The Ontario ministry of economic development has invited VentureBeat to check out the center of the universe, AKA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. And I'm the lucky guinea pig.
"That's the hope for the future, that Silicon Valley continues to attract many of the best and brightest of the entrepreneurs around the world."
VC funding was down 15 percent in 2012, while crowdfunding grew 91 percent, as a new infographic from Startups.co shows
AngelList is hot, which I guess is appropriate for a heavenly investment vehicle.
Does it matter whether your fledgling company spends a stint in an incubator? Does it ever! Forbes‘ recent ranking of incubators around the country found that the average Y Combinator company is worth $45.2 million. Just try doing that on …
So-called “power angels” have emerged as a force in the U.S. technology start-up scene. They bring money and relationships to help promising start-ups get to the next stage.
David Cohen, founder of TechStars, a well-known incubator of start-ups, has emerged …
The newest member of Y Combinator’s team is angel investor and successful entrepreneur Geoff Ralston.
Y Combinator founder Paul Graham announced the addition of Ralston in a blog post yesterday, writing that Ralston is “a perfect match for YC because …
Former MySpace chief executive Mike Jones announced a new incubator he calls Science today, which he describes as a technology studio for startups looking to grow in Los Angeles. But is Jones giving past MySpace executives a first pass at …
Michael Arrington, founder of the influential technology blog TechCrunch, is raising a $20 million fund to invest in early-state tech startups.
According to Fortune, the primary partner in the fund will be TechCrunch parent company Aol.
UPDATE: An Aol spokesperson …
Guest Post
It’s hard to not get a sinking feeling in my stomach when I watch the stock market drop and hear smart people talk about a 25 percent correction.
Those of us in the startup world are all too familiar with …
Kayweb Angels, a new fund for early-stage companies has launched in New York. The fund, started by CEO Haig Kayserian is part of Australia-based web services firm Kayweb.
The firm hopes to provide a step between simple VC investing and …
Angel investors were increasingly active in 2010, with total angel investments going up 14 percent to $20.1 billion from $17.6 billion in 2009. But angels were more risk averse than they were in the past, investing in fewer seed stage …
SocialShield, a service designed to help parents keep their kids safe while using online social networks, announced today that it has received $10 million in a first round of institutional financing from a conglomeration of sources including U.S. Venture Partners, …
As the New York tech scene has flourished in the past few years, a number of so-called ‘super angel’ funds have been formed to fund the city’s fledgling startups. Now another angel is ready to spread his wings with Josh …
GE and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure startup Better Place announced a partnership this morning. The collaboration will build compatibility between the products of the two companies, finance battery purchases abroad and push for greater EV adoption. The companies will help …
Angel investors don’t usually stay up at night worrying about Capitol Hill. But a financial reform bill proposed by Chris Dodd, the Democrat chairing the Senate Banking Committee, includes new restrictions on startups and angels.
Not surprisingly, investors aren’t happy …
