Vincent Chan, a Hong Kong-based venture capitalist specializing in mainland companies, has no qualms in describing his business as “opportunistic” or worse. “Our job is like that of a loan shark,” hesays. Self deprecation aside, venture capital, as a form […]

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 17, 2003– Investment from Partech International and Koch Ventures to Drive Adoption of Company’s Voice Services Among Mobile Operators Worldwide SoloMio Corp. (www.solomio.com), a leading provider of value-added voice services for mobile phone operators, has secured an […]

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 17, 2003– Investment from Partech International and Koch Ventures to Drive Adoption of Company’s Voice Services Among Mobile Operators Worldwide SoloMio Corp. (www.solomio.com), a leading provider of value-added voice services for mobile phone operators, has secured an […]

RICHARDSON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 17, 2003–Reaffirming the company’s leading position as a supplier of next-generation wireless networking systems for today’s mobile networks, SpatialWireless announced the closing of $27 million in additional equity financing. VantagePoint Venture Partners led the company’s fourth round […]

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 17, 2003–Koch Ventures, LLC, an early stage venture capital firm, has co-led an investment round of $6.5M in Austin, Texas-based SoloMio Corporation (www.solomio.com),a provider of voice services for mobile telecommunications operators. Koch Ventures contributed $2.5 million to the […]

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 17, 2003–Koch Ventures, LLC, an early stage venture capital firm, has co-led an investment round of $6.5M in Austin, Texas-based SoloMio Corporation (www.solomio.com),a provider of voice services for mobile telecommunications operators. Koch Ventures contributed $2.5 million to the […]

Jun. 17–Spatial Wireless Inc. of Richardson will announce Tuesday that it has raised $27 million in venture capital, one of the largest investments in a Dallas-area technology start-up this year. The investment, which would have been considered modest only a […]

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Jun. 17–Boulder money manager Matthew Rich has launched a new mutual fund designed to bring an increasingly popular hedging strategy to average investors. The Technical Chart Fund will offer what Rich describes as a market-neutral approach that seeks to capture […]

William Paiva, general partner with Chisholm Private Capital Partners, talks to audience members Monday in Tulsaat a presentation sponsored by the Oklahoma Investment Forum. AARON SHOWALTER / Tulsa World ‘Recession-proof’ biotech firms are solid venture-capital candidates, an industry expert says. […]

The Washington region has plenty of lawyers but not enough entrepreneurs. Plenty of office space, but not enough business-social networks. Plenty of airports, but not enough new high-tech companies. Despite an explosion of growth in the private sector and a […]

SAN CARLOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 16, 2003–AuctionDrop, the leading eBay consignment service, today announced it has completed a $2.5 million round of funding led by Mobius Venture Capitaland Draper Associates, bringing the total raised to over $3.0 million. This second round […]