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The Value of a Board at the Seed Stage
Thinking about boards makes entrepreneurs imagine spending hours drafting lengthy board presentations and potentially losing control of their startups.Nokia Taps Option for Nearly $2 Billion in Bond Financing From Microsoft
Send that money over to Espoo, pronto.News Byte
Altair Semiconductor Raises $25 Million
LTE chipset developer Altair Semiconductor announced Monday it raised a $25 million round of financing from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, BRM, Giza Venture Capital, JVP and Pacific Technology, bringing the total amount of funds raised to just over $100 million. The Israel-based company will use the capital to further expand their position in the LTE chipset market. Altair’s products are found inside of USB dongles, tablets, Ultrabooks, Internet hotspots and routers.Carl Icahn May Walk Away From Dell Proxy Fight He Started
After a brazen entrance, a quiet exit?Checking Into Foursquare? Yahoo’s CFO Talks About Next Mobile M&A — Including Importance of “Localization.”
Hey, Dennis Crowley, that sounds like you!Voices
Dish Secures $9 Billion in Committed Financing for Sprint Bid
Dish Network Corp. took one step closer to arranging $9 billion in committed financing for its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.Commercial Drone Platform Company Gets $10.7 Million From Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures
Is hardware the new software?Voices
Sharp Faces Dwindling Financing Options
Japan’s Sharp Corp. is trying to find new sources of capital ahead of key looming financing deadlines. But the electronics maker’s options have shrunk, as management has told potential funders it doesn’t want to relinquish control of key decisions, while rebuffing demands from creditors that it shed core assets.News Byte