8 posts and columns on VentureWire

The Midas List, Or Why Facebook May Be The New Google

in News on April 7, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

With hundreds of prominent venture capitalist gathered at the NVCA conference in Boston today, it was an interesting time for Forbes to release its sometimes-annual Midas list of 2011’s top 100 tech investors. We imagine some VCs gave their touch-screens a good workout as they scrolled through the list to see where they ranked – [...]

Motorola: More Devices, Screens Coming To A Home Near You (FASTech)

in News on November 4, 2010 at 8:12 am PT

Motorola Inc. sees a future where there are more mobile devices, more screens to watch and more opportunities than in the past to help consumers navigate a roiling sea of content.

Elevation Partners Keeps Internet Hits Coming With Pandora

in News on August 26, 2010 at 3:14 pm PT

Private equity firm Elevation Partners is continuing to invest in big-name venture-backed Internet businesses, this time putting a deal together for online radio service Pandora Media. The technology and media investor – which counts U2 front man Bono as a managing director – signed a letter of intent to buy a stake in a secondary sale from existing shareholders, a person familiar with the deal confirmed. TechCrunch reported the deal earlier.

Earthquake! Waves of Tweets, but Where Are the Ads?

in News on January 8, 2010 at 1:00 am PT

“Earthquake!” “Did you all feel that?” “What the f— was that?” “OMG, an earthquake!” Okay, so no one said the nearly instantaneous Twitter-sphere reactions to the medium-sized temblor that struck the San Francisco Bay Area Thursday morning were going to be full of insight and analysis.

VC-Backed Company Pushes Envelope With Postmarked Email Service

in News on November 24, 2009 at 4:04 pm PT

With more people emailing and fewer people sending physical mail in recent years, the U.S. Postal Service is taking steps to move into the digital world–and using a venture-backed company to do so. Goodmail Systems Inc. has partnered with Epostmarks Inc. to launch a product, Postmarked Email, that has the approval and protection of the U.S. Postal Service.

IPO Market Just Really, Really Lousy

in News on April 1, 2009 at 1:25 pm PT

To hear tell from the National Venture Capital Association, the VC landscape is as burned out and desolate as the ashen vistas of Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road.” According to its latest data, not a single venture-backed company went public in the first quarter of 2009 or the one that preceded it. That’s the first time the association has ever recorded two consecutive quarters with no issues.
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