July 23: Industry Risk - Venture Capital Execs Are Optimistic about Industry - Risk Center

July 23: Industry Risk - Venture Capital Execs Are Optimistic about Industry
Risk Center
Polachi Inc. yesterday issued the results of their second annual VC survey, which polled venture capital executives throughout the United States. ...
Venture Capital Execs Are Optimistic about IndustryBusiness Wire (press release)
VC executives see Boston uptickBoston Business Journal
VCs show growing optimism about their industryMass High Tech

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DigiBC wants Canada to encourage US investment in digital media, wireless sector - Straight.com (Blo

DigiBC wants Canada to encourage US investment in digital media, wireless sector
Straight.com (Blogs) (blog)
The sector includes the mobile and wireless, video games, animation and visual effects, Web 2.0 and social media, interactive marketing, and e-learning ...

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Canada has everything going for it—except innovation - Globe and Mail

Globe and Mail
Canada has everything going for it -- except innovation
Globe and Mail
Canada lags innovative economies in two important supporting infrastructures: venture capital, and information and communications technologies (ICT). ...

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Encana posts $505M loss due to hedging, currency - CBC.ca

CBC.ca
Encana posts $505M loss due to hedging, currency
CBC.ca
The Calgary energy company has said it aims to bring in between $1 billion and $2 billion per year of joint-venture capital in order to speed up development ...
Encana stock falls after $505-million loss reportedVancouver Sun
Hit by profit loss bearish EnCana boosts investment by $500MCANOE
EnCana Reports Second-Quarter Loss of $505 Million on Hedging, CurrenciesBloomberg
PennEnergy Petroleum Products (press release)
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TopSchool Gets $8M - techrockies.com

TopSchool Gets $8M
techrockies.com
... for managing higher education, including college admissions, said yesterday that it has raised $8M in a third round of venture capital funding. ...
TopSchool gets $8M in VC moneyDenver Business Journal
TopSchool Raises $8 Million in Growth Capital Series C FundingEarthtimes

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Gazelle Raises $12 Million Led by Physic Ventures - PR Newswire (press release)

Gazelle Raises $12 Million Led by Physic Ventures
PR Newswire (press release)
Based in Boston, Gazelle is backed by premier venture capital firms Physic Ventures, Venrock Associates and RockPort Capital Partners. ...

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Global CIO: Venture Capital Kings Pump $30M Into Jive’s Social Business
The last time Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia did a joint funding close to this size, the recipient was Google. Will lightning strike twice?
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Abbott Reports Strong Second Quarter Results; Confirms Double-Digit Ongoing Earnings Growth Outlook
Abbott today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.
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Google Ventures Funds a Search Marketing Start-Up - New York Times (blog)

Google Ventures Funds a Search Marketing Start-Up
New York Times (blog)
On Wednesday, Google's venture capital arm will announce that it has invested in Trada, a start-up that makes it easier for small businesses to buy those ...
Go With What You Know: Google Ventures Invests In Search Marketing Startup TradaAll Things Digital (blog)
Google Invests In Paid-Search Marketplace TradaMediapost.com
Trada Raises $5.75 Million from Google, Foundry GroupPrivate Equity Hub (press release)

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U.S. Bancorp Reports Net Income for the Second Quarter of 2010
MINNEAPOLIS----U.S. Bancorp today reported net income of $766 million for the second quarter of 2010, or $.45 per diluted common share. Earnings per diluted common share included a $.05 benefit related to a non-recurring exchange of perpetual preferred stock for outstanding income trust securities during the quarter.
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Green Dot IPO Premium May Provide 801% Return for Owners Wal-Mart, Sequoia - Bloomberg

Green Dot IPO Premium May Provide 801% Return for Owners Wal-Mart, Sequoia
Bloomberg
The sale would generate instant profits of about 801 percent for owners such as Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, and venture capital firm Sequoia ...
Green Dot Increases Size of IPONew York Times (blog)

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Pittsburgh venture capital makes a comeback in 2Q with $84.5M - Pop City

Pop City
Pittsburgh venture capital makes a comeback in 2Q with $84.5M
Pop City
The figures are provided quarterly by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association and are based on figures from Thomson Reuters. ...

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Jive Software lands $30 million in new venture capital - OregonLive.com (blog)

San Jose Business Journal (blog)
Jive Software lands $30 million in new venture capital
OregonLive.com (blog)
Jive Software plans to announce $30 million in new investment Wednesday as two of Silicon Valley's most prominent venture capital firms make an substantial ...
Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Reunite to Invest $30 Million in Jive SoftwareBloomberg
California mortgage broker guidelines tightenSan Francisco Chronicle
Jive: Aiming for IPO, Palo Alto startup wins $30M from Kleiner, SequoiaSan Jose Mercury News
ReadWriteWeb (blog) -InformationWeek
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Google Invests in Wind Farm: And 5 More Intriguing Investments - PC World

PC World
Google Invests in Wind Farm: And 5 More Intriguing Investments
PC World
Venture Capital - Google has spent tens of millions of dollars investing in fledgling businesses like OpenCandy, Pixazza, SCVNGR, Adimab and Corduro. ...

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PayPal Founder, Facebook Financier Raises $250M - Forbes (blog)

CPI Financial
PayPal Founder, Facebook Financier Raises $250M
Forbes (blog)
No, it isn't the fantasy of a teenage sci-fi nut, it's the portfolio of PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel's venture capital firm, which has just raised another ...
Founders Fund's new venture raises $250 millionSan Francisco Chronicle
PayPal Founder's Investment Firm Raises $250 MillionITProPortal
VC Firm Founders Fund Closes $250 Million Third FundDigital Media Wire

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Rogers Media and CTVglobemedia Inc. announce that Rogers Broadcasting will acquire certain Canadian conventional and specialty television services from CTVglobemedia Inc.

Emerald Technology Ventures announces it closed its second cleantech focused venture fund with commitments of CA$210 million.

Cytochroma announces it secured $3 million in new funding from the Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund Inc. (CMDF) and University Medical Discoveries Inc. (UMDI).

Argon Venture Partners announces the opening of U.S. and Canada offices in Calgary, Alberta, and Silicon Valley, California.

Kensington Capital appointments Graeme Johnson to Managing Director and member of the Investment Committee.

Geosign makes Brandon Nussey Chief Financial Officer.

American Capital Strategies Ltd. acquired a $160 million minority equity stake in the Geosign Group of Companies, a Guelph firm.

The Ottawa-based maker of Ethernet wireless technology, DragonWave Inc., announces it led a preliminary prospectus with securities regulators.

Wellington Financial LP announces a $6.4 million debenture financing with Mississauga-based BorderWare Technologies Inc. The venture loan will fuel growth opportunities for the company.

Virtual Expert Clinics (VEC), a leader in online software for guiding special needs programs, receives $1.5 million in a third round of venture capital financing.

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