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Building data startup Enlighted scores $20M, doubles footprint
Enlighted, a startup using sensor and big data software to control lighting and power in large commercial buildings has hit a few milestones this week. The company, which we put on our 12 smart grid s… more →
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Tracking 50M people, Newsle nabs $1.65M in funding to help keep you informed of your social contacts
wrote 3 days ago: by Ken Yeung(courtesy TNW) Newsle, a news discovery service, announced that it has raised a $1.65 mi … more →
Lightspeed Anchors Bitcoin Startups in Adam Draper’s Incubator
wrote 1 week ago: May 14, 2013, 11:00 AM By Lizette Chapman Further bolstering the Bitcoin movement, Lightspeed Ventur … more →
DFJ's unusual exit of Polaris Wireless
wrote 2 weeks ago: No IPO? No M&A? No problem. FORTUNE — Draper Fisher Jurvetson has quietly exited its inves … more →
Tim Draper’s superhero-laden vision for the future of education is so nuts that it might actually work
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wrote 1 month ago: Tim Draper’s children may all be out of the house already, but if they were in high school tod … more →
Building data startup Enlighted scores $20M, doubles footprint
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wrote 1 month ago: Enlighted, a startup using sensor and big data software to control lighting and power in large comme … more →
A look under the hood: why electric car startup Fisker crashed and burned
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wrote 1 month ago: It was a shining moment for Fisker Automotive. In the summer of 2011, four years after the upstart e … more →
Bitcoin me: Adam Draper's Boost VC makes a big bet on the virtual currency
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wrote 2 months ago: As a fourth generation Silicon Valley VC, Adam Draper has early stage tech investing in his blood. O … more →
With 30,000 advertisers in 8 months, Video marketing platform Virool lures in $6.62 million "seed round"
wrote 3 months ago: Virool co-founder Alex Debelov knew his paid video distribution platform — turning a profit sh … more →
VantagePoint curbs cleantech fund raising due to lack of interest
wrote 3 months ago: Venture capital firm VantagePoint Capital Partners, which made one of the most aggressive bets on ba … more →
It’s still on: Silver Spring Networks could finally go public within a month
wrote 3 months ago: Article from GigaOm. In contrast to the findings of a research note on Tuesday that says Silver Spri … more →
It's still on: Silver Spring Networks could finally go public within a month
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wrote 3 months ago: In contrast to the findings of a research note on Tuesday that says Silver Spring Networks could soo … more →
100+ deals and we stopped counting! + video of the week!
wrote 3 months ago: 100+ early stage deals and 100+ M&A deals this year! Contact JD Morris about private companies … more →
Cleantech investments fall 33%, continuing to disappoint as "the next computer"
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wrote 4 months ago: Last week, I was interviewed on Las Vegas NPR about Tony Hsieh’s chances of building “th … more →
Nantero Secures More Than $10mm In Funding
wrote 5 months ago: Company’s Near-Term Commercialization Attracts New Investors WOBURN, Mass., Nov. 30, 2012 /PRN … more →
SolarCity sets terms for an up to $151 million IPO
wrote 5 months ago: Solar installer and financier SolarCity has set the terms of its planned IPO, and says in a filing o … more →
First Round's network isn't new – it's the second coming of KP's Keiretsu
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wrote 5 months ago: Many have postulated that every doomed dot com of the late 1990s is actually a viable business start … more →
Husk Power raises funds to bring power to rural India
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wrote 7 months ago: The future of energy in developing countries, where there is no power grid, will be distributed and … more →
How to Give a Killer Pitch to Investors
wrote 7 months ago: Money (Photo credit: Tax Credits) The most important things to focus on during a pitch to potential … more →
Local-search site Stik leaves Silicon Valley for Detroit, announces $2.5 million funding
wrote 8 months ago: DETROIT — How do you succeed online in the crowded, noisy, and sometimes scammy local search m … more →
