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...
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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...
Funding and Acquisitions: BuyWithMe gets a cash infusion to expand its reach
Funding and acquisitions roundup: BuyWithMe puts $16M in its cart to expand local discounts to new cities (via SocialBeat) Synchronoss...
Funding and Acquisitions: Does Venrock’s scaled-back fund indicate a continued downturn…or just good sense?
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: Venrock showcases VC trend, raises small $350M fund (via VentureBeat) Now Google Backs TechHub,...
Funding and Acquisitions: ‘Accessible luxury’ site raises a $9M series A
Funding and acquisitions roundup at the tail end of a holiday weekend: My-Wardrobe secures $9 million Series A lead by Balderton to expand abroad...
Funding and Acquisitions: Biotech firms get big money
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup—happy Friday!: Life science startup Ingenuity Systems brings in $15.4M (via DealsBeat) ...
Funding and Acquisitions: HP completes its Palm acquisition
Today’s funding and acquisitions roundup: HP closes deal on $1.2B acquisition of Palm (via MobileBeat) Omidyar Network Hands $2.3M In...
