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VC funding climbing, study says

January 23, 2006 IT leads deals in 2005, pushing investments in U.S. companies to their highest total since the dot-com bust. TAGS: U.S. company, investment, capital, venture capital, alternative energy, dot-com, information technology, study

Microsoft to invest $150 million in Apple

August 6, 1997 Unlikely bedfellows Bill Gates and Steve Jobs join to announce Microsoft's $150 million investment in Apple and extensive agreements. TAGS: Dwight Davis, CFO, Apple Computer, Bill Gates, programming language, investment, Microsoft Office, Apple Macintosh, Steve Jobs, Microsoft Corp., Java, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Intel: Fewer European start-ups getting funded

December 18, 2007 Chipmaker's venture capital division says start-ups that land funding are receiving larger sums, but number of investment deals is down. TAGS: investment, venture, start-up, Intel, venture capital, chip company, telecommunications, 3G, health, U.K., Europe, U.S.

VCs hanker for hunk of China, India

June 22, 2005 Up to 20 percent of venture capital firms expect to expand investments in those countries over the next five years, new survey says. TAGS: venture capital, survey, venture-capital company, Jensen, investment, India, China, U.S., knowledge

Broadband's power-line push

July 11, 2005 Google's investment in a company offering Internet service over power lines has the industry buzzing. TAGS: broadband over power line, powerline, EarthLink Inc., broadband, investment, broadband service, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, Google Inc.

Sony to boost in-house chip production

December 21, 2004 Gadget giant to spend $576 million on chips to boost value of its electronics products. TAGS: electronics, investment, Sony Corp., LCD

Google invests $3.9 million in biotech start-up

May 22, 2007 Search giant one of several investors in 23andMe, which was started by the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. TAGS: biotechnology, Sergey Brin, Genentech Inc., investment, financing, Google Inc., investor, audit, co-founder

Ballmer: Not the time to scale back

May 1, 2006 In a memo, Microsoft chief tells employees the company's made its mark from big bets and it needs to make another one now. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, memo, investment, Wall Street, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., TV

Socialtext lands SAP investment

September 30, 2005 Wiki software developer receives $850,000 investment from SAP's venture arm as part of its second round of funding. TAGS: Socialtext, SAP AG, Wiki, investment, round

Motorola Ventures invests in Intellon

August 9, 2005 Intellon, a maker of chips that allow devices to transmit and receive data via power lines, declined to disclose the size of the investment. TAGS: Intellon, powerline, Motorola Inc., investment

Intel sets up venture capital fund for China

June 13, 2005 Past Intel investments in the Asian nation have made clear both the potential and the pitfalls. TAGS: venture-capital fund, investment, China, fund, Intel, Intel Itanium, venture capital, CEO, broadband, U.S.

Venture investing in tech companies rises

January 21, 2005 Electronics and information services were big winners as VC investing in tech rose to $11.3 billion last year, report says. TAGS: information service, investment, venture, round, electronics, consumer electronics, semiconductor, security

Facing oil's expensive future

November 22, 2005 If you think it costs a lot to run your car now, just wait till 2030, when prices could climb 32 percent over current rates, says economist. TAGS: barrel, natural gas, fuel, Qatar, region, economist, oil company, investment, increase, transportation, nation, Middle East

Amazon invests in blogging site

February 10, 2005 Investment in start-up 43 Things signals that online retailer is taking an interest in the growing Web log trend. TAGS: Amazon.com Inc., online retailer, interest, blogging, investment, goal, retailer, e-commerce, blog

Wal-Mart launches solar-power program

May 7, 2007 Retail giant's pilot projects will generate 20 megawatt hours per year of solar power at 22 stores in California and Hawaii. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., solar energy, renewable energy, Hawaii, investment, store, California

AMD invests $7.5 million in Transmeta

July 6, 2007 AMD will receive preferred shares in exchange for its investment in chip company whose financial performance has fallen lately. TAGS: Transmeta Corp., AMD, chip company, AMD64, investment

Breaking the mold in solar power

February 21, 2007 Can homeowners save money by renting solar panels? One start-up says yes, but industry incumbents say it has a lot yet to prove. TAGS: solar energy, homeowner, photovoltaics, renewable energy, financing, electricity, investment, agreement

Cisco investments fuel consumer electronics push

June 26, 2006 Cisco Systems develops an aggressive investment strategy to support its push into consumer electronics, home networking. TAGS: Akimbo Systems, Cisco Systems Inc., consumer electronics, investment strategy, acquisition, investment, electronics, DVR, networking, vision, entertainment, Linksys, start-up, games, DVD, video

VC bets for '07: Energy, Internet, Asia

December 19, 2006 Venture capitalists expect consistent levels of investment in 2007, says industry survey. TAGS: venture capital, respondent, IPO, investment, energy, survey, acquisition, U.S.

Are venture capitalists warming up to tech?

July 28, 2003 VentureOne's John Gabbert shares new data with CNET News.com suggesting that venture capitalists may be shedding their reluctance to fund technology start-ups. TAGS: venture capital, investment, venture, increase, start-up, health care, dollar, health, networking
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