by cnolan
Posted on: February 14, 2011 by cnolan1 Comment »
Research in Motion Ltd. is making a lead investment in BlackBerry Partners Fund II, the company said in a release. The new $150 million fund is expected to launch in June. The first BlackBerry Partners Fund was formed in 2008 with backing from Research In Motion, Thomson Reuters and the Royal Bank of Canada.
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
Blackstone Group LP is planning to create a hedge fund which will consist of the boldest trades from the third-party
Author : reuters-news
Shares of Tableau Software soared nearly 64% on Friday, promising a massive return for its venture capital backers New Enterprise
Author : lbeltran
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