Jul. 29–Venture capital investing inched up 6 percent nationally to $4.3 billion in the second quarter, from $4 billion in the first three months of the year, marking the first quarter-to-quarterincrease in venture funding in three years, according to a […]

THE FINANCIALLY troubled cable group Telewest, confirmed yesterday that shareholders would end up owning even less of the company than originally expected after bondholders forced changes to theterms of the company’s rescue restructuring. While the refinancing talks are still continuing, […]

Venture-capital investment in the U.S. improved for the first time in two years but Florida fell even further behind other states, dropping in the second quarter to 16th from 15th, according to asurvey released Monday. In the latest MoneyTree Survey […]

Jul. 29–Investments placed into startup Colorado companies grew slightly between April and June, and while observers say it suggests the marketplace is warming up again, they also say winning overventure capitalists is still a long haul. And most agree that […]

HEDGE FUND investors in Monsoon, the fashion retailer, vowed to push the founding family to improve the terms of their recent share purchase scheme after the company reported buoyant full-yearresults and strong summer trading. Rebel investors said Monsoon’s figures for […]

The amount of venture capital invested in Colorado companies increased sharply in the second quarter of 2003, thanks largely to one big – and previously announced – investment in WildBlueCommunications. The $156 million WildBlue deal accounted for two-thirds of the […]

Jul. 29–Companies in the Triangle are on track to have their worst year for venture capital investment since at least 1997, according to the Ernst & Young/VentureOne U.S. Venture Capital Survey. VC firms invested $59.6 million in Triangle companies in […]

BERKELEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 29, 2003–Media Publisher, Inc., (MPI) a provider of enterprise software for rich-media publishing automation and management, today announced the completion ofits Series A venture capital funding round of $1.3 million. Silicon Valley-based The Angels’ Forum and The […]

Chelsea fans facing the final whistle IT is all over for Chelsea supporters who own shares in the club. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich now controls 93pc of Chelsea Village, the club’s owner. The hard core of small investors reluctant to […]

Jul. 29–One Colorado Springs company received an infusion of money in the second quarter as venture capital investments nationwide stabilized after 12 consecutive quarterly declines, according to areport to be released today. In Colorado, the amount of money invested during […]

Jul. 29–Is it safe to go back in the water? Venture capital investment in Austin showed a surprising rebound in the second quarter, more than doubling from a year ago, according to data released Monday. The number of companies receiving […]

Jul. 29–A second survey to be released today confirms that venture capitalists boosted their investments into start-ups during this year’s second quarter, the first increase in three years. They invested $4.28 billion during the quarter nationwide, compared with $4.04 billion […]