VC investing rebounds in Q2, still at mid-1990s levels
Venture capital investment activity rebounded to $3.7 billion in the second quarter, but the gains are only enough to put the sector on track to match annual levels from more than 12 years ago.
While the change in direction is reassuring, it may be a dead-cat bounce after the first-quarter’s precipitous 40 percent drop in venture capital activity. We argued then that the goldrush era of technology prospecting may be over, as Silicon Valley has to… Continue Reading
MashLogic adds funding, About.com founder, Twitter
MashLogic, the Menlo Park company that makes those little pop-up windows you either love or hate, has now added links to trending Twitter topics related to the Web pages you visit. The company has also closed a $500,000 angel round.
The service works through a browser plug-in. Once you’ve downloaded the plugin, Mashlogic includes links to information it thinks you might find useful.
One investor, About.com co-founder Scott Kurnit, has joined the company’s board of directors.
Other investors… Continue Reading