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  • Exit watch, week of Dec. 1, 2008
    Brad Meikle- 1 December 2008

    News and notes about CinemaNow, Circadiant and other VC-backed companies that were bought in the last week

  • Staccato Merging with Artimi
    VCJ Staff- 21 November 2008

    Staccato Communications, a San Diego-based developer of ultrawideband and wireless USB communications components, has agreed to merger with Artimi Ltd., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based fabless semiconductor company developing single-chip solutions for high bandwidth wireless connectivity based on UWB. The deal is structured as a 50/50 stock swap, plus $20 million in a new round of equity funding from existing investors of both companies. Staccato had previously raised around $94 million from firms like Allegis Capital, Bay Partners, Charles River Ventures, Formative Ventures, Interwest Partners and Vision Capital. Artimi had raised over $50 million from Accel Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Oak Investment Partners and Bank of Scotland Growth Equity.

  • PE Week Wire: Friday, Novemebr 21, 2008
    Brad Meikle- 21 November 2008

    Random Ramblings

  • PE Week Wire: Friday, Novemebr 21, 2008
    Brad Meikle- 21 November 2008

    Random Ramblings

  • Week in deals, Sept. 15, 2008
    Brad Meikle- 15 September 2008

    News and notes for tech companies and other businesses that raised financing in North America in the past week

  • Soasta Raises Second Round
    VCJ Staff- 9 September 2008
  • PE Week Wire: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
    Brad Meikle- 9 September 2008

    Random Ramblings

  • PE Week Wire: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
    Brad Meikle- 9 September 2008

    Random Ramblings

  • Newcomers pitch LPs on big networks of venture partners
    Staff Writer- 1 September 2008

    First-time funds such as Emerge Venture Capital say massive venture partner networks add more value to portfolio companies

  • The Next VC Rockstar?
    Dan Primack- 25 August 2008