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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

Kleiner Perkins appoints new partner

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

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

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

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

Energy heats up high tech

July 12, 2004 As oil prices rise, alternative energy technologies are looking more attractive, especially to venture capitalists. TAGS: alternative energy, venture capital, venture-capital company, Silicon Valley, interest

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

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: venture-capital company, AmberWave Systems, venture capital, patent, Rick Boucher, Patrick Leahy, small business, technology company, investor, Rep., Sen., bill, chairman

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

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, Silicon Valley, venture capital

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, venture capital, shareholder, smart phone, handheld, operating system

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., mobile device, Skype, platform, cell phone, Google Inc., PC

Silicon Valley, Greenpeace co-founder say yes to nuclear

June 9, 2006 Venture capitalist says nuclear power deserves another look, and a Greenpeace co-founder agrees. TAGS: nuclear power, fossil fuel, co-founder, venture-capital company, electricity, global warming, venture capital, energy, Silicon Valley, scientist, car, America, San Francisco, researcher

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, venture capital, chairman, section
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