by asormani
Posted on: October 22, 2012 by asormaniNo Comments »
Catch up on the latest news after the weekend with this morning’s First Read which reveals who will survive the biotech VC downturn, the latest in Asian private equity news and who has raised the largest ever seed round in Y Combinator history.
by asormani
Posted on: October 8, 2012 by asormaniNo Comments »
Microsoft has acquired PhoneFactor. Founded in 2001, PhoneFactor is a multifactor authentication solutions business.
by asormani
Posted on: August 1, 2012 by asormaniNo Comments »
Click on this morning’s First Read to find out about Avalon Ventures’ tenth fund, Mango Health’s stellar fundraising and why venture capital is most definitely not broken.
by asormani
Posted on: June 26, 2012 by asormaniNo Comments »
Seattle startup Thinkfuse is being acquired by Salesforce.com. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Thinkfuse investors include Ali and Hadi Partovi, SV Angel, and Founder’s Co-op. The company was founded by former Google and Microsoft engineers Brandon Bloom and Steve Krenzel. ANNOUNCEMENT Today, we are excited to share that the Thinkfuse team will be [...]
by asormani
Posted on: June 21, 2012 by asormaniNo Comments »
FirstRead this morning brings you a sunny forecast for Microsoft but warns to bring an umbrella just in case and Peter Thiel may be warming to energy investing.
Posted on: June 19, 2012 by Jonathan MarinoNo Comments »
Well, if there’s anyone that could successfully extract value from used-up old handset makers, it would be private equity…
Posted on: June 19, 2012 by Jonathan MarinoNo Comments »
If you can’t figure out lunch after reading this morning’s peHUB First Read, it sure isn’t our fault. See the biggest sandwich guide ever inside.
by reuters-news
Posted on: June 18, 2012 by reuters-newsNo Comments »
Microsoft is close to buying business software company Yammer for more than $1 billion, according to Reuters. Backed by PayPal co-founder and Facebook investor Peter Thiel, Yammer said it counts more than 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies as clients. It has raised more than $140 million in venture capital funding. Reuters – Microsoft Corp [...]
by asormani
Posted on: June 18, 2012 by asormaniNo Comments »
This morning’s FirstRead unveils AXA, Index and MassVentures new fundraisings, Microsoft getting closer to Yammer purchase and Peter Thiel’s controversial opinion that kids should skip college and companies should stop listing degrees as a job requirement.
by asormani
Posted on: June 11, 2012 by asormaniNo Comments »
Take a pause this morning to click through to the latest news from peHUB’s First Read which includes Silicon Valley Bank’s UK launch, China’s National Social Security Fund boosting PE investments and how to become a 19 year old VC associate.
Yahoo’s $1.1 billion planned purchase of blogging site Tumblr is the largest exit of a pre-public venture-backed New York-based company
Author : mboslet
The surging popularity of bitcoin has some brand-name venture capitalists investing real money in the controversial virtual currency. Just since
Author : laragon
It’s that time of the year when every VC (or, well, most VCs) secretly pulls up Forbes’ Midas list and,
Author : mahendra
The Michigan Venture Capital Association said 29 venture capital firms now do business in the state and contributed to the
Author : mboslet
Blackstone Group LP is planning to create a hedge fund which will consist of the boldest trades from the third-party
Author : reuters-news
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