How Ontario plans to become the world’s top technology hub

"Something very interesting is happening here," Google's top Canadian employee, Steve Woods, told me. "This area has a very high proportion of startups to population. Google loves startups … and we love to hire entrepreneurial people."

Japanese translation service Gengo gets $12M from Intel Capital

"Recent wins like our integration with YouTube are great steps on our mission to help anyone and everyone communicate freely across languages," said Gengo CEO and co-founder Robert Laing.

With $11.3M to back it, Music Mastermind’s Zya app will turn consumers into music creators

EA's Chillingo division will publish the title this summer.

Intel Capital makes a big bet on Android with investment in Bluestacks (exclusive)

Add Intel Capital to the growing list of companies eager to work with Bluestacks.

The 20 biggest private exits of 2012 (for the top 20 VC firms of the year)

Private company research firm Privco has ranked the top 20 merger and acquisitions of the top 20 technology VC firms of 2012, including Ancestry.com's $1.6 billion sale to private equity firm Permira and other top tech acquisitions such as Yammer, Meebo, Instagram, and NextG networks.

Mobile-and-social app analytics firm Swrve raises $6.25M (exclusive)

Swrve enables game publishers to test different outcomes and see which path leads to the best monetization.

Intel Capital goes for the hat trick, invests in third Brazilian fashion startup this year

In another example of venture capital's growing interest in Brazil, Intel Capital has announced that it has invested an undisclosed amount in ELike.

Activision taps Swrve for mobile game analytics and A/B testing

Activision Blizzard and Swrve are proving that mobile games are as important as those for consoles.

Recipe search engine Yummly grabs $6M to find mouth-watering recipes

Yummly, a recipe search engine that would make any recipe hoarder and home chef happy, announced Wednesday it has raised $6 million is its first round of funding. The site compiles recipes from several popular recipes sites so you can …

Back to the Future: Intel will pour $100M into connected-car investments

Intel Capital is announcing today a $100 million fund to invest in the future of car technology. The Intel Capital Connected Car Fund is aimed at turning the web-connected automobile into a reality.

The investment arm of the world’s biggest …

Mobile banking pioneer mFoundry nabs $18M from MasterCard, Intel Capital and others

You could say that mFoundry was totally into mobile payments before it was cool. Now the company is reaping the rewards of being an early adopter, announcing today that it has received $18 million in growth-capital funding led by MasterCard, …

Urban Airship CEO demos Rich Push, a brand-friendly alternative to MMS (video)

Urban Airship, a platform-as-a-service company for mobile developers, has soft-launched a new MMS-style notification feature called “Rich Push” to help app makers better engage mobile users.

Co-founder and CEO Scott Kveton demoed the company’s newest feature for VentureBeat at the …

Intel Capital’s new $100M AppUp fund will finance application and content development

Intel Capital, the veteran investment arm of Intel, has announced the AppUp fund to invest $100 million in companies creating applications and digital content for multiple devices. The organization revealed the new fund today at the Intel Capital Global Summit …

Virident raises $21M to replace thousands of hard drives with flash memory

Virident is announcing today that is has raised $21 million to launch its next-generation flash memory for enterprises.

The funding is a rare one for a chip maker, but Virident is playing in one of the hottest parts of the …

SweetLabs raises $13M for desktop apps interface

SweetLabs has raised $13 million in funding to bring the one-click app experience to the desktop computer.

The San Diego, Calif. company makes an app platform called Pokki, which lets developers create and distribute rich connected desktop apps using standard …

Intel Capital invests $24 million in seven new companies

Intel’s investment arm, Intel Capital, has invested $24 million in seven new startups, the company announced today.

So far this year, Intel said it has seen two initial public offerings and 10 acquisitions from its portfolio of investments in startups.…

Mocana gets funding Intel to protect smart devices from hackers

For all the talk about the “internet of things,” or web-connected sensors of all kinds, there’s a grim reality. Hackers are going to have a field day unless those things are protected from cyberattack. Mocana aims to protect all of …

Maker of virtual Zippo lighter app grabs $2.6M

At first glance, the news that the maker of an iPhone app that simulates a Zippo lighter received $2.6M in funding sounds like a joke.

Said company, Skyrockit, received the funding from Intel Capital to enhance what it calls its …