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	<title>Startup News</title>
	<link>http://startupnewz.com</link>
	<description>Startup News - Discover Hot Startups</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 22:39:25 PDT</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ask.com is Buying Lexico, the Owner Of Dictionary.com]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/askcom_is_buying_lexico_the_owner_of_dictionarycom/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/askcom_is_buying_lexico_the_owner_of_dictionarycom/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 22:39:25 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/askcom_is_buying_lexico_the_owner_of_dictionarycom/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Greg Sterling of SearchEngineLand has this post about the interesting acquisition of Lexico by Ask.com.  As you may already be aware, Lexico is the owner of this well-known and popular reference sites such as Thesaurus.com, Dictionary.com and Reference.com. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Comcast Acquires Plaxo, Deal Closed Today]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/comcast_acquires_plaxo_deal_closed_today/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/comcast_acquires_plaxo_deal_closed_today/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 22:39:24 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Social Networking</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/comcast_acquires_plaxo_deal_closed_today/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Arrington of TechCrunch writes that all those rumors swirling around of the possible Plaxo deal are true and that Comcast has acquired this 2002 startup for some price between $150 and $170 Million.  There were other suitors to Plaxo and included Google and Facebook. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[At The Churchill Club tonight: The Top 10 Tech Trends]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/eventsandmeetups/at_the_churchill_club_tonight_the_top_10_tech_trends/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/eventsandmeetups/at_the_churchill_club_tonight_the_top_10_tech_trends/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 22:39:23 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Events and Meetups</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/eventsandmeetups/at_the_churchill_club_tonight_the_top_10_tech_trends/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two of the top valley VCs are going to share their vision of the Top 10 Tech Trends for the hoi polloi tonight at the San Jose Fairmont Hotel.  Vinod Khosla of the Khosla Ventures and Steve Jurvetson of the Draper Fisher Jurvetson firms are the two VCs who will present their views. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Social MishMash: Friend Connect, Open Social, Ning, and the web]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/the_social_mishmash_friend_connect_open_social_ning_and_the_web/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/the_social_mishmash_friend_connect_open_social_ning_and_the_web/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 10:21:45 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Social Networking</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/the_social_mishmash_friend_connect_open_social_ning_and_the_web/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After Google announced its initiative to create the Open Social as a way of open, collaborative social networking development, many big names have joined the bandwagon.  Now, Marc Andreessen's Ning has announced a date for supporting this network in June along with a host of other such connections. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[PowerGenix Demos its Battery in a Prius]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/powergenix_demos_its_battery_in_a_prius/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/powergenix_demos_its_battery_in_a_prius/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:30:09 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Clean Tech</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/powergenix_demos_its_battery_in_a_prius/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[San Diego, California based eight year old startup PowerGenix has just now demonstrated its first battery pack for a Toyota Prius.  PowerGenix says its nickel-zinc battery is 35 percent smaller than the Prius’ nickel metal hydride battery, has a better energy density and also costs less. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lessons Shared by Zoho Creator Pricing]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/lessons_shared_by_zoho_creator_pricing/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/lessons_shared_by_zoho_creator_pricing/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:30:07 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Startup Lessons</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/lessons_shared_by_zoho_creator_pricing/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Zoho is being frank and open in sharing what it calls its own strategic pricing bungle and is explaining what went into this decision making and what steps were taken that lead it to go off the success path.  So, what can one learn from this fiasco - well, plenty it turns out - know your audience especially well. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Search Engine Powerset Launches]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/search/new_search_engine_powerset_launches/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/search/new_search_engine_powerset_launches/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:30:06 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Search</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/search/new_search_engine_powerset_launches/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a lot of hoopla and making a big splash of how it would become a Google killer, the new kid in the search engine land, Powerset has finally released a glimpse of what is capable of doing using the NLP (Natural Language Processing) and Danny Sullivan has provided a fantastic review of this. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[SlideShare Gets $3M From Dave McClure, Mark Cuban, Venrock]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/slideshare_gets_3m_from_dave_mcclure_mark_cuban_venrock/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/slideshare_gets_3m_from_dave_mcclure_mark_cuban_venrock/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 17:05:17 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/slideshare_gets_3m_from_dave_mcclure_mark_cuban_venrock/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rashmi Sinha, Jonathan Boutelle and Amita Ranjan founded SlideShare.com to share your powerpoint presentations online and is rapidly gaining a lot of attention from well-known angels and finally bagged a neat $3 Million in funding from the venerable VC firm Venrock Ventures. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jangl and TalkPlus going down]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/startupsforsale/jangl_and_talkplus_going_down/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/startupsforsale/jangl_and_talkplus_going_down/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 17:05:16 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Startups for sale</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/startupsforsale/jangl_and_talkplus_going_down/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jangl and TalkPlus, both Bay area based VoIP companies which launched with a lot of fanfare and got pretty decent funding from the deep pockets, are having a tough time and are looking to have buyers to save them - it is looking more and more like a fire sale now. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[SilkFair - Socialized Web 2.0 Shopping and Selling, E-Bay Rival and Alternative | Tech2All | Gadgets]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/ecommerce/silkfair_socialized_web_20_shopping_and_selling_ebay_rival_and_alternative_tech2all_gadgets/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/ecommerce/silkfair_socialized_web_20_shopping_and_selling_ebay_rival_and_alternative_tech2all_gadgets/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:52:51 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>silkfair</dc:creator>
		<category>E-Commerce</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/ecommerce/silkfair_socialized_web_20_shopping_and_selling_ebay_rival_and_alternative_tech2all_gadgets/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ruhani Rabin of Tech2All reviews new ecommerce startup SilkFair.com highlighting unique search features and SilkFair.com's sandbox where the curious can try out all the features before signing up. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[SilkFair: An eBay Alternative that Shines - AppScout]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/ecommerce/silkfair_an_ebay_alternative_that_shines_appscout/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/ecommerce/silkfair_an_ebay_alternative_that_shines_appscout/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:52:49 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>silkfair</dc:creator>
