Roundup: Amazon S3, VentureBeat go down, Montalvo’s mobile chip and more
1. Amazon S3, VentureBeat go down
2. Montalvo Systems vs. Intel, with chip for handheld devices
3. Fox Interactive to introduce “music Hulu for MySpace”
4. Yahoo’s board moving against Yang
5. Google searchers are wealthier, buy more online
6. Xobni hires Jeff Bonforte away from Yahoo, to be its… Continue Reading
Stealth Silicon Valley solar cell developer Solyndra gets $79M
A secretive solar cell developer Solyndra, based in Santa Clara, Ca, has received $79.2 million in venture capital, according to New Energy Finance, a London research group. The money apparently comes from Redpoint and CMEA, to Silicon Valley venture capital firms, reports VentureWire separately (sub… Continue Reading
CMEA hires James Kim, Maurice Gunderson to beef up energy investments
CMEA Ventures said it has hired James Kim as partner, to focus on energy and materials investing. Kim was most recently a vice president with the technology venture team at GE Commercial Finance. The announcement follows the recent addition of Maurice Gunderson as a venture… Continue Reading
Symyx creates new transportation sensor company, Visyx
Symyx Technologies, of Santa Clara, said it has created an independent “spin-out” company to develop sensor technologies.
The new company, Visyx Technologies (no Web site yet), will focus on developing sensors for the transportation and industrial markets, particularly for use in passenger, truck and off-road… Continue Reading
Intermolecular, a secretive nanotech company, raises $27.62M
Intermolecular Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based nanotech company, has raised $27.62 million in Series C funding, according to a regulatory filing cited by PE Week Wire (apologies, link not working). Return backers include CMEA Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners.
According to job notices… Continue Reading