Is Venture Capital in Trouble? - ABC News

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Is Venture Capital in Trouble?
ABC News - 2 hours ago
Venture capital's troubles have become a popular subject of conversation in recent weeks, not least because of the recent announcement that so far in 2008 ...
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Venture capital crisis slams brakes on Canada's Fast 50 - IT World Canada Blogs

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Venture capital crisis slams brakes on Canada's Fast 50
IT World Canada Blogs, Canada - 9 hours ago
"This growth rate decline suggests that in future years, Canadian representation could decline future unless we begin to remedy Canada's venture capital ...
Fewer Canadian tech companies growing quickly: Deloitte CBC.ca
43 Canadian Companies Make 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 DigitalJournal.com
Deloitte Unveils 2008 Technology Fast 500 Ranking Earthtimes (press release)
Trading Markets (press release) - CRM Today
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Globetrotting Innovation: The Growing Importance of Venture Capital - MarketWatch

Globetrotting Innovation: The Growing Importance of Venture Capital
MarketWatch - Nov 13, 2008
In this paper, Dr. Martin Haemmig, Adjunct Professor, Globalisation of Venture Capital, Center for Technology and Innovation Management and Mr. Gil Forer, ...
Reinventing Venture Capital: MIT Sloan to host 2008 MIT Venture ... MarketWatch
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Twitter Shuns Venture-Capital Money as Startup Values Plunge - Bloomberg

Twitter Shuns Venture-Capital Money as Startup Values Plunge
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
There were six venture-backed IPOs in the first nine months of the year, down from 55 in the year-earlier period, according to the National Venture Capital ...
Green Investing Is Tops in Silicon Valley BusinessWeek
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The hottest IT skills survive a cool economy - ITworld.com

The hottest IT skills survive a cool economy
ITworld.com, MA - 22 hours ago
Other skills expected to grow in importance in the coming years include Web-based technologies (such as Web 2.0, service-oriented architecture, ...
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Web 2.0 or Web 2.No? (BBC News)
How will the downturn hit the new crop of Web 2.0 companies?
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Venture Investors Bet $250 Million On Vacation-Rental Site HomeAway - Wall Street Journal

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Venture Investors Bet $250 Million On Vacation-Rental Site HomeAway
Wall Street Journal - Nov 10, 2008
The new funding for that site's operator, HomeAway Inc., is the largest venture capital infusion for a technology company since 2000 and comes at a time ...
HomeAway Raises Record $250 Million in Private Financing MarketWatch
Vacation rentals site gets $250 million funding Reuters
Vacation rental site HomeAway raises 250 million dollars AFP
The Associated Press - New York Times
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MySpace Globally Launches Profile 2.0 - WELT ONLINE

MySpace Globally Launches Profile 2.0
WELT ONLINE, Germany - 10 Nov 2008
MySpace's international network includes more than 30 localized community sites in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Latin America, Mexico, Austria, ...
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Al Gore Weighs in on Web 2.0 (InternetNews.com)
Former Vice President Al Gore says the Web should be used to help save the Earth.
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Most Influential Women in Web 2.0 (Fast Company Magazine)
We've heard the stats before -- only a quarter of those involved in computer and mathematical occupations are women. And yet, in the ever-evolving world of Web 2.0, women have often been pioneers, redefining the way we interact online. We tracked down the most influential of these. Our list wasn't chosen by star power, nor by career altitude. Rather, we feature the biggest innovators. ...
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Canadian government creates own version of Wikipedia - Telegraph-Journal

Canadian government creates own version of Wikipedia
Telegraph-Journal, Canada - 3 hours ago
s Brian MacLeod says not only will Web 2.0 applications be better for networking and sharing information, they will also help the federal government appeal ...
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Web 2.0 Gets Big ? and Corporate (New York Times)
As the economy totters, it?s easy to make fun of the concept of ?Web 2.0? ? the rallying cry of a generation of chipper start-ups spawned over the last few years with an unusual aversion to vowels.
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Venture capital survey: Funding down, but still flowing - San Jose Mercury News

Venture capital survey: Funding down, but still flowing
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Nov 7, 2008
But overall, venture capital investments slipped 7 percent in the third quarter of 2008, with $7.1 billion going into 907 deals compared with $7.7 billion ...
Silicon Valley firms most active investors in Q3 Bizjournals.com
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Expert: Capital available for region - TheChronicleHerald.ca

Expert: Capital available for region
TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 7 Nov 2008
By MARK TAYLOR BOSTON ? Despite difficulty in financial markets, a venture capital expert says there is still plenty of US venture capital out there for ...
Capital-seeking expansion Telegraph-Journal
Do not hesitate to enter the game Telegraph-Journal
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GoodGuide Takes Top Prize At Web 2.0 Summit Launchpad (TechCrunch)
One of the featured events at this week's Web 2.0 Summit was the Launchpad, a showcase of six companies that were each given 5 minutes to pitch a room full of VC's, entrepreneurs, and other notables in the tech industry. The companies were judged by a panel of venture capitalists, consisting of: Chris Albinson (Panorama Capital), Patrick Chung (New Enterprise Associates), Michael Goguen ...
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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.

Ventures West announces Kenneth Galbraith joined the firm as Venture Partner

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