		<category>E-Commerce</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/ecommerce/silkfair_an_ebay_alternative_that_shines_appscout/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alan Henry of AppScout reviews www.SilkFair.com an ecommerce startup that launched in March.  Mr. Henry gives high marks on the sites design and functionality and discusses SilkFair as an alternative to eBay. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brightkite: Another newbie in mobile social networking]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mobile20/brightkite_another_newbie_in_mobile_social_networking/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mobile20/brightkite_another_newbie_in_mobile_social_networking/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:37:05 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mobile 2.0</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mobile20/brightkite_another_newbie_in_mobile_social_networking/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Martin May is the founder of Denver based newbie Brightkite at mobile social networking - joining a long list of all those out there trying to tap into the location problem that Dodgeball (remember?) was trying to solve when it was swallowed by Google to disappear from this planet (sadly). ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Taleo acquires Vurv]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/software/taleo_acquires_vurv/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/software/taleo_acquires_vurv/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:37:03 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Software</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/software/taleo_acquires_vurv/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tapping into &quot;Human Capital Management&quot; sector of the &quot;Software-As-A-Service&quot; market, Taleo Corp has agreed to pay approximately $129 Million to acquire its smaller rival company Vurv.  Many believe that this is a signal that augurs well for consolidation in this sector. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spot Runner Raises Another $51M]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/advertising/spot_runner_raises_another_51m/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/advertising/spot_runner_raises_another_51m/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:37:02 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Advertising</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/advertising/spot_runner_raises_another_51m/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Allen &amp; Company, Battery Ventures, Capital Research and Management, CBS, Index Ventures, The Interpublic Group, Tudor Investment Corporation, and WPP were joined by Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), Grupo Televisa, Legg Mason Capital Management, Groupe Arnault/LVMH to fund TV advertising startup Spot Runner. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[CleanTech venture Mascoma gets $81 Million]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/cleantech_venture_mascoma_gets_81_million/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/cleantech_venture_mascoma_gets_81_million/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 08:14:18 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Clean Tech</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/cleantech_venture_mascoma_gets_81_million/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[VCs are pouring it on - tons of money into CleanTech startups with big deals: Range, Mascoma, Coskata and others are all racing to raise huge amounts in an attempt to bring the world’s first full-scale cellulosic plant online.  Name any top VC and you have some sort of investment from them into these startups. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Signing Off, And What Does A Blogger Actually Use?]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/signing_off_and_what_does_a_blogger_actually_use/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/signing_off_and_what_does_a_blogger_actually_use/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 08:14:17 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Online Apps and Widgets</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/signing_off_and_what_does_a_blogger_actually_use/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Duncan Riley, the veteran expert on Australian politics and well known blogger, extremely prolific at TechCrunch is quitting after exactly one year.  He bids adieu and in his final post, he shares the online gadgets and tools that he uses regularly as part of his work to make him more efficient. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft acquires Farecast]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/microsoft_acquires_farecast/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/microsoft_acquires_farecast/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 22:13:09 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/microsoft_acquires_farecast/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Seattle based online travel website Farecast has been acquired by the Seattle based giant Microsoft for a cool $100 Million or so.  Madrona Venture Group, Par Capital Management, Greylock Partners and others have invested more than $20 Million in this successful venture. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Network clutter?  Try Yoono]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/social_network_clutter_try_yoono/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/social_network_clutter_try_yoono/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 17:08:41 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Social Networking</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/social_network_clutter_try_yoono/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Josh Lowensohn writes his review about a new service designed to integrate your social networking stuff: Yoono offers a browser add-on for discovering and sharing Web content is launching several new features designed to help you track what your friends are up to online.  It is in private beta. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup Fididel offers live online auctions]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/startup_fididel_offers_live_online_auctions/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/startup_fididel_offers_live_online_auctions/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 11:43:12 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Online Apps and Widgets</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/startup_fididel_offers_live_online_auctions/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hal Wendell, CEO and founder of Fididel says that he was fed up of losing the bids on the current auction sites like eBay and others and therefore decided to create one of his own so that he could participate in a live auction across the web and set his own price to get what he wants. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup GodTube Gets $30 Million Funding]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_godtube_gets_30_million_funding/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_godtube_gets_30_million_funding/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 11:42:43 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_godtube_gets_30_million_funding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Startup GodTube was launched in summer last year in Dallas, and has since been among the fastest growing websites online...it now says it has about 2 million users a month. It got a whopping funding of $30 Million from hedge fund GLG Partners, which has also invested in Glam Media and Spinvox. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[StartupCamp 5 in SF This Weekend]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/conferences/startupcamp_5_in_sf_this_weekend/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/conferences/startupcamp_5_in_sf_this_weekend/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 11:42:41 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Conferences</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/conferences/startupcamp_5_in_sf_this_weekend/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sun Microsystems is rolling on with its StartupCamp series, hosting the latest one (the fifth) at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.  Jonathan Schwartz the CEO kicked it off on Sunday, 4 May with the keynote address that announced the availability of open source Solaris operating system. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yahoo to outsource Messenger phone calls to startup Jajah]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/yahoo_to_outsource_messenger_phone_calls_to_startup_jajah/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/yahoo_to_outsource_messenger_phone_calls_to_startup_jajah/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:30:11 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Online Apps and Widgets</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/yahoo_to_outsource_messenger_phone_calls_to_startup_jajah/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Startup Jajah is in the news.  Jajah will connect the calls to and from users of Yahoo Messenger and handle billing and customer care; so, Yahoo is outsourcing this part completely to Jajah which is a pretty big win for this startup.  Jajah has been steadily growing well. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cox to buy online Ad Network Adify For $300 Million]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/cox_to_buy_online_ad_network_adify_for_300_million/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/cox_to_buy_online_ad_network_adify_for_300_million/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:29:33 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/cox_to_buy_online_ad_network_adify_for_300_million/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out the convergence happenings.  Cox Communication Enterprises is putting down a hefty $300 Million to buy out the online advertising network company Adify.  Adify is actually a company that provides technology to allow others to launch ad networks and folks are scratching their heads to understand what was Cox thinking. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Khosla backs Four Lesser-Known Green Car Companies]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/khosla_backs_four_lesserknown_green_car_companies/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/khosla_backs_four_lesserknown_green_car_companies/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:29:32 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Clean Tech</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/khosla_backs_four_lesserknown_green_car_companies/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Kliener Perkins honcho Vinod Khosla is revving up his Khosla Ventures investments into batteries, alternate energy sources and well, four less known green car companies.  See if you know these names or if they ring a bell with you: Sakti3, Firefly Energy, Ramu and Tula. