Articles about Venture capital – Page 52 of 70

Here’s where the angel money is flowing in the U.S.

More angel money is being invested in the Southwest region of the U.S. and median angel round sizes reached a… Read More

U2’s Bono and others invest $1.6 million in secretive online travel startup Vamo

A group of two dozen angel investors — including rock star Bono; Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff; and Path founder Dave… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon alums land $1M for password, app management startup Meldium

Saving and remembering passwords is troublesome, and at times, dangerous from a security standpoint. That becomes even more of a… Read More

The top 3 cities for startups: Austin, Seattle and Boulder

The San Francisco Bay Area still holds the undisputed crown for startup activity and venture capital. But if you’re just… Read More

Social polling app Loop raises $450K to be Yahoo! Answers on steroids

Many of us reach out to our friends and family or even random people on the Internet when trying to… Read More

Budding business: Startup lights up with $7 million to grow the Yelp of medical marijuana

Business is budding for Privateer Holdings Inc., a Seattle company that just reeled in $7 million in a series A… Read More

Data analytics startup Context Relevant scores $7M series A from Madrona, Bloomberg and others

Context Relevant has reeled in $7 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle company will use for continued development… Read More

Volatility in VC land: Funding tumbles 14 percent in Q2

Venture Capital funding took a turn for the worse during the second quarter as deals and dollars slipped on a… Read More

Former Clearwire researchers raise cash for stealthy Alpental Technologies

Now that Clearwire is officially fading into the history books and execs are already leaving, it will be interesting to… Read More

Here are the 5 biggest VC deals in Seattle from the past two years

Money is flowing, and it sure seems like it’s a good time to be a startup entrepreneur. Just how good?… Read More

No more secrecy? SEC votes to allow startups, VCs, hedge funds to talk about fundraising

Nearly every week I come across a startup company or investment firm that offers this explanation when I ask for… Read More

This startup just raised more than $1M to illuminate construction workers with an innovative ‘Halo Light’

Construction and road crew workers are constantly at risk in the field. But, as entrepreneurs Max Baker and Andrew Royal see… Read More

Still recovering from ‘painful’ Webvan deal, Sequoia bets again on grocery delivery with $8.5M Instacart investment

You know what they say about history: “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” Well, let’s hope that Sequoia… Read More

Satellite communications startup Kymeta lands $50M from Bill Gates, others

Kymeta Corp., the satellite communications startup that spun out of Intellectual Ventures, has scored $50 million in venture funding. Backers… Read More

A dozen things I’ve learned about venture capital (in 999 words)

Editor’s note: This post is part of a series by Tren Griffin, a senior director at Microsoft who previously worked… Read More

Former Vulcan partner Dino Vendetti raising cash for new Oregon venture fund

Dino Vendetti, a former partner at Vulcan and exec at Metawave, has raised $3 million of a $15 million fund for a… Read More

Mobile analytics startup Zettics raises cash

Zettics, the mobile analytics startup led by former Qpass exec Sterling Wilson, has raised an additional $6.7 million, according to… Read More

Top 5 reasons why startups are wasted on the young

Okay, I admit it. In my entire life, nothing has made me feel older than pitching to VCs on Sand… Read More

This dude just raised $800,000 in 4 hours for a sonic vibrator designed to stimulate the sex toy industry

There was certainly a lot of buzz around Robin Elenga’s latest angel financing round, literally and figuratively. Elenga is the… Read More

Microsoft vets land $3M for Discuzz to help salespeople better communicate with prospects and customers

Discuzz, a Bellevue startup that helps sales professionals communicate more effectively with partners and customers, has raised a $3 million… Read More

Junk mail eliminator PaperKarma acquired by Reputation.com

It only seemed like a matter of time before someone big swooped up PaperKarma, the popular junk mail eliminator app.… Read More

Seattle angels invest in mobile marketing startup Sparq

A group of prominent Seattle angel investors are putting some of their cash behind Sparq, the mobile marketing upstart which… Read More

Socrata lands $18 million, continuing mission to unlock troves of government data

Seattle entrepreneur Kevin Merritt wants to help lead a transformation in government. Not by running for office, but through unleashing… Read More

Cosmetics upstart Julep reels in another $5M from Maveron, Andreessen Horowitz

It usually doesn’t happen this way. But Julep, the fast-growing Seattle cosmetics upstart, has gotten bigger as its metrics have improved.… Read More

Anomo helps you find love with anonymous self-created avatars, raises cash

Things are moving quickly for Anomo, the Seattle mobile startup that helps you land a date, meet your next business partner or… Read More

Ex-Amazon engineers form Wire Labs, raise $150,000 for mobile startup

We’ve seen countless Microsoft veterans leave Redmond to create their own startups, but that hasn’t happened as much with Amazon… Read More

Corporate wellness company Keas snags $8M from Ignition and Atlas Venture

Keas, a corporate wellness program based out of San Francisco, has just received $8 million in funding from Ignition Partners… Read More

HomeGrocer founder Terry Drayton is back: Storrage wants to deliver the stuff you own to your doorstep

Terry Drayton, the co-founder and former CEO of HomeGrocer.com, the heavily-funded online grocery delivery service whose iconic peach rotted during… Read More

Study: Immigrant entrepreneurs at VC-backed companies are responsible for 600,000 jobs

Immigrants have long played a critical role in the succes of the U.S. — leaving behind their homelands for what… Read More

This map shows where venture capital dollars are flowing in the U.S.

Check out this cool map, produced by The Atlantic in partnership with the Martin Prosperity Institute, which shows where venture capital dollars… Read More