VC
RSS VCVC funding slides in the US
News First timers now account for 26 per cent of VC funding, the highest percentage in two years, compared to 21 per cent last year. Software kept its place as the number one sector for VC cash, with $1.1bn... [26 Apr 2005]
Google gets ready to spend with '$100m VC fund'
News Other Silicon Valley companies with extensive VC track records include Intel, HP, and Motorola. Google has launched a venture capital arm to invest in a diverse array of industries, including the consumer internet,... [31 Mar 2009]
UK remains top of the high-tech VC heap
News More than a quarter of all Europe's technology VC investment in 2001 - E1.9bn (£1.22bn) - went to UK companies, more than any other European country. The UK still accounts for the lion's share of Europe's venture capital... [02 Jul 2002]
Hiptop creator secures $35m VC backing
News It said it still has a quarter of its previous round of VC money in the bank. Danger, the company behind that last year unveiled its hiptop mobile device, has raised $35m in fourth round 'Series D' venture capital funding. [03 Feb 2003]
Start-ups and VC cash - life goes on
Comment Deloitte and Touche, for example, conducted a survey of confidence in the UK venture capital industry and it found the first significant rise in confidence among VC groups for almost three years - 92 per cent of the 770... [02 Apr 2002]
VC spend goes green in 2008
News Following solar-energy firms in attracting VC dollars were companies specialising in biofuels such as ethanol, biodiesel, synthetic biology and algae. Green-tech venture capital funding soared last year, aided by... [07 Jan 2009]
VC investment falls to four-year low
News A study by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Venture Economics and the US Venture Capital Association found that during the second quarter of this year, VC funding in Bay area start-ups dropped almost to 1998 levels. [31 Jul 2002]
The VC's lot is not a happy one in 2003
News As the economic slump continues, investors in venture capital funds are seeing lackluster returns, according to a joint report by a venture capital research firm and venture capital association. An anaemic market for initial public... [16 Jan 2003]
A VC-Based API for Renegotiable QoS in Wireless ATM Networks
White Paper Quality of Service (QoS) support for multimedia applications has been widely discussed in the context of high speed wired networks. As interest increases in wireless ATM networks that extend the connection to a wireless endpoint, the... [23 Aug 2007]
CGU sets up £20m VC fund for e-insurance firms
News UK insurance company CGU has created a £20m venture capital fund to back ecommerce businesses relevant to the insurance sector. The fund will be managed by UK-based venture capital specialist, Quester, and is expected to make between... [25 Apr 2000]
Maestro-VC: On-Demand Secure Cluster Computing Using Virtualization
White Paper On-demand computing is the name given to technology which enables an infrastructure where computing cycles are treated as a commodity, and where such a commodity can be accessed upon request. In this way the goals of on-demand computing... [01 Mar 2008]
Intel sets up $200m consumer electronics VC fund
News Intel has created a $200m venture capital fund to invest in start-ups and small companies that specialise in technology for the home. The Digital Home Fund, which will be managed inside Intel Capital, will help hardware, software and... [07 Jan 2004]
S7 Software Ports a Windows Based (VC++) Application Onto Solaris and Linux With Native Performance Using WindU
White Paper One of the largest global enterprise software companies exclusively focusing on managing and mobilizing information from the data center to the point of action wanted a complete rapid, native-quality port of its application and related... [19 Dec 2008]
Bush appoints VC as top tech advisor
News E Floyd Kvamme of technology-focused venture capitalist firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byers, was appointed co-chair of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology this week. [30 Mar 2001]
Softbank targets European start-ups with $1bn VC drive
News Japanese Internet software group, Softbank, is storming into the European venture capital market with the launch of two funds totalling £630m ($1bn). Softbank said £285m ($450m) of the money will be used to invest in UK Internet... [09 Mar 2000]
