Investment funds boost E&P PRIVATE equity funds are playing an increasingly important role in the region’s energy sector. Propelled by investors who are less anxious about short-term results, the funds are welcomed by companies that are tired of being punished […]

Three years ago, investment firm Emerald Asset Management Inc. created a venture capital firm. That division, called Emerald Venture Capital, quickly began soliciting investors for money to developan incubator for technology businesses in Lancaster. Originally, Emerald Venture Capital was hoping […]

More than 170 people attended last week’s West Virginia VC Expo in Fairmont. It was the first time the eight state-funded venture capital firms gathered in one place to see presentations from new andgrowing companies. “We were very pleased,” said […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 1, 2003–Broad Daylight, a leading developer of enterprise self-service solutions and call center software, today announced the completion of a $5 millionround of financing led by new investor Peninsula Equity Partners. Also participating in this round […]

BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 1, 2003–Bellevue-based ClearMed Inc. has received $7.2 million in venture capital led by Integra Ventures, a Seattle life-sciences venture-capital firm. The financing was supported by Buerk, Craig and Victor LLC (Seattle); Eaglestone Investment Partners ILP (Long Beach); […]

May 1–Poorly written business plans can prohibit entrepreneurs from getting financed, possibly crippling their businesses and dreams, two Fountain Hills entrepreneurial authors found in a recentstudy. Business plans, typically between 15 and 50 pages long, are road maps that guide […]

Arrayjet has raised a (pounds) 1m funding package that will allow the Dalkeith start-up to take the printer it developed to speed up genetic testing to market. The cash includes (pounds) 200,000 from the (pounds) 20m Co- Investment Fund, in […]

May 1–Full disclosure in business is almost always a good thing. California’s giant pension fund, CalPERS, on Wednesday hammered one of the last nails in the coffin of secrecy in the venture capital industry — and it’s probably a good […]

THERE’S A METHOD BEHIND ONE VENTURE capital firm’s investments in an industry that has spawned headline-making bankruptcies, disappointing earnings, scandals and lawsuits. Denver-based Meritage still focuses on the telecommunications industry, and it is actively seeking new startup companies. Despite the […]

May 1–National venture-capital investment tumbled during the first quarter to its lowest level since 1997, extending a three-year slide and reflecting continued economic uncertainty. Surveys released this week by two consulting firms illustrated a venture community still unwilling to commit […]

Investment funds boost E&P PRIVATE equity funds are playing an increasingly important role in the region’s energy sector. Propelled by investors who are less anxious about short-term results, the funds are welcomed by companies that are tired of being punished […]

But investments still are scarce for entrepreneurs who often need funds the most – “seed” startups. When it comes to “Top Ten” lists, venture capital statistics are not something David Letterman everwould consider for “The Late Show.” But those figures […]