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Russian Odnoklassniki.ru Set To Top $30 Million In Revenue]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/russian_odnoklassnikiru_set_to_top_30_million_in_revenue/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/russian_odnoklassnikiru_set_to_top_30_million_in_revenue/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:02:16 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Social Networking</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/russian_odnoklassnikiru_set_to_top_30_million_in_revenue/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How would you feel if more than 100,000 new members were joining your network every day?  That is what is happening to Odnoklassniki.ru (literally means &quot;Classmates&quot;) Yakov of Quintura is saying that Odnoklassniki, which translates to “Classmates”, sports 15 million users with a daily engagement of 5 million. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[TheStreet.com invests in Geezeo]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/thestreetcom_invests_in_geezeo/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/thestreetcom_invests_in_geezeo/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:04:44 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/thestreetcom_invests_in_geezeo/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The online money management tool Geezeo has given away 13% of its ownership to TheStreet.com with an option to buy it out completely at a later stage if TheStreet.com thinks so.  With its &quot;Educated Financial Decisions&quot; tools it provides you to track, monitor and review your finances to keep things in order. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Changing Startup Culture: Ning, Twitter Viral VC Ventures]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/changing_startup_culture_ning_twitter_viral_vc_ventures/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/changing_startup_culture_ning_twitter_viral_vc_ventures/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:04:43 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Startup Lessons</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/changing_startup_culture_ning_twitter_viral_vc_ventures/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Donna Bogatin writes that of the Ning assumption that visions of fast-growing, highly scalable, multi-billion dollar viral (not so serendipitous) hits must be highly financed if the end-game of a lucrative exit is to be achieved.  She says that the culture of startups is changing. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup RightScale Takes $4.5M for the Cloud]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/services/startup_rightscale_takes_45m_for_the_cloud/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/services/startup_rightscale_takes_45m_for_the_cloud/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:04:43 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Services</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/services/startup_rightscale_takes_45m_for_the_cloud/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Benchmark Capital has invested a neat $4.5 M into the Santa Barbara based startup RightScale which focuses on bringing cloud computing into the enterprise world.  CEO Michael Crandell thinks that RightScale has the right amount of basic support and infrastructure to become successful. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Apple Buys Chip Designer P A Semi]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/apple_buys_chip_designer_p_a_semi/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/apple_buys_chip_designer_p_a_semi/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:48:40 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/apple_buys_chip_designer_p_a_semi/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A boutique microprocessor chip design company with about 150 people was bought by Apple for about $278 Million in cash with the plans of this startup P.A.Semi to design the new chips that Apple needs in the future.  This is a big win for P.A.Semi which has a lot of potential. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Osteologix completes $5.3 Million in private placement financing]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/finance/osteologix_completes_53_million_in_private_placement_financing/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/finance/osteologix_completes_53_million_in_private_placement_financing/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:48:39 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Finance</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/finance/osteologix_completes_53_million_in_private_placement_financing/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[San Francisco based Osteologix has completed a round of private placement financing of the amount of $5.3 Million.  It sold 4,030,304 shares of its common stock at $1.32 per share, and warrants to purchase up to 2,015,152 shares of its common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $5.3 million. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Slideshare: A VC looks at it]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/slideshare_a_vc_looks_at_it/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/slideshare_a_vc_looks_at_it/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:48:38 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Online Apps and Widgets</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/slideshare_a_vc_looks_at_it/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fred Wilson, a VC who blogs has given his inputs and shared his experience with the startup Slideshare which converts your Powerpoint presentation into Flash, but seems to take a really long time to do it; and, as far as the quality goes - well, do check it out yourself. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Agassi's new startup: GPS, Cell-phone Plans and Speedy Battery Exchange]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/greentech/agassis_new_startup_gps_cellphone_plans_and_speedy_battery_exchange/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/greentech/agassis_new_startup_gps_cellphone_plans_and_speedy_battery_exchange/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:11:18 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Green Tech</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/greentech/agassis_new_startup_gps_cellphone_plans_and_speedy_battery_exchange/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shai Agassi the ex-number two at SAP is on a roll with his Project Better Place project which is very well funded and plans to build a complete infrastructure to support clean technologies through your cell-phone, something like MetroPCS does but in a completely green way. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Guess the 9 People You Meet at Y Combinator]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/guess_the_9_people_you_meet_at_y_combinator/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/guess_the_9_people_you_meet_at_y_combinator/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:11:18 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Startup Lessons</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/guess_the_9_people_you_meet_at_y_combinator/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Larry Chiang, the founder of duck9 writes about the 9 different types of people you will meet at Y Combinator and what you can really learn from each of them.  It includes our favorite: DDSS stands for Dumb-Down-Sandbag-for-Success. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup CrossLoop comes out of secret-mode]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/onlinecollaboration/startup_crossloop_comes_out_of_secretmode/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/onlinecollaboration/startup_crossloop_comes_out_of_secretmode/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:10:46 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Online Collaboration</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/onlinecollaboration/startup_crossloop_comes_out_of_secretmode/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Claiming more than 5000 users now, CrossLoop is a startup that has come out of its stealth mode.  It allows two people to share their computer desktops, has launched an online marketplace where you can find experts to help you learn more about a wide range of (mostly computer-related) topics. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[BuddyMedia raises money for new social network]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/buddymedia_raises_money_for_new_social_network/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/buddymedia_raises_money_for_new_social_network/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:19:51 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/buddymedia_raises_money_for_new_social_network/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Led by Softbank Capital, with participation from European Founders Fund, GreyCroft Partners, and angel investors including Ron Conway, who have put in about $6.5 Million into BuddyMedia which is gearing up to offer a new social network that it thinks will fly. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Software Firm SixApart Buys Social Media Agency Apperceptive]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/newmedia/software_firm_sixapart_buys_social_media_agency_apperceptive/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/newmedia/software_firm_sixapart_buys_social_media_agency_apperceptive/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:19:44 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>New Media</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/newmedia/software_firm_sixapart_buys_social_media_agency_apperceptive/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The blogging startup company SixApart - yes, the same folks who offer MovableType, Typepad, Vox is buying the New York city based social media creative agency Apperceptive so that it can move in to the advertising and consulting space. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup Etelos can take your online apps offline]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/startup_etelos_can_take_your_online_apps_offline/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/startup_etelos_can_take_your_online_apps_offline/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:19:43 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Online Apps and Widgets</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/startup_etelos_can_take_your_online_apps_offline/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Even today, it is possible in so many scenarios to be disconnected (literally) from the internet.  