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Are You Creative Entrepreneur? Want To Raise Funds? Try HelpersUnite
By ajay at November 10, 2011 | 12:08 pm | 0 Comment
HelpersUnite aims to help raise funds for all type of projects , whether they are creative, entrepreneurial, charitable or related to life events (such as funding for education or medical bills). Apart from that they would also help you to make your event successful.As they can help you to bring (in) people to your special event. Events can include concerts, more...
VCs: Rejected Your Startups For Funding? Then Try Some Alternate VC Funding Options
By ajay at November 7, 2011 | 12:18 am | 0 Comment
Started a new startup company and looking for some VC funding? Got disappointed after going to some VCs.Why? Have they rejected your startup for funding? Yes? Then why dont you try out some other alternate VC funding options. For instance, peer to peer lending options for funding your startup.Peer to peer lending is good alternate of VC funding. You can more...
Top Ten: Tips To Get Funding From Angel Investors
By Martin at November 5, 2011 | 12:29 am | 0 Comment
Every new startup I know dreams of being funded by an angel investor. Yet according to the latest data from Gust (formerly AngelSoft), only about 3 out of 100 companies who initiate the formal request process actually get funded. The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening more...
Good News!Venture Investment Into U.S. Companies Rises in Third Quarter of 2011
By VisionwizTeam at October 21, 2011 | 5:30 pm | 0 Comment
Investors put $8.4 billion into 765 deals for U.S.-based venture companies during the third quarter of 2011, a 29% increase in investment and 8% increase in deals from the same period last year, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. The median amount raised for a round of financing during the third quarter was $6 million, up from the $5 million median a year more...
Private equity fundraising stumbles; Venture fundraising weak
By VisionwizTeam at October 10, 2011 | 5:46 pm | 0 Comment
U.S. private equity fund-raising slipped in the third quarter, raising concern that fund-raising is starting to lose momentum. Thanks to a strong start to the year, however, fund-raising is still on pace to top the $95.9 billion raised in 2010. According to Dow Jones LP Source, 110 U.S. private equity funds raised $24.8 billion in the third quarter, accounting for 27% more...
Start-Ups Go Overseas to Fulfill IPO Goals; Acquisitions Drop
By VisionwizTeam at October 3, 2011 | 4:53 pm | 0 Comment
The liquidity markets for venture-backed start-ups tightened in the third quarter, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Ten U.S.-based venture companies went public in the third quarter but the pace of initial public offerings (IPOs) slowed dramatically, from six in July to four in all of August and September. During the third quarter, 122 venture companies more...
New gaming company( Rumble Entertainment) got funding
By ajay at September 16, 2011 | 8:40 am | 0 Comment
Rumble Entertainment, a new gaming company based in Silicon Valley, announced that it has closed a seed round of funding and assembled a renowned founding executive and development team with expertise from Electronic Arts, Blizzard, Playdom and Zynga. Rumble: Rumble will develop premium free-to-play games that are instantly accessible, playable across a variety of more...
Skype Acquires GroupMe
By ajay at August 23, 2011 | 8:34 am | 0 Comment
Skype today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire GroupMe, a provider of mobile group messaging services that helps users stay in touch and make decisions. GroupMe was founded in 2010 at the Techcrunch Disrupt Hackathon and is headquartered in New York, New York. Terms of the acquisition will not be disclosed. Through the acquisition of more...
Google’s Masterstroke:Google to acquire Motorola
By VisionwizTeam at August 15, 2011 | 11:03 pm | 0 Comment
Google's master stroke when today they have announced to acquire Motorola. Is this smart move by Google? Well,it seems so at first glance. Why?Let's read what Google has to say about this deal. Google explained( in detail) on their blog post about why they have acquired Motorola. Quote: "Today, more than 150 million Android devices have been activated more...
8 Tools That Every Entrepreneurs Should Use To Get Funding
By ajay at August 15, 2011 | 11:41 am | 0 Comment
8 Tools That Every Entrepreneurs Should Use To Get Funding 1. New approach to investing in young entrepreneurs FIG offers a pragmatic new approach to investing in young entrepreneurs.It would help you to build a professional business plan and provide you with the best resources to do so. It would also introduce you to their strategic partners who can give you more...
