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Zero Emissions Car Will Be Built In California

Tesla Motors is set to build their zero emissions cars in California, with the support of governor Schwarzenegger. more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Clean Tech  |  

Question is - To VC or Not to VC?

Every entrepreneur will face this pivotal question and needs to carefully evaluate raising PE/VC money as he/she thinks about scaling their ventures. The barriers to entry and capital requirement to start more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Venture Capital  |  

iYomu: A Social Network for Old People, Expired

At one time, it was agreed upon by all (the pundits) that vertical social networks is the way to go and iYomu focused on it, winning some degree of eyeballs and visitors. Yet, it failed and Richard MacManus more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Startup Lessons  |  

Microsoft is Buying Mobile Services Company MobiComp

Portuguese based mobile back up and application services company MobiComp has been acquired by the Redmond giant for an undisclosed amount. While it seems to fit well into their Windows Mobile strategy, more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions  |  

True or Not: Are VCs Shunning Infrastructure?

As part of Structure 08, Gigaom got together 5 honchos to discuss this hot topic. Rajeev Batra, Principal, Mayfield, Tom Dyal, Managing Director, Redpoint Ventures, Maha Ibrahim, General Partner, Canaan more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Venture Capital  |  

Mashery raises $2 Million for sharing data

San Francisco based startup Mashery has pooled together a funding of $2 Million to urge companies to share data. Idea is to help outside developers to start using this data to come up with solutions. more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Funding Announcement  |  

Startup Blist tries to make Sharing Documents Easy

Blist is competing with the likes of Zoho and is trying to keep pace with new ideas. It has secured a nice $6.5 Million in Series A funding. It has come out with a new way of sharing documents that takes more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Gadgets and Tools  |  

Solar startup Suniva Inks $300M Polysilicon Deal with REC

Ajeet Rohatgi's ambitious startup Suniva, which is backed by over $50 million from New Enterprise Associates, Advanced Equities, Goldman Sachs Group, HIG Ventures and Quercus Investments, is signing a more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Clean Tech  |  

BridgeWave raises $10.3 M in funding

Amir Makleff, the CEO of startup BridgeWave has said that his Santa Clara based startup is working on a new idea to tap the potential of the wireless revolution coming from WiMAX and LTE. It has raised more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Wireless  |  

A VC muses: The Death of Stealth Mode

Josh Kopelman writes about the recent spate of blog posts and news items about lawyers and the current fashion of bashing them and wonders if there is a clear death of the stealth mode among startups thanks more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Funding Announcement  |