Etelos allows you to be on a plane for instance and be able to use the online application just as if you were still connected to the internet.  A lot of folks are gunning for this space right now. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sunnyvale's VirtualLogix brings virtualization to mobile phones]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/sunnyvales_virtuallogix_brings_virtualization_to_mobile_phones/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/sunnyvales_virtuallogix_brings_virtualization_to_mobile_phones/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:19:42 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/sunnyvales_virtuallogix_brings_virtualization_to_mobile_phones/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CEO Peter Richards of VirtualLogix says that it is a technology whose time has come.  Virtualization on mobile phones that is.  Cisco, Texas Instruments have already invested in this Sunnyvale startup and now big one Motorola has announced that it is investing in this startup too. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[RGB Networks Gets More Funding]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/rgb_networks_gets_more_funding/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/rgb_networks_gets_more_funding/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:58:57 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/rgb_networks_gets_more_funding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hot startup (LightReading says so) RGB Networks seems to have put off its IPO plans for this year by going in for an additional round of funding (a neat $20 Million) to take the total green raked in to more than $57 Million.  Institutional Venture Partners lead this round of the pumping. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hydro Green Energy Closes $2.6 Million Investment]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/hydro_green_energy_closes_26_million_investment/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/hydro_green_energy_closes_26_million_investment/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:58:56 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Clean Tech</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/hydro_green_energy_closes_26_million_investment/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Announcing the close of its Series A, Hydro Green Energy, Houston-based hydrokinetic river power and tidal energy technology integrator and project developer, today announced that it has closed its $2.6 million Series-A funding round led by the Quercus Trust, a prominent investor in the renewable energy sector. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup Riya to Change Name, Looking to Sell Its Tech]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/search/startup_riya_to_change_name_looking_to_sell_its_tech/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/search/startup_riya_to_change_name_looking_to_sell_its_tech/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:58:56 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Search</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/search/startup_riya_to_change_name_looking_to_sell_its_tech/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[San Mateo, California based startup Riya, which has been funded so far by Blue Run Ventures, Leapfrog Ventures and Bay Partners is seeking a change in strategy by looking to sell its technology and use the proceeds to raise more money and also focus on its core competency. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Storwize Gets $19M in Funding]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/storwize_gets_19m_in_funding/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/storwize_gets_19m_in_funding/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:07:41 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/storwize_gets_19m_in_funding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[San Jose based Storwize which provides products for the network-attached storage market and launch products that will work with storage area networks using Fibre Channel, got its Series B second round of funding of $19 Million.  This was announced yesterday. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Traits of a Rockstar Software Engineer for your Startup]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/top_10_traits_of_a_rockstar_software_engineer_for_your_startup/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/top_10_traits_of_a_rockstar_software_engineer_for_your_startup/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:07:40 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Startup Lessons</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/top_10_traits_of_a_rockstar_software_engineer_for_your_startup/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alex Iskold writes about these 10 traits that a startup may want to hire: Loves To Code, Gets Things Done, Continuously Refactors Code, Uses Design Patterns, Writes Tests, Leverages Existing Code, Focuses on Usability, Writes Maintainable Code, Can Code in Any Language, Knows Basic Computer Science. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[AOL buys Sphere]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/aol_buys_sphere-1/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/aol_buys_sphere-1/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:56:50 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/aol_buys_sphere-1/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Om Malik first spoke about this.  The San Francisco based startup Sphere, which pulls and provides related content from across the web has been acquired by the once-almighty AOL for an undisclosed amount; some rumors believe it to be around $25 Million. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fred Says We Need A New Path To Liquidity]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/fred_says_we_need_a_new_path_to_liquidity/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/fred_says_we_need_a_new_path_to_liquidity/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:56:45 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/fred_says_we_need_a_new_path_to_liquidity/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fred Wilson has come out with a blog post that is rocking the blogosphere saying that the big giants (Yahoo, Google, News Corp, etc) are treating the internet assets like toys while smaller services like Twitter, Feedburner, Flickr, AIM, ... are the ones that offer something of value. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The end of young startup Mowser]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/deadstartups/the_end_of_young_startup_mowser/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/deadstartups/the_end_of_young_startup_mowser/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:56:45 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Dead Startups</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/deadstartups/the_end_of_young_startup_mowser/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In April 2007, Russell Beattie started a mobile browser company called Mowser and now after one year of trying hard, is giving it up.  He says that he was unable to raise capital or get enough users to make it a big enough success to make it sustaining.  Therefore, he is moving on. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ashton Kutcher-backed startup Ooma is faltering]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/ashton_kutcherbacked_startup_ooma_is_faltering/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/ashton_kutcherbacked_startup_ooma_is_faltering/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:48:34 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Startup Lessons</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/ashton_kutcherbacked_startup_ooma_is_faltering/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanking its rise to a viral video marketing campaign by Ashton Kutcher, once high-profile Ooma, the VoIP startup seems to be faltering and doddering along and things look really shaky.  It made news about its high-priced phone and giving away the service raising eyebrows about its business model. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[UC Berkeley: 4 Winning Cleantech Innovations]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/uc_berkeley_4_winning_cleantech_innovations/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/uc_berkeley_4_winning_cleantech_innovations/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:48:29 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Clean Tech</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/uc_berkeley_4_winning_cleantech_innovations/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Venture Lab Clean Technology Innovation contest is bringing four winning Cleantech innovations.  The first prize was won by low cost fuel cell concept and walked away with a prize of $10000.  UC Berkeley hosted the event and provided the support for these ideas. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Meebo Goes For Fundraising Instead Of Sale]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/meebo_goes_for_fundraising_instead_of_sale/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/meebo_goes_for_fundraising_instead_of_sale/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:48:28 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Online Apps and Widgets</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/meebo_goes_for_fundraising_instead_of_sale/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rumors said that at one point they looked for a valuation of $250 Million but could not find a buyer and therefore, web chat startup Meebo has gone in for another round of funding, says TechCrunch's Michael Arrington.  Meebo seems to have revenues of only about one million and that has been a factor in failing to find a suitor. