Will the IPO market ever be the same?
From VentureBeat—this is an outstanding article by serial entrepreneur Steve Blank about the evolution of VCs and the IPO market. He sees...
Funding & Acquisitions News
Funding and Acquisitions: Betable gets $3M from Skype founders’ VC fund
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Betable secures $3 million to become the Twitter for betting (via TechCrunch) Plum District...
DoNanza seeks to become the Kayak of the freelance market
You may have thought sites like Elance and oDesk had the freelance market covered, but startup DoNanza is taking a novel approach to connecting free...
Funding and Acquisitions: Flipboard acquires Ellerdale, launches media reader app for iPad
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Flipboard Buys Ellerdale, Launches Social Digital Magazine (via gigaom) ThisNext raises...
Funding and Acquisitions: Security firm closes moderate funding round
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Predilect lands $750k for stronger security questions (via DealsBeat)...
Startup activity at a record low in first half of 2010, according to report
A survey of job seekers by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas that measures the percentage of those who opt to start a business, found...
Funding and Acquisitions: Compass Labs and Puppet Labs raise $5 million each
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Pixazza raises $12 million to make images across the web interactive (via MobileBeat) Compass...
Funding and Acquisitions: With New Funding in Hand, Will Trilliant Pursue an IPO?
Today’s funding and acquisitions news: Smart Grid Company Trilliant Scores $106M In Funding – Next Up, An IPO? (via TechCrunch) ...
Funding and Acquisitions: Apple Gets Into the Maps Game with Poly9 Acquisition
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Here Comes Apple Earth. Map Startup Poly9 Reportedly Snatched Up By Cupertino (via...
Funding and Acquisitions: Mobile firms hi5, InMobi, and MobileIron get a funding boost
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Gaming-Focused Social Network hi5 Raises $14 Million (via TechCrunch) Kleiner, Sherpalo...
Funding and Acquisitions: Another online ad firm gets significant investment
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Performance-based online advertising company Adsmarket raises $17 million (via TechCrunch) ...
Funding and Acquisitions: VC Fundraising Makes a Moderate Jump in the First Half of 2010
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: U.S. Venture Capital Fundraising Up 13 Percent In First Half Of 2010 To $7.5B (via...
