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Angel investor looks for startups around the globe - San Francisco Chronicle

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:13:11 +0000

Angel investor looks for startups around the globe
San Francisco Chronicle
It's Thursday night in the heart of Miami's financial district. At Novecento, a buzzing bistro, salsa and flamenco music blast while waitresses circulate Malbec and mojitos. Businessmen in fitted European suits survey the scene.

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TriVascular raises $4 million in venture capital - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:59:10 +0000

TriVascular raises $4 million in venture capital
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
By STEVE HART Santa Rosa medical technology maker TriVascular Inc. has raised $4 million in new venture capital as it readies a new medical device for the US market. TriVascular is conducting clinical trials on the Ovation Abdominal Stent Graft, ...

Startups: Crowdfunders becoming the new angels - Bizjournals.com (blog)

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:58:28 +0000

Startups: Crowdfunders becoming the new angels
Bizjournals.com (blog)
Crowdfunding will impact angel investing in that it will provide another point of validation of a startup's viability. Currently, angels ask how much of the entrepreneur's and his friends' and family's money is invested. Soon, angels will assess a ...

Huddle Closes $24 Million Round, Mulls IPO - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:22:06 +0000

Huddle Closes $24 Million Round, Mulls IPO
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The financing was led by Jafco Ventures, with participation from DAG Ventures and existing investors Matrix Partners and Eden Ventures and brings the total amount raised by the company to $40 million. CEO Alastair Mitchell would not say what the ...

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5 Ways To Get Venture Capital Funding - San Francisco Chronicle

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:01:21 +0000

5 Ways To Get Venture Capital Funding
San Francisco Chronicle
There are opportunities to raise money from individuals, as well as sophisticated shops that specialize in funding venture capital endeavors. Below are five tips to help find that capital. SEE: How Venture Capitalists Make Investment Choices Create ...

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Want a job in a #startup? Don't Miss the jobs fair in London this weekend from Silicon Milkroundabout

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:22:17 +0000

Silicon Milkroundabout is back THIS WEEKEND and this year it's bigger and better!

The jobs fair matching 800+ roles at the UK's top startups with talented Engineers, Developers, Product Managers and Designers.

Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th May. 12pm - 5pm.
The Old Truman Brewery, T1 Space, 81 Brick Lane, EC1 6QL, LONDON.

Admission is free!

Saturday: For jobseekers in the fields of Product Management, Intelligence/Analytics and UX Design.
Sunday: For jobseekers in the fields of Software Engineering, Web Development, QA/Testing and Tech Ops.

Whiteyboard Launches New 2-Part Paint Products with Support from Angel ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:16:30 +0000

Whiteyboard Launches New 2-Part Paint Products with Support from Angel ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- via PRWEB - Los Angeles-based startup company Whiteyboard, best known for their lightweight, adhesive version of the traditional dry-erase board, now has a familiar investor on board.

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Sunrun raises $60M for residential solar service - GigaOM

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:50:08 +0000

Sunrun raises $60M for residential solar service
GigaOM
San Francisco-based Sunrun is benefitting from this investor sentiment and announced on Wednesday that it's raised $60 million in equity funding. The company provides leases or power purchase agreements to consumers who pay a monthly fee for the ...

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'Netflix for art' startup TurningArt raises $1.5M - Boston Business Journal (blog)

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:10:36 +0000

'Netflix for art' startup TurningArt raises $1.5M
Boston Business Journal (blog)
TurningArt, led by founder Jason Gracilieri, said Wednesday it has raised $1.5 million in funding to expand its "Netflix for art" service. Boston startup TurningArt announced Wednesday it's raised a $1.5 million round to expand its service, ...

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Stealth startup Airtime raises $25M, buys Erly - CNET

Wed, 23 May 2012 03:30:06 +0000

Stealth startup Airtime raises $25M, buys Erly
CNET
Airtime, the video startup founded by Napster duo Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning, announced today that it had closed a second round of funding and had purchased another startup. The mysterious company raised $25 million, according to a TechCrunch report ...

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Real Estate Technology Company DotLoop Raises $7 Million - MarketWatch (press release)

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:42:06 +0000

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Real Estate Technology Company DotLoop Raises $7 Million
MarketWatch (press release)
CINCINNATI, OH, May 22, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- DotLoop, the first Real Estate software company that eliminates paperwork, announced a $7 million Series A round of financing from Trinity Ventures. The company will use the financing to ...
DotLoop Raises $7M Private Equity Hub (press release)

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DotLoop latest to lure California investors - Cincinnati.com

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:39:51 +0000

Cincinnati.com

DotLoop latest to lure California investors
Cincinnati.com
DotLoop's funding comes on the heels of a March 2011 $11 million investment into AssureRx by two California venture capitalists. That firm has added dozens of jobs in Mason and is distributing its genetic testing platform to doctors nationally.

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It's Official: Machinima Raises $35M in Funding, Led by Google - Tubefilter

Tue, 22 May 2012 01:45:20 +0000

Tubefilter

It's Official: Machinima Raises $35M in Funding, Led by Google
Tubefilter
By Joshua Cohen May 21, 2012 News broke earlier this week new media studio and distribution network Machinima.com was in the final stages of closing a $30 million funding round led by Google. Well, now it's official, except the number is $35 million ...

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Inside Job: Facebook IPO Shows System Is Broken - New Yorker (blog)

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:57:14 +0000

New Yorker (blog)

Inside Job: Facebook IPO Shows System Is Broken
New Yorker (blog)
Groupon's D-round, which raised $950 million in January, 2011, valued the company at close to $5 billion. (It is now valued at $8 billion.) The Goldman offering for Facebook valued the company at $50 billion. (It is now valued at about $95 billion.) ...

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Goldman Sachs Boosts Tech Investments After Facebook IPO - BusinessWeek

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:54:21 +0000

Goldman Sachs Boosts Tech Investments After Facebook IPO
BusinessWeek
Goldman Sachs led a $52 million round of funding in AnchorFree, the Mountain View, California-based maker of Internet-surfing software said today in a statement. The bank is also in talks to invest in Spotify Ltd. in a deal that would value the ...

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