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cluuz is The Next Generation Search Engine]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/search/cluuz_is_the_next_generation_search_engine/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/search/cluuz_is_the_next_generation_search_engine/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:55:49 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Search</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/search/cluuz_is_the_next_generation_search_engine/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a nice review of a startup - Cluuz, which is a next generation web search engine whose web search results are powered by: Yahoo Search Web Service, Microsoft Live Search, Alexa Web Search, Technorati Search API.  Check it out yourself and take a test drive. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[SiBeam gets $40 Million in additional funding]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/semiconductor/sibeam_gets_40_million_in_additional_funding/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/semiconductor/sibeam_gets_40_million_in_additional_funding/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:43:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Semiconductor</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/semiconductor/sibeam_gets_40_million_in_additional_funding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Started in 2004, SiBeam is a fabless semiconductor company.  This time the round of $40 Million was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Follow-on investments are included in this round from existing investors, Foundation Capital and U.S. Venture Partners (USVP). ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[RoadBlocks aims to stream Supply Chains Via the Web]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/ecommerce/roadblocks_aims_to_stream_supply_chains_via_the_web/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/ecommerce/roadblocks_aims_to_stream_supply_chains_via_the_web/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:43:00 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>E-Commerce</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/ecommerce/roadblocks_aims_to_stream_supply_chains_via_the_web/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Aiming to stream your supply chain online, RoadBlocks, spun out of Tourtellotte Solutions in December of 2007, Wayland, Mass.-based RockBlocks already has a large list of well-known retail clients, including JCPenney, Target, Home Depot and Macy’s. RockBlocks’ recent launch also included a cash infusion of $5 million from Brook Venture Partners. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Kinetic Concepts to Offer $1.7 Billion for Lifecell]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/kinetic_concepts_to_offer_17_billion_for_lifecell/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/kinetic_concepts_to_offer_17_billion_for_lifecell/</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:42:59 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/kinetic_concepts_to_offer_17_billion_for_lifecell/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Medical equipment company Kinetic Concepts is offering about $51 a share and paying up a total of $1.7 Billion in cash, which is actually a 18% premium over the last closing stock price to buy LifeCell.  This makes it pretty interesting, although some in the industry had predicted this event. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Federated Media worth $200 Million?]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/is_federated_media_worth_200_million-1/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/is_federated_media_worth_200_million-1/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:39:20 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/is_federated_media_worth_200_million-1/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rumors are swirling around that Federated Media has raised $50 Million from Oak Hill Capital Partners which effectively has boosted the valuation of the company to $200 Million.  Eric Eldon says that the company made some $20 to $23 Million in revenues last year which is pretty decent. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Acquisition: Twhirling Seesmic's Underweb]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/acquisition_twhirling_seesmics_underweb/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/acquisition_twhirling_seesmics_underweb/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:39:19 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/acquisition_twhirling_seesmics_underweb/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ross Mayfield shares his wisdom on the latest buzz on the acquisition drama that is unfolding (first revealed by TechCrunch): Seesmic of San Francisco has acquired the Twitter client Twhirl and thus makes a very interesting proposition in the discussion. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windsor Energy Abandons I.P.O. Plans]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/ipo/windsor_energy_abandons_ipo_plans/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/ipo/windsor_energy_abandons_ipo_plans/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:39:18 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>IPO</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/ipo/windsor_energy_abandons_ipo_plans/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oklahoma City-based oil and natural gas discovery and development company Windsor Energy has decided to shelve its $175 Million IPO plans in the light of the current economic scene and that is definitely not good news for the other startups considering the possibility of an IPO. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[EXFO acquires Builds With Brix Networks]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/exfo_acquires_builds_with_brix_networks/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/exfo_acquires_builds_with_brix_networks/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:39:17 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/exfo_acquires_builds_with_brix_networks/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ambitious test equipment company EXFO has big plans.  Barely a week after acquiring Navtel, it is now moving on to acquire Brix Networks that specializes in IPTV testing and the shopping actually fits its aspirations to take on the big names like Agilent in the future. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Meet Startup Onzo the iPod of Cleantech]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/meet_startup_onzo_the_ipod_of_cleantech/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/meet_startup_onzo_the_ipod_of_cleantech/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:06 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/meet_startup_onzo_the_ipod_of_cleantech/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UK based startup is coming with cool designs to manage the energy of your home.  Sigma Capital Group and Scottish and Southern Energy, each of whom put up £1 million and a company representative to sit on Onzo’s board think that Onzo is probably going to be the iPod of Cleantech and capture the market with its designs. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More dough on the Venture Capital scene]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/more_dough_on_the_venture_capital_scene/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/more_dough_on_the_venture_capital_scene/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:05 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/more_dough_on_the_venture_capital_scene/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dow Jones VentureSource says that there were only six IPOs and far fewer M&amp;A deals than in any quarter last year, which paints a pretty dismal picture for the startups in any region.  The economic woes seem to be hitting the investment industry pretty hard, funding is scarce and hard to get. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Voice search startup Vlingo gets $20M and a Yahoo Deal !]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/search/voice_search_startup_vlingo_gets_20m_and_a_yahoo_deal_/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/search/voice_search_startup_vlingo_gets_20m_and_a_yahoo_deal_/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:05 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Search</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/search/voice_search_startup_vlingo_gets_20m_and_a_yahoo_deal_/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Trying desperately to become one-up on competition (nee Google), Yahoo is bolstering its mobile oneSearch program by teaming up with voice search startup Vlingo exclusively to offer this on about 600 Million cellphones across the country.  Meanwhile, Vlingo has secured additional funding of $20 Million. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup Nanosolar Raises $50M More]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/nanotech/startup_nanosolar_raises_50m_more/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/nanotech/startup_nanosolar_raises_50m_more/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:03 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>NanoTech</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/nanotech/startup_nanosolar_raises_50m_more/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With swirling rumors that Nanosolar is looking at a post-money evaluation of about $2 Billion, this company has raised another round of robust funding of $50 Million from French investor/company EDF Energies Nouvelles.  Nanosolar was the first to produce next-generation thin-film solar cells. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[4 Startups: Taking the Pulse of the Twittersphere]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/4_startups_taking_the_pulse_of_the_twittersphere/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/4_startups_taking_the_pulse_of_the_twittersphere/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:02 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Online Apps and Widgets</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/4_startups_taking_the_pulse_of_the_twittersphere/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Josh Catone examines four startups that are trying to build off the success of Twitter and provides their pluses and minuses.  