Posts Tagged ‘Venture capital’

Top 7 Investor Firms In New York You Can Contact For Funding

Startups either bootstrap and later seek for funds from angel investors or venture capitalists. At each stage in building a company entrepreneurs access their funding requirements and apply for funding. If you intend to source for funding, one of the following firms might be of assistance to you. Contact them for details of [...]

Winners of 2010 Knight Foundation News Challenge

Twelve media innovation projects have been named the 2010 winners of the Knight News Challenge, a contest that funds ideas that use digital technology to inform specific geographic communities.The winners will receive $2.74 million as part of the fourth round of the five-year international contest.
Nearly half of this year’s winners are private [...]

Social Gaming Venture Fund Launched

DeNA, the Japanese mobile social gaming company, has announced its contribution of $27.5 million towards a new venture capital fund called Incubate Fund No. 1 Limited Partnership. With its investment, DeNA holds an 83% stake in the fund.
Based in Tokyo, the fund is designed to invest in companies working [...]

Boston Startup Weekend Witnessed 15 Teams 15 Ideas

Startup Weekend Boston took place between 4th and 6th June. The program witnessed 15 teams who presented startup ideas. The following teams took turns to present their ideas, progress made so far and lessons learned over the weekend. Startup weekend presents its attendees with networking, team building and [...]

LeadForce1 Wins The Top SiliconIndia Startup Award for 2010

LeadForce1, provider of marketing automation solutions, received the award as Best Startup of 2010 at the just ended SiliconIndia startup 2010 Award . 95 technology startups presented their business plans to a distinguished panel of venture capitalists.
LeadForce1, provides real-time solution that delivers a new level of enriched [...]

12 Companies Made It To The Founder Showcase

Twelve companies elected by over 14,000 registered CEO Members of TheFunded.com presented to an audience of 250 investors, founders, and members of the press at the Microsoft Corporation Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View California.
The Founder Showcase is a quarterly open start-up pitch and networking event that highlights seed- stage businesses, helping [...]

Top Startup Funding In The Month of April 2010

Funding is a necessary evil. I prefer startups receives funding to build a company that can make a lot of difference with the right guidance and resources.But getting a startup funded isn’t easy.Multiple announcements daily of new companies getting money does not make it an easy task. The following startups received funding in the month of April to boost the development of the company and make a lot more impact.

The Rise And Fall of Startup Ideas And Companies

Most Entrepreneurs have gone through this phase of building a company

You conceives an idea, get excited about it or
Identify a problem and believe it can be developed into a company.
If your idea is organic, read this
You write it in your journal or idea bank , tell a friend about it,
You receive [...]

Y Combinator: 26 New Startups Make Presentations On Demo Day

Y combinator, a startup incubator launched 26 new startups on March, 23rd 2010. Some of the startups were launched on this day at the Demo conference where the startups made presentations in the presence of potential investors. Y Combinator holds such presentations twice every year. Companies that pass out receive funding from the [...]

The 20 Startup Finalists for Plugg 2010 Conference

Plugg is a one-day conference with a clear focus on celebrating entrepreneurship and innovation in Europe and raising global awareness for those European start-ups in the Web / Mobile 2.0 field that stand out in the crop.Plugg aims to provide a hands-on view on what’s happening in Europe.
A selection of 20 start-ups with [...]