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  • Watching the birth of a gaming start-up 9 Feb 2010 08:46 GMT
    ... Tiny Speck, a company started by Flickr co-founder Stewart ... in philosophy who grew up in a Canadian hamlet once popular with well-educated Vietnam draft dodgers. "As ... guy"--built the game server. Their pitch to venture capitalists was simple: they would do for massively ...

  • Bursting Biofuel Bubble Begins Start-Up Shakeout 9 Feb 2010 13:10 GMT
    ... and first-generation ethanol start-ups is over, as venture capitalists begin to focus instead on leverageable platform ... news release distribution. 1-800-774-9473 (US) | 1-888-299-0338 (Canada) | +44-20-7562-6550 (UK) ...

  • IT Investment Off 45% as Global Venture Capital Spending Drops 4 Feb 2010 04:30 GMT
    ... During 2009, venture capitalists put $8.2 billion to work in 1,391 ... information technology industry garnered $1.1 billion of venture capital, a 45% drop from the $2 billion collected ... $2.5 billion in 396 deals in Europe, Canada, Israel, China and India, a 24% drop from ...

  • President of National Venture Capital Association to Keynote 2010 Southeast Venture Conference 4 Feb 2010 16:23 GMT
    ... President of National Venture Capital Association to Keynote 2010 Southeast Venture Conference TYSONS ... line up at SEVC that includes top venture capitalists, industry analysts and technology luminaries such as ... news release distribution. 1-800-774-9473 (US) | 1-888-299-0338 (Canada) | +44-20-7562-6550 (UK) ...

  • The New Brunswick government needs to do better job attracting energy investors into the province, according to a well-known venture capitalist - Kevin O'Leary of CBC-TV's Dragon's Den. 4 Feb 2010 18:50 GMT
    ... into the province, according to a well-known venture capitalist. Kevin O'Leary, one of the venture capitalists on CBC Television's Dragons' Den and a ... consortium of companies, including Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. - building a second nuclear reactor next to the ...

  • New investors topple 'Masters of the Universe' 8 Feb 2010 13:53 GMT
    ... the Universe’ Asian sovereign wealth funds and venture capitalists, rather than big firms of the past, ... significant trend – the rise of top-tier venture capital firms which took advantage of the credit crunch ... 2007 with Asia accounting for four, and Canada and the UK for one each. However, by ...

  • N.B. no lair for investors: Dragon 4 Feb 2010 18:50 GMT
    ... into the province, according to a well-known venture capitalist. Kevin O'Leary, one of the venture capitalists on CBC Television's Dragons' Den and a ... consortium of companies, including Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. - building a second nuclear reactor next to the ...

  • Cheap Natural Gas and Its Democrat Enemies 4 Feb 2010 06:42 GMT
    ... Cheap Natural Gas and Its Democrat Enemies We have ... their dreams be denied so that well-connected venture capitalists and their political pals can become enriched ... also has a big stake in a Canadian energy company, InterOil , that has a huge in ...

  • Research and Markets: Generating Returns on Renewable Generation: How Manufacturing Economics will Impact Investments in Wind, Solar, and Ocean Power 5 Feb 2010 15:47 GMT
    ... ) has announced the addition of the " Annual financing ... best suits each technology category. And while venture capitalists and IPOs get most of the press, ... Ocean Power Manufacturers 4.1.5 Financing Totals -- Canadian Solar -- China Sunergy -- Clipper Wind -- Danotek -- ...

  • DOW JONES: Venture Capital Investment Outside of U.S.Off 47% From 2008 2 Feb 2010 13:36 GMT
    ... the best quarter of the year for venture capital investment, but it did little to boost the ... year's annual totals. In the fourth quarter, venture capitalists invested $2.5 billion in 396 deals in Europe, Canada, Israel, Chinaand India, a 24% drop from the ...

  • Calgary technology company wins Canadian Financing Forum Award 2 Feb 2010 21:16 GMT
    ... "Best Company - Information Technology" by the Canadian Financing Forum. The Vancouver forum, representing a ... of over 70 top-tier venture capitalists from Canada and the United States, is now in ... recognized by some of North America's top venture capital firms is a strong statement that our ...

  • VC investment outside US halved in 2009 2 Feb 2010 13:33 GMT
    ... in 2009 Despite renewed vigour for non-US venture capital investment in the final quarter, 2009 witnessed a ... deals in 2008. In the fourth quarter, venture capitalists invested $2.5bn in 396 deals in Europe, Canada, Israel, China and India - a 24 per ...

  • Bessemer Venture Partners Announces Three Promotions 1 Feb 2010 19:34 GMT
    ... their colleagues at BVP, and their fellow venture capitalists. We are very pleased to be able ... York, Mumbai, and Tel Aviv. The oldest venture capital practice in the United States, BVP has partnered ... companies have gone public on exchanges in Canada, India, London, and the United States. To learn ...

  • Call for Nominations: Red Herring Top 100 Private Companies in Europe 2 Feb 2010 13:28 GMT
    ... event will be accepted through February 15. Venture capitalists and entrepreneurs can submit their candidates for ... C-level entrepreneurs, corporate strategists, and over 50 venture capital funds in addition to being featured in a ... news release distribution. 1-800-774-9473 (US) | 1-888-299-0338 (Canada) | +44-20-7562-6550 (UK) ...

  • MobileMonday Toronto and RCR Local Join Forces to Present Mobile Predictions 2010 1 Feb 2010 14:52 GMT
    ... feature Krista Napier, Senior Analyst, from IDC Canada, Ron Gruia, Principal, Analyst, Telecom, from Frost ... around social media are changing the way Canadians interact with information and other people. "This is ... creators, mobile startups, interactive agencies, industry analysts, venture capitalists and many more. Official sponsors for MobileMonday ...


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