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Week in deals, April 13, 2009Summary of tech companies and other businesses that raised financing in North America in the past week
- Socialcast raises $1M for enterprise social networking
Startup provides social networking technology for the workplace
- Socialcast Raises $1.4 Million
Socialcast, a San Francisco–based provider of on demand social business communication software, has raised $1.4 million in Series A funding. True Ventures led the round, with venture partner Om Malik joining the company’s board of directors. True invested $1 million, while the remainder came from individual angels.
- peHUB Wire: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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- Hey Student Entrepreneurs & Undergrads
Highland Capital Partners has just begun accepting applications for its third-annual Summer@Highland mailto:Summer@Highland program, which is designed to “provide selected student entrepreneurs with the environment and resources for advancing their startup initiative/company to the next level.” Specifically, selected entrepreneurs and teams will receive a financial stipend for the summer, complimentary office space in Highland’s Massachusetts or Silicon Valley locations and access to Highland’s investment staff (for advice, etc.). There is no investment commitment either by participating entrepreneurs or Highland, but if you really hit it off…
- Hey Student Entrepreneurs & Undergrads
Highland Capital Partners has just begun accepting applications for its third-annual Summer@Highland mailto:Summer@Highland program, which is designed to “provide selected student entrepreneurs with the environment and resources for advancing their startup initiative/company to the next level.” Specifically, selected entrepreneurs and teams will receive a financial stipend for the summer, complimentary office space in Highland’s Massachusetts or Silicon Valley locations and access to Highland’s investment staff (for advice, etc.). There is no investment commitment either by participating entrepreneurs or Highland, but if you really hit it off…
- Week in deals, March 16, 2009
Summary of tech companies and other businesses that raised financing in North America in the past week
- peHUB Wire: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Random Ramblings
- peHUB Wire: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Random Ramblings
- peHUB First Read
* Top Treasury candidates pull their names http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123629285769044959.html?mod=djemalertNEWS The under-staffing of our most essential executive department is just numbing. * David Kamp http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/04/american-dream200904 : Is it time to rethink the American deam? * Morning Call: London dragged lower on financials http://www.reuters.com/article/londonMktRpt/idUSL638864720090306 European shares slip http://www.reuters.com/article/eurMktRpt/idUSL636759620090306 Nikkei drops 3.5% http://www.reuters.com/article/tokyoMktRpt/idUST06160620090306 and Hong Kong down 2.4 percent http://www.reuters.com/article/hongkongMktRpt/idUSHKG18407820090306 * Crash of 2008 now worse than the crash of 1929 http://www.businessinsider.com/henry-blodget-great-crash-of-2008-now-worse-than-great-crash-of-1929-2009-3 * True Ventures launches its Entrepreneurs Corps http://www.trueventures.com/blog/2009/03/05/true-entrepreneur-corps which will partner "undergraduate students with some of our portfolio companies for a summer of learning and innovatio." Great move. * KKR's clever fund amendment http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2009/03/05/kkrs-clever-fund-amendment/