Topic: Venture Capital
State: Venture capital firm boosts Conn.'s economy
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Conn. development agency credits venture capital firm's investments for jobs, economic boost</div><div><p>Connecticut's economic development agency said Thursday that investments by the state's quasi-public venture capital firm in high-technology businesses has helped boost ...
VCs eschew physical stores, focus on retail tech
Reuters US Online Report Business News
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venture capitalists were never very interested in the retail sector, but they are now taking a second look, focusing on a new generation of online retailers and the next wave of technology to help stores optimize how they run their businesses ...
Why Corporations Provide Little Venture Capital
BusinessWeek
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During the Internet bubble, corporate venture capital arms -- subsidiaries of large corporations that invest in startups -- were seen by many of their parent companies as a way to benefit from innovation. For example, Intel Capital invested in the open source software company Red Hat ...
Google's investment arm to grow partner ranks
Reuters US Online Report Technology News
<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's venture capital arm, Google Ventures, is bringing more partners onboard as the $100 million fund seeks to build upon the eight investments it has made in companies since its launch last spring.</p><p> ...
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