These are: Twitter Census, Twitter Answers, Straw Poll and TwittPoll.  So, do you want to pitch in and provide your favorites and argue about the pros and cons of each? ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[VCs slowing down?]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/vcs_slowing_down/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/vcs_slowing_down/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/vcs_slowing_down/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Inspite of a one-day sunshine and smiles in Wall Street that the economic woes are over, it appears that the VCs are heading for the cellars and things do not look good for the startup community.  This is what Dean Takahashi is investigating and talking about in this post. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup BubbleMotion gets $14 Million in funding]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_bubblemotion_gets_14_million_in_funding/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_bubblemotion_gets_14_million_in_funding/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:17:14 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_bubblemotion_gets_14_million_in_funding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Startup BubbleMotion which claims to have more than 135 Million users worldwide (unconfirmed) is getting $14 Million in funding from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Comcast Interactive Capital and NCD Investors and is embarking on more ambitious plans to grow. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Examining Layoffs 3.0: Big vs, Small, Start Up vs. Your Own]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/startupstories/examining_layoffs_30_big_vs_small_start_up_vs_your_own/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/startupstories/examining_layoffs_30_big_vs_small_start_up_vs_your_own/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:17:08 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Startup Stories</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/startupstories/examining_layoffs_30_big_vs_small_start_up_vs_your_own/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After Yahoo, Susan Mernit examines the question of whether one should start his/her own startup or join a startup.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach and why would one work in a particular case or fail in another? ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup Glassdoor.com Takes In $3 Million Series B]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_glassdoorcom_takes_in_3_million_series_b/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_glassdoorcom_takes_in_3_million_series_b/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:16:50 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_glassdoorcom_takes_in_3_million_series_b/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Benchmark Capital has invested $3 Million in Series B funding in Sausalito based startup Glassdoor.com.  Interestingly, CEO and Founder Robert Hohman was previously the President of Hotwire.com, and the team includes Richard Barton, ex CEO of Zillow and Tim Besse, previously in senior management at Expedia. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Green Car Startups Fight Detroit Over Cali Policy]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/green_car_startups_fight_detroit_over_cali_policy/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/green_car_startups_fight_detroit_over_cali_policy/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:16:47 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Clean Tech</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/green_car_startups_fight_detroit_over_cali_policy/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Katie Fehrenbacher provides a front side view of the ensuing battle between the green car makers and the 800-pound gorillas of the automobile industry over the California state policies, especially the latest one where the board has voted to actually CUT the number of zero emission vehicles needed to be sold in the state. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Phoenix Technologies Acquires BeInSync for $25M]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/phoenix_technologies_acquires_beinsync_for_25m/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/phoenix_technologies_acquires_beinsync_for_25m/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:16:44 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/phoenix_technologies_acquires_beinsync_for_25m/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Four and a half year old Israeli startup BeInSync that provides software for the synchronization of files across computers and access them while on the road, has been acquired by Phoenix Technologies for an undisclosed amount, although TechCrunch has a reliable source saying that it was for $25M. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup Stretch get second round of funding]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_stretch_get_second_round_of_funding/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_stretch_get_second_round_of_funding/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:16:43 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_stretch_get_second_round_of_funding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Riding on the security wave, Stretch has bagged its second round of funding of $15 million from its second round of venture capital from Worldview Technology Partners, Oak Investment Partners, and Menlo Ventures. That brings the total raised by Stretch since 2002 to $100 million. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[LimeWire digital music store launched]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/music/limewire_digital_music_store_launched/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/music/limewire_digital_music_store_launched/</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:58:24 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Music</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/music/limewire_digital_music_store_launched/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[LimeWire has launched as partially legitimate at least providing music downloads as 256kbps MP3 files. Pricing is $.99 for a single track. Or you can get 25 downloads per month for $9.99, 50 for $14.99 or 75 for $19.99. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup Disqus Gets VC Funding]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_disqus_gets_vc_funding/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_disqus_gets_vc_funding/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:17:04 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_disqus_gets_vc_funding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New York City-based VC Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures), along with well-known angel investors Naval Ravikant, Howard Lindzon and ex-Googler Aydin Senkut are putting in half a million dollars in Disqus - the next generation blogging platform promising startup. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[VoloMedia - Menlo Park startup raises $3.5 Million]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/volomedia_menlo_park_startup_raises_35_million/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/volomedia_menlo_park_startup_raises_35_million/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:16:42 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/volomedia_menlo_park_startup_raises_35_million/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Volomedia, an advertising and measurement company, based in Menlo Park has taken another round of funding.  It has already taken in $18.5 Million previously from Sutter Hill Ventures, Mayfield and Worldview Technology Partners and is now taking in $3.5 Million from Leader Ventures. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bloggers are raising money and eyebrows]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/newmedia/bloggers_are_raising_money_and_eyebrows/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/newmedia/bloggers_are_raising_money_and_eyebrows/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:16:39 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>New Media</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/newmedia/bloggers_are_raising_money_and_eyebrows/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Caution: A nice long post by Michael Arrington about bloggers raising money and how the landscape could shape up.  Just a month ago VentureBeat reported a $320,000 raise. In 2007 we saw Sugar Inc. ($10 million), GigaOm ($1 million), Xconomy, Blogher ($3.5 million) and The Huffington Post ($10 million) raise venture capital. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Treasure your blog? Tell the world about it, BlogUpp!]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/treasure_your_blog_tell_the_world_about_it_blogupp/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/treasure_your_blog_tell_the_world_about_it_blogupp/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:38:43 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vbatcu</dc:creator>
