspot.com/2009/08/invercaria.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671108563361608387.post-8616366078637082162009-08-09T10:24:00.000+02:002009-08-09T10:24:00.589+02:002009-08-09T10:24:00.589+02:00<p style="text-align: justify;">Ebers es una spin-off de la Universidad de Zaragoza creada en junio de este año y con dos líneas de negocio en desarrollo: <br /><ul style="clear: both"><li>Desarrollo de un software informático que permite realizar una serie de valoraciones previas a la intervención quirúrgica.<br /><br /></li><li>Investigación en el campo de la medicina regenerativa.</li></ul>El software estará listo para dentro de un año. <br />La pondremos en nuestra lista de empresas a seguir.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Fuente: <a href="http://www.emprendia.es" target="_blank">Emprendia</a></p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-8774605027035837"; 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