Capstone Natural Resources Announces Growth Capital Investment from Lime Rock Pa..
Thursday, February 2, 2012
TULSA, Okla., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Capstone Natural Resources, LLC, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based startup oil and gas producing company, today announces a $100 million growth equity commitment from Lime Rock Partners, a global energy-focused private equity firm. The... .. read more..
Social Rewards Closes $600,000 Seed Round, Exceeds Financing Goals
Thursday, February 2, 2012
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Social Rewards, a social loyalty platform, has closed an oversubscribed seed round of angel funding totaling $600,000. The company was self-funded for a year with $250,000 from founders Joseph Morin and Mike Uesugi before... .. read more..
2011 U.S. Venture Capital Investment in Cleantech Steady at $4.9 Billion Despite..
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
BOSTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- US venture capital (VC) investment in cleantech companies reached $4.9 billion in 2011, flat in terms of deals and down 4.5% in terms of capital invested compared to 2010, according to an Ernst & Young LLP analysis based on data... .. read more..
Eldercare Financial Solutions Provides Powerful Options For Financing Senior Car..
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
HACKENSACK, N.J., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- ElderCare Financial Solutions (www.eldercarefinancialsolutions.com) has ramped up its program for providing supplemental funds for seniors facing long-term care or home care. As a direct buyer of cash value and term life insurance... .. read more..
Macular Degeneration Specialists Introduce New Eye Vitamin Called Focus MaculaPr..
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
GREENBELT, Md., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Summary: Over 400 retina specialists, the doctors who treat macular degeneration, start a new company called Covalent Medical, LLC to manufacture and distribute a new macular health eye vitamin called Focus... .. read more..
Green and growing
Monday, January 30, 2012
Dragons\' Den: Urban Cultivator makes it easy for professional chefs and family cooks to grow their own herbs. Here\'s a recap of this week\'s Dragons\' Den .. read more..
Smart diversions
Monday, January 30, 2012
Brain-teaser table games have nothing to fear from the digital era .. read more..
Venture Capital Investment in Europe Fell 14% in 2011
Monday, January 30, 2012
LONDON, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture capitalists put euro 4.4 billion into 1,012 deals for European companies in 2011, a 14% decline in investment and 19% decline in deal flow from 2010, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. This marks the lowest annual deal... .. read more..
Spark Capital Names Mo Koyfman General Partner
Friday, January 27, 2012
BOSTON and NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spark Capital (http://www.sparkcapital.com/) today announced the promotion of Mo Koyfman to general partner. Koyfman, who joined Spark Capital as principal in 2008, will be based in the firm\'s New York City office. He\'ll continue to... .. read more..
Neurodevice Firm Checkpoint Surgical Raises $3M
Friday, January 27, 2012
CLEVELAND, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurodevice firm Checkpoint Surgical completed a $1.7 million Series B investment round led by the NDI Healthcare Fund in December 2011, and secured non-dilutive funding of over $1.3 million, including a $1.065 million Innovation Ohio loan and a... .. read more..
Inventor Develops On Demand Animation Technology
Thursday, January 26, 2012
MIAMI, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- South Florida inventor, John Dixon strikes yet again with his new \"state of the art\" computer program entitled, \"On-Demand Animation Conversion Technology.\" The overall expression of the computer program would allow people to... .. read more..
Co-founder of Netflix Delivers Keynote at the 6th Annual Southeast Venture Confe..
Thursday, January 26, 2012
MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 26, 2012 Hundreds of venture capitalists, angel investors, private equity firms, entrepreneurs and technology executives from some of the region\'s most innovative companies will converge at the 6th Annual Southeast Venture Conference (SEVC), Feb. 29-March 1, at The... .. read more..