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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: Russia, venture-capital company, fund, venture capital, asset management, firm, equity, talent, investor, start-up, asset

3i's Gagen resigns

August 30, 2004 Martin Gagen, who oversaw U.S. and Asia Pacific operations at 3i, resigns from the venture capital group. TAGS: Asia-Pacific, venture-capital company, venture capital, operation, U.S.

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, venture capital, HP, Carly Fiorina, venture-capital company, Silicon Valley, CEO

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

PalmSource appoints new chairman

November 2, 2004 Jean-Louis Gassee, a general partner with venture capital firm Allegis Capital, will head the company. TAGS: PalmSource Inc., venture-capital company, chairman, venture capital

Tech VC firm shuffles staff, launches fund

February 27, 2004 Several partners at Silicon Valley's Kleiner Perkins scale back their roles as the venture capital firm launches a $400 million tech fund. TAGS: venture-capital company, fund, venture capital, firm, Sun Microsystems Inc., Silicon Valley

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: Palm Inc., handheld company, U.S. Robotics, venture-capital company, stake, cut, 3Com Corp., smart phone, venture capital, handheld, shareholder, operating system

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., BainCapital LLC, venture capital, Internet phone, VoIP, venture-capital company, BellSouth Corp., venture, brand name, VoIP company, AT&T Corp., brand, IP

Big Blue's Johnny Appleseed

April 15, 2004 Deborah Magid, who decides where the company's venture investments go, offers a different strategy for funding hot start-ups and emerging technologies. TAGS: venture capital, venture-capital company, venture-capital fund, IBM Corp., portfolio, Web service, relationship, investment

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, America, resource

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, patent, Patrick Leahy, small business, investor, Rep., Sen., bill, chairman

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

AIM exec steps down

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

How VCs earn their keep

May 1, 2004 An upcoming research paper suggests some venture capital firms offer intangibles, such as experience and contacts, that are worth their weight in gold. TAGS: intangibles, venture capital, valuation, offer, entrepreneur, venture-capital company, paper, investor, contact, investment, start-up, bank, analysis

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: diplomacy, emerging market, venture-capital company, IBM Corp., China, venture capital

TiVo backer Alsop to leave VC firm

November 17, 2004 Prominent venture capitalist at Silicon Valley's New Enterprise Associates wants to "see if I can design a working life for myself." TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., TiVo Inc., venture-capital company, firm, venture capital, Silicon Valley

Google VCs, execs take a hit

August 18, 2004 Venture capitalists John Doerr and Michael Moritz--and their clients--lose opportunity to make immediate gains from the IPO. TAGS: IPO, Sequoia Capital, venture capital, investor, venture-capital company, firm, Google Inc., hit, opportunity, exec, shareholder, management, pricing, founder, CEO

House takes small step toward revising patent law

May 17, 2007 But politicians, others remain divided over crucial sections in bill to rewrite patent law, so it's unlikely to proceed without major changes. TAGS: bill, venture-capital company, litigation, section, venture capital, chairman

VC firm's business-pitch bake-off pays off

November 24, 2003 An online competition to root out entrepreneurial ideas brings surprising results for venture capitalist Tim Draper. TAGS: Draper Fisher Jurvetson, business plan, venture capital, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial, videoconferencing, venture-capital company, founder, agent, idea, broadband, California

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, venture capital, co-founder, Skype, Sun Microsystems Inc., mobile device, platform, Google Inc., cell phone, PC
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