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Entries tagged "vc"OneRiot finds $7M Series CReal-time search engine OneRiot finds $7 million in a Series C that provides the latest sign that the real-time Web is heating up. Examining the Journal's Fisker storyWith little evidence to support its argument, The Wall Street Journal savages startup Fisker Automotive for its relationship with Kleiner Perkins and Al Gore. Ray of light for life sciences VCs?The health sector passed a curious milestone: For the first time venture funding of life sciences topped information technology investments. CalPERS may up PE, VC investingIf the California Public Employees' Retirement System increases its allocation to private equity and venture capital, it would be at the expense of its allocation to hedge funds. Canadian gov't backs Tandem Expansion FundResponding to the so-called crisis in the Canadian VC industry, the federally owned Business Development Bank of Canada is committing $67.5 million to the new Tandem Expansion Fund. Business plan? Don't waste your timeNew University of Maryland research report finds business plans are essentially worthless. Innovation at riskVenture capitalist Pascal Levensohn says thinning risk capital threatens U.S. prosperity. Index Ventures raises new early-stage fundThe fund announced that it has closed a $440 million fund dedicated to early-stage and seed investments in technology, biotech and cleantech. Rivulet raises $11.5M for video techThe round was supplied by ATA Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Performance Equity Management and Scorpion Capital Partners. Inside The Deal: Milbank Tweed's Bruno on the benefits of patent protectionA recent study by Boston University revealed that filing patent applications, particularly by startup software companies, may increase the likelihood of receiving funding and may make it more likely to subsequently "exit" from the entrepreneurial phase through an IPO or acquisition. In this edition of Inside The Deal, Frank Bruno, associate at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, speaks to The Deal's Mary Kathleen Flynn about what startups should know about protecting their intellectual property. See the video after the jump. - Maria Woehr ... VCs join PE firms in raising new fundsMarch may have started off with a number of private equity funds closing on $19 billion in new capital, but venture capital funds are also getting into the act. Cleantech investor Altira Group LLC announced the closing of its fifth energy fund with $176 million, while peHUB is reporting that .406 Ventures has closed its debut fund with $167 million in committed capital.... This date in deal history: Houston gets new NFL teamOct. 6, 1999: Two years after the Houston Oilers left the Texas city for Tennessee to become the Titans, businessman Bob McNair successfully lured a new National Football League team back with a record $700 million bid. In 1997, McNair prepared an offer for an NFL expansion team almost two months before the Oilers received legal clearance to leave the city. Interestingly, the NFL franchise was not McNair's first choice. He had originally sought a National Hockey League team for the city, but lost the bidding in 1997. From the beginning, McNair's bid seemed like a long shot as he... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "vc." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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