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Russia to invest in venture capital firms

November 9, 2007 Kremlin plans to sink more than $1 billion into tech start-ups via top-tier VC firms. But are the firms really ready for "the last frontier"? TAGS: venture-capital company, Russia, venture capital, fund, firm, asset management, equity, investor, talent, asset, start-up

Kleiner Perkins appoints new partner

April 21, 2005 Silicon Valley venture capital firm taps Randy Komisar as latest partner. TAGS: venture-capital company, venture capital, Silicon Valley

VC firm expands 'clean tech' focus

December 4, 2006 Mohr Davidow Ventures hires partner for its energy and materials team, as corporate America warms up to renewable resources. TAGS: venture-capital company, energy, venture capital, resource, America

Pennsylvania joins states seeding tech-friendly VC firms

November 18, 2005 With nearly half of VC funds ending up in California, other states are trying to help spawn and keep local tech companies. TAGS: Pennsylvania, venture-capital fund, venture-capital company, state, investment, Governor, California, start-up

VC Tom Perkins resigns from HP's board

May 20, 2006 Perkins, an early HP Labs employee, later founded one of Silicon Valley's most famous venture capital firms. TAGS: HP Labs, Carly Fiorina, venture capital, venture-capital company, Silicon Valley, HP, CEO

AIM exec steps down

December 2, 2005 Chamath Palihapitiya is leaving America Online to join the Mayfield Fund venture capital firm. TAGS: venture-capital company, AOL Instant Messenger, exec, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc.

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, venture-capital company, survey, investment, Jensen, India, China, U.S., knowledge

IBM extends diplomacy in developing world

August 22, 2005 Big Blue uses its Virtual Mentoring program to win hearts and minds of software programmers in emerging markets. TAGS: emerging market, diplomacy, IBM Corp., venture-capital company, China, venture capital

VC firm finds Joy

January 18, 2005 Tech industry evangelist and Sun co-founder Bill Joy becomes a partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., venture-capital company, entrepreneur, co-founder, Sun Solaris

Handheld maker Palm cuts jobs

June 14, 2007 Soon after announcing plans to sell stake in company to venture capital firm, Palm cuts unspecified number of jobs Thursday, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: handheld company, Palm Inc., venture-capital company, stake, cut, U.S. Robotics, shareholder, smart phone, venture capital, handheld, operating system

Tech companies, investors clash over patent law

March 29, 2007 Larger companies have been lobbying for surgery on what they call a "broken" system; smaller venture capital firms aren't convinced. TAGS: AmberWave Systems, venture-capital company, venture capital, Rick Boucher, patent, Patrick Leahy, small business, technology company, investor, Rep., Sen., bill, chairman

Net phone venture peaking?

May 9, 2005 A $200 million investment in Vonage may be the last of the big spends on Net phones. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., venture capital, Internet phone, BainCapital LLC, VoIP, venture-capital company, venture, VoIP company, BellSouth Corp., brand name, IP, AT&T Corp., brand

More venture dollars directed toward clean energy

March 14, 2005 As part of its bankruptcy settlement with California, Pacific Gas and Electric sets up a venture fund. TAGS: PG&E Corp., bankruptcy, venture-capital fund, solar energy, venture-capital company, investment, California

Water wizards of the desert

August 10, 2006 One of Israel's most promising industries centers on the preservation of a crucial natural resource: water. TAGS: Israel, venture-capital company, Siemens AG, General Electric Co., R&D, U.N., start-up, U.S.

Joy: Future of the Web is mobile devices

September 29, 2005 Want to see where the Web is headed? Bill Joy, Sun co-founder and venture capitalist, says look no further than your cell phone. TAGS: venture-capital company, co-founder, venture capital, Sun Microsystems Inc., Skype, platform, mobile device, cell phone, Google Inc., PC

The underground option for CO2

January 24, 2007 There's growing momentum behind the idea of turning the carbon dioxide spewed from coal into a liquid or a solid and storing it in caves. TAGS: coal, carbon, gas, CO2, venture-capital company, U.S., idea

The big winner behind Skype and Baidu

September 15, 2005 The secret of Draper Fisher Jurvetson's success is a strategy other VC firms have been shy to pursue, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says. TAGS: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Baidu.com Inc., venture-capital company, Skype, firm, globalization, investment, MSN Hotmail, success, start-up

Microsoft finance chief heads off to new venture

January 11, 2005 CFO John Connors heads to Ignition Partners after presiding over key shifts at the software giant. TAGS: CFO, finance, venture-capital company, cash, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.

Salesforce fund offers boost to developers

October 4, 2007 Company's $25 million fund can open new markets for developers, but they'll need to prepare for the added workload. TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., spokesperson, developer, on-demand, software-as-a-service, venture-capital company, investment, CRM, platform
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