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items tagged with Venture capital

Local ICT innovations draw crowds to Tech23
Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Information technology news

Category: Vendors

2009-10-26 21:22:46
More than 300 entrepreneurs, investors and tyre kickers turned out for the first Tech23 event in Sydney today, which was established to showcase local innovation and forge links between the money-men and the ideas-gurus.
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NICTA chip plans thwarted by dearth of venture capital
Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Information technology news

Category: Hardware

2009-08-27 20:16:44

Plans to spin out a fabless semiconductor company to commercialise NICTA’s 60GHz chip, which can transmit data at up to 5 gigabits per second, are being thwarted by the lack of a lead venture capital partner.


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VC Playford raises near record funds
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-08-24 00:50:27
Despite tight financial markets, Adelaide-based Playford Capital generated more than $12 million in investment capital last financial year, with 70 per cent of it coming from private investors.


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Playford wins as Carr invests dotcom returns
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news

Category: E-Government

2009-08-09 23:52:01
South Australian venture capital fund Playford Capital has emerged as a primary winner of the Federal Government’s Innovation Investment Follow-on Fund – a temporary pool of capital set aside for the innovation sector in the face of tight financial markets.


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Microsoft sparks fledgling developer interest with BizSpark
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2008-11-05 23:50:47
Microsoft's trying to head off the encroachment of open source into what it sees as its traditional turf - development tools - with a new scheme called BizSpark. The idea is to provide startups with tool and server licences for $0 upfront.


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LinkedIn scores $53m funding
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news

Category: Market News

2008-06-19 01:17:43
Social networking site LinkedIn has secured its fourth, and largest, round of venture funding: a $US53 million injection led by Bain Capital Ventures with additional reinvestment from the company's existing investors including Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, and Bessemer Venture Partners.


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RIM launches $US150m mobile apps fund
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Industry

2008-05-12 02:26:19
BlackBerry developer Research in Motion, The Royal Bank of Canada and Thomson Reuters are to launch a $US150 million venture capital fund to invest in mobile applications and services for the BlackBerry and other mobile platforms.


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Venture fund punts $US100m on iPhone & iPod apps
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature

Category: iPhone

2008-03-10 17:39:18
Venture capital fund, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) has launched iFund: $US100M of funding for "market-changing ideas and products that extend the revolutionary new iPhone and iPod touch platform," with Apple providing market insight and support.
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