Hacker News:
When Americans think of the Indian technology sector, they still perceive a nation of call center workers and low-level computer programmers administering databases and updating websites. But while the West was sleeping, Indi (Read More)
Vatornews.tv:
The international VC market bounced back in Q3, as U.S. investment faltered.Non-U.S. VC investment rose 23% in the third quarter, even as U.S. investment dropped 6% from Q2, according to new global data from industry tracker (Read More)
TechCrunch:
VC investment in Europe has recovered after a record low in the second quarter but we’re not out of the woods, says Dow Jones VentureSource. Investors put $998 million (€730 million) into 201 deals in Europe overall. This is (Read More)
Submitted by magitam
from Google Reader:
The first nine months of this year mark the worst nine-month period for brand new VC investments in 15 years.This week’s Money Tree report showed that overall VC investment rose slightly from Q2 to Q3, but the picture is much (Read More)
Vatornews.tv:
Conflicting reports from PwC/NVCA MoneyTree and Dow Jones make headlines hard to writeQ3 was either better or worse for venture capital investment.The latest MoneyTree report, based on data from Thomson Reuters, Pricewaterhou (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Contrary to what you may have heard elsewhere, venture capital investment is still growing, at least according to the latest MoneyTree report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association.Yes, that’ (Read More)
Submitted by mogston
from blog:
[Germany] Now that was fast. Only two days after their first article on TechCrunch Europe, mobile startup Mobilinga gets its first VC investment. German entrepreneur Hans Rudolf Wöhrl, a famous fashion producer who bought the (Read More)
TechCrunch:
[Germany] Now that was fast. Only two days after their first article on TechCrunch Europe, mobile startup Mobilinga gets its first VC investment. German entrepreneur Hans Rudolf Wöhrl, a famous fashion producer who bought the (Read More)
Submitted by mogston
from blog:
A growing number of early stage deals and general optimism in the technology industry helped push venture capital investments up 14 percent in the third-quarter of this year to $6.1 billion from $5.3 billion the prior quarter (Read More)
GigaOM:
A growing number of early stage deals and general optimism in the technology industry helped push venture capital investments up 14 percent in the third-quarter of this year to $6.1 billion from $5.3 billion the prior quarter (Read More)
CNET News.com:
New data from Chubby Brain shows that venture investment upticked nicely in the third quarter. The big unknown is if this trend will continue. (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Ready for WebTV 2.0? Personal Web Systems, a tech firm that’s developing a web-to-TV browser add-on, has raised $1.2 million worth of a proposed $1.8 million round of funding, per an SEC filing. Founder and CEO Gordon Campbel (Read More)
Submitted by mogston
from blog:
Cleantech venture investment continued its recovery in Q3 of 2009 according to preliminary results from the Cleantech Group. Following a rebound in Q209, the Q309 total is up a further 10 percent compared to the previous quar (Read More)
TODAY ON FOUND3R - Venture Capital STORIES:
VC investment into clean tech comes roaring back in Q3 - Solar - Renewable energy news - Recharge - wind, solar, biofuels, wave/tidal/hydro and geothermal. (Read More)
Vatornews.tv:
IPOs are up, thanks to government-backed A123. Cleantech passes bio & software in VC investment.The numbers are out, and they tell the story of more centralized economy. Three of the biggest deals, A123's IPO and the funding (Read More)
Valleywag:
The revenues of Jason Fried's scrappy Chicago startup are estimated at maybe $10 million annually. Twitter, meanwhile, is about to deposit ten times that in its already-stuffed bank account. Which helps explain why Fried's sn (Read More)
Valleywag:
The revenues of Jason Fried's scrappy Chicago startup are estimated at maybe $10 million annually. Twitter, meanwhile, is about to deposit ten times that in its already-stuffed bank account. Which helps explain why Fried's sn (Read More)
Submitted by englishpack
from Twitter:
Jason F. / Signal vs. Noise:
37SIGNALS VALUATION TOPS $100 BILLION AFTER BOLD VC INVESTMENT&n.. http://bit.ly/nap4r [Web News] #Media. (Read More)
TechCrunch:
37signals founder Jason Fried probably had the post of the day today mocking Twitter’s $1 billion valuation on its latest rumored round of funding. The post, titled “PRESS RELEASE: 37SIGNALS VALUATION TOPS $100 BILLION AFTER (Read More)
Signal vs. Noise:
CHICAGO—September 24, 2009—37signals is now a $100 billion dollar company, according to a group of investors who have agreed to purchase 0.000000001% of the company in exchange for $1. Founder Jason Fried informed his employe (Read More)