Clarifing direction through strategic process management
Silicon Valley is in trouble — again. There have been fewer venture-backed companies sold in the past 18 months than any similar period in the past 10 years.
The stall in start-up financing is no mystery. For as long as the Valley has been financing new ventures, there has always been a premium on innovation and entrepreneurial energy – along with a high tolerance for business failure. But in an economy that has little patience, the… Continue Reading
Corrected: Pixim raises more money for video surveillance chips
Pixim has been picking away at the market for video surveillance chips for a long time. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company was founded in 1999 to create chips that delivered much better processing power for visual imagery.
VentureBeat has learned that the company has raised more money. (Corrected amount: The company has raised $5.1 million, extending a $15 million round raised in 2007 from current investors: Mayfield Fund in Menlo Park and Tallwood Venture Capital in… Continue Reading