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Glum VCs mull over the startup horizon

The startup crisis (hey, didn't you know there was one?) is growing larger. On the heels of the recent spate of news that exits are going south and there was not a single IPO in the last quarter, VCs more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Venture Capital  |  

Do you a-Spire.com?

Ooooh, here comes another social networking site that caters to the rich - Boston based startup Spire.com is now competing against the likes of DiamondLounge and aSmallWorld to gather eyeballs - well, more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Startup Founders  |  

Mippin Promises to Bring the Web to Mobiles

Half a million users and a name change from Refresh Mobile, London based startup Mippin is promising the moon - bringing the web to the mobile phones. Judy Gibbons, the new CEO thinks that Mippin has more...
Discuss  |  Topic: Mobile 2.0  |  

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  |