		<category>Social Networking</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/treasure_your_blog_tell_the_world_about_it_blogupp/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new service has been released to help bloggers discover new connections and drive traffic to their blogs the easiest and more efficiently ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Range Fuels Raises $100M funding]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/range_fuels_raises_100m_funding/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/range_fuels_raises_100m_funding/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:27:14 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Clean Tech</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/range_fuels_raises_100m_funding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A next generation ethanol plant Range Fuels has reportedly raised a whopping $100 Million in funding.  This round was led by $25 million from an undisclosed energy investor, and that existing investor Khosla Ventures chipped in another $25 million. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup eASIC gets big funding]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/semiconductor/startup_easic_gets_big_funding/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/semiconductor/startup_easic_gets_big_funding/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:27:09 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Semiconductor</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/semiconductor/startup_easic_gets_big_funding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ronnie Vasistha, the President and CEO announced that startup eASIC Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.), a provider of structured ASICs, on Thursday (March 13) announced it has raised a whopping $48 million in late stage financing. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit crunch hits startups?]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/startupfunding/credit_crunch_hits_startups/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/startupfunding/credit_crunch_hits_startups/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:27:17 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Startup Funding</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/startupfunding/credit_crunch_hits_startups/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been learned that CoAmerica bank has frozen the money market accounts of venture backed startup companies as the credit crunch hits Silicon Valley.  Venture Wire is reporting on an informal survey of 60 venture-backed start-ups that found that 20 percent of them had money in auction-rate notes. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is AOL Buying KickApps Too?]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/is_aol_buying_kickapps_too/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/is_aol_buying_kickapps_too/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:27:16 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/is_aol_buying_kickapps_too/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After its recent shopping of Bebo, is AOL buying the white-lable social software company KickApps is the question.  KickApps, based in New York, has raised $17 million from Softbank Capital, Prism VentureWorks and Spark Capital. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Qualcomm buys Xiam]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/qualcomm_buys_xiam/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/qualcomm_buys_xiam/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:33:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/qualcomm_buys_xiam/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking into targeted advertising, Qualcomm has paid $32 Million for data-gathering outfit Xiam. The Irish company specialises in analysing the habits of mobile phone users in order to target advertising at them, and has customers including Orange UK. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[ShareThis Raises $15 Million in funding]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/sharethis_raises_15_million_in_funding/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/sharethis_raises_15_million_in_funding/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:33:01 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/sharethis_raises_15_million_in_funding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ShareThis is the brainchild of Alex King, a well known developer in the Wordpress community. Tim Schigel, who was a partner at Blue Chip Venture Company led the initial investment in the company also became the CEO of this company.  It has raised $15 Million in another round of funding. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[AOL to acquire Bebo for $850 Million]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/aol_to_acquire_bebo_for_850_million/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/aol_to_acquire_bebo_for_850_million/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:33:02 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/aol_to_acquire_bebo_for_850_million/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Founded in 2005, with 40 million subscribers worldwide and being the third largest social networking site after MySpace and Facebook, Bebo has been acquired by AOL in a juicy cash deal of $850 Million which seems to be a bonanza for the 100 or so employees. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[VCs: Like Your Mother Without the Hugs]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/vcs_like_your_mother_without_the_hugs/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/vcs_like_your_mother_without_the_hugs/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:33:20 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/vcs_like_your_mother_without_the_hugs/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Stacey Higginbotham is going into some interesting details shared anonymously by a NVCA member about the results of research conducted by Research Data Technology on VCs and how they are perceived by entrepreneurs.  47% think that the VCs are pushy while 43% think they are realistic.  Not bad, eh? ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[BlogUpp! - the easiest way to get readers and traffic for quality blogs]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/blogupp_the_easiest_way_to_get_readers_and_traffic_for_quality_blogs/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/blogupp_the_easiest_way_to_get_readers_and_traffic_for_quality_blogs/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:53:25 PDT</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vbatcu</dc:creator>
		<category>Online Apps and Widgets</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/blogupp_the_easiest_way_to_get_readers_and_traffic_for_quality_blogs/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boost incoming traffic to your blog effectively, have a wider online presence cost free, and discover new connections easily. No registration. BlogUpp! ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup RingCentral Rings Up $12 Million]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_ringcentral_rings_up_12_million/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_ringcentral_rings_up_12_million/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:53:54 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/startup_ringcentral_rings_up_12_million/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New investor DAG Ventures led the latest funding, with existing investors Sequoia Capital and Khosla Ventures have pumped in Series B $12 Million into RingCentral, Redwood city based VoIP company which is in effect doubling their funding so far. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zazzle Launches Social Networking Profile Cards]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/zazzle_launches_social_networking_profile_cards/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/zazzle_launches_social_networking_profile_cards/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:53:53 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Social Networking</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/zazzle_launches_social_networking_profile_cards/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Quick printing services company Zazzle has come up with a cool idea - to print business cards for your social networking profiles which most of us do have and so one can get the same look and feel as that of the networks of which you are a member (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, ....) ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Magnify.net Raises $1M for Video Discovery]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/magnifynet_raises_1m_for_video_discovery/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/magnifynet_raises_1m_for_video_discovery/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:16:41 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/magnifynet_raises_1m_for_video_discovery/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Next Stage Capital, New York Angels, Rose Tech Ventures, Active Angel Investors, Ogden Capital, Gideon Gartner, and Chris Anderson have come together to put in $1 Million into New York based startup Magnify.net which works on Video Discovery and Broadcasting. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[A way to differentiate your startup: Customer Support]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/a_way_to_differentiate_your_startup_customer_support/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/a_way_to_differentiate_your_startup_customer_support/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:16:32 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Startup Lessons</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/startuplessons/a_way_to_differentiate_your_startup_customer_support/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Luckily for you, very few companies (especially startups!) provide anything remotely resembling quality customer support and so you can immediately use it as a differentiator…  This is one of the lessons that this post is trying to highlight.  Recently Starbucks closed all its stores for 3 hours to retrain baristas for better customer service. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Magma acquires analog IP specialist Sabio Labs]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/semiconductor/magma_acquires_analog_ip_specialist_sabio_labs/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/semiconductor/magma_acquires_analog_ip_specialist_sabio_labs/</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:16:30 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Semiconductor</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/semiconductor/magma_acquires_analog_ip_specialist_sabio_labs/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mountain View based Sabio Labs is being acquired for its analog IP by Magma Design Automation.  In a way, this was expected because after Magma settled its long pending patent disputes with Synopsys by paying a hefty settlement, it was cleared to make some acquisitions to grow. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Another Twitter For Pictures Twitxr is]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/another_twitter_for_pictures_twitxr_is/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/another_twitter_for_pictures_twitxr_is/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:49:47 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Social Networking</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/another_twitter_for_pictures_twitxr_is/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fon company founder Martin Varsavsky has announced that his company which has built the largest WiFi community is now coming out with a new offering - Twitter with pictures or video and thus enters the space which is rapidly filling up (think Twit Pik). ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[VentureBeat lists 10 CleanTech startups looking for funding]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/venturebeat_lists_10_cleantech_startups_looking_for_funding/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/venturebeat_lists_10_cleantech_startups_looking_for_funding/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:23:11 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Clean Tech</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/cleantech/venturebeat_lists_10_cleantech_startups_looking_for_funding/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the annual CleanTech Forum in San Francisco, VentureBeat has made a nice list of 10 startups looking for funding: PVT Solar, Intrago, Sorbent Technologies, MicroPlanet, Hybra-Drive Systems, Industrial Origami, Pentadyne, Nanoexa, SOMS Technologies, Verilite. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup Jaxtr Ends Beta, Begins Selling Ads]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/startup_jaxtr_ends_beta_begins_selling_ads/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/startup_jaxtr_ends_beta_begins_selling_ads/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:23:10 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Social Networking</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/socialnetworking/startup_jaxtr_ends_beta_begins_selling_ads/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Raising eyebrows and inviting scepticism that it has 10 million users, social voice service provider Jaxtr says that it has ended its Beta program and is now beginning to sell advertisements to embark fully on the monetization path.  Om Malik says he has not come across users of Jaxtr - hardly that is. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yelp Raises $15 Million Fourth Round, Valuation $200 Million?]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/yelp_raises_15_million_fourth_round_valuation_200_million/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/yelp_raises_15_million_fourth_round_valuation_200_million/</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:23:08 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Funding Announcement</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/fundingannouncement/yelp_raises_15_million_fourth_round_valuation_200_million/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Started in 2004, based in San Francisco, local guide and review site Yelp is going into its fourth round of funding boasting some impressive numbers: 8.3 million uniques in the past 30 days and over 2.3 million reviews (with the 1 million mark being reached on May 2007) (these are internal Google Analytics stats that the company shared with us). ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mixx, the Digg competitor raises $2 Million]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/newmedia/mixx_the_digg_competitor_raises_2_million/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/newmedia/mixx_the_digg_competitor_raises_2_million/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:51:33 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>New Media</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/newmedia/mixx_the_digg_competitor_raises_2_million/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Intersouth Partners is pumping in another $2 Million into Mixx, which lets you submit stories, vote on your favorite submissions, add your own comments, and see the most popular stories on the site’s front page. It also shows you news stories, photos, videos and other submitted content based on where you live and what your self-defined interests are. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Morph - a nanotechnology concept device launched by Nokia and U of Cambridge]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/nanotech/morph_a_nanotechnology_concept_device_launched_by_nokia_and_u_of_cambridge/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/nanotech/morph_a_nanotechnology_concept_device_launched_by_nokia_and_u_of_cambridge/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:51:32 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>NanoTech</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/nanotech/morph_a_nanotechnology_concept_device_launched_by_nokia_and_u_of_cambridge/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Morph is a concept that demonstrates how future mobile devices might be stretchable and flexible, allowing the user to transform their mobile device into radically different shapes.  It demonstrates the ultimate functionality that nanotechnology might be capable of delivering: flexible materials, transparent electronics and self-cleaning surfaces. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Getty Images Is Selling To PE Firm Hellman &amp; Friedman For $2.4 Billion]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/getty_images_is_selling_to_pe_firm_hellman_friedman_for_24_billion/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/getty_images_is_selling_to_pe_firm_hellman_friedman_for_24_billion/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:51:31 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Mergers and Acquisitions</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/mergersandacquisitions/getty_images_is_selling_to_pe_firm_hellman_friedman_for_24_billion/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Selling itself for a 39% premium over its Friday stock price, Getty, based in Seattle, was founded in 1995, has grown through a series of acquisitions...it says it has 4 million monthly unique visitors to its website.  The buyer is PE firm Hellman &amp; Friedman who is paying a whopping $2.4 Billion. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Totally Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/startupstories/totally_free_why_000_is_the_future_of_business/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/startupstories/totally_free_why_000_is_the_future_of_business/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:51:30 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Startup Stories</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/startupstories/totally_free_why_000_is_the_future_of_business/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chris Anderson brings a fascinating account of how businesses have evolved over the ages, starting with the story of Gillette to where it is going now - towards free services and new models of monetizing that rely heavily on innovative approaches and total mind-changes. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Startup provides Venture Capital Wear]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/startup_provides_venture_capital_wear/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/startup_provides_venture_capital_wear/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:25:47 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/startup_provides_venture_capital_wear/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Josh Kopelman, Managing Director of First Round Capital shares this funny one about a company that provides speciality wear for VCs - check out their site for really funny T-shirts that say what the VCs would like to say and do and tickle your funny bone. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gotta move south in California for VC opps]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/gotta_move_south_in_california_for_vc_opps/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/gotta_move_south_in_california_for_vc_opps/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:25:46 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Venture Capital</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/venturecapital/gotta_move_south_in_california_for_vc_opps/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sumant Mandal who is managing director at Clearstone Venture Partners in Santa Monica, says that SoCal is brimming with opportunities and growth for VC investment and with 1.10 billion invested over 66 deals, the first time investments have topped $1 billion in a single quarter since 2000. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stanford camera chip can see in 3D]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/gadgetsandtools/stanford_camera_chip_can_see_in_3d/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/gadgetsandtools/stanford_camera_chip_can_see_in_3d/</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:25:45 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Gadgets and Tools</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/gadgetsandtools/stanford_camera_chip_can_see_in_3d/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oooh this is exciting and overdue - Stanford researchers Keith Fife and his colleagues have developed technology called a multi-aperture image sensor that sees things differently than the light detectors used in ordinary digital cameras. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Om Malik on Scribd’s iPaper Plan]]></title>
		<link>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/om_malik_on_scribds_ipaper_plan/</link>
		<comments>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/om_malik_on_scribds_ipaper_plan/</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:42:08 PST</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jitendra</dc:creator>
		<category>Online Apps and Widgets</category>
		<guid>http://startupnewz.com/onlineappsandwidgets/om_malik_on_scribds_ipaper_plan/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dubbed the &quot;YouTube of Documents&quot;, this 10-person startup that raised close to $5 million in funding from Redpoint Ventures has done with its new viewer called iPaper.  Om Malik raves about the idea and shares some thoughts on its emergence. ]]></description>
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