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Spotify seeks to hire U.S. filings expert as bankers eye IPO

The online music service provider could be one of the more highly anticipated international IPOs, in addition to game maker King.com

Revving up the Emerald Isle’s VC engine: VCJ

When Enterprise Ireland, a government business development agency, was formed in 1998, the Irish VC scene was, to put it mildly, barren. But with the Dublin-based agency serving as an accelerator for early-stage companies, Ireland has become a fertile terrain of VC activity.

'Walking Dead' game maker raises $6 mln in funding round: Reuters

Finnish start-up Next Games has raised $6 million in funding in the latest of several venture capital investments in the Nordic country's booming mobile games industry, sister news service Reuters reported.

Rowan University raises $5 mln for new venture fund

New Jersey-based Rowan University has launched a new $5 million venture fund. The pool will focus on new technology businesses and inventions through a competitive review process.

Revving up the Emerald Isle’s VC engine

Ireland had a dormant tech/VC landscape 20 years ago, but all that changed with the launch of Enterprise Ireland

U.S. judge freezes assets of Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange boss

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday temporarily froze the U.S. assets of Mt. Gox chief Mark Karpeles and allowed alleged victims of the shuttered bitcoin exchange to demand evidence of what they claim is a massive fraud, Reuters reported.

Entrepreneurs go to extremes to get in front of VCs at South by Southwest

Entrepreneurial success stories from South by Southwest are getting harder to come by. But that hasn't stopped entrepreneurs like P.K. Fields from flocking to the conference to get in front of venture capitalists.

Disney in talks to buy VC-backed Maker Studios: report

(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co is in talks to buy Maker Studios, potentially valuing the fast-growing developer and publisher of YouTube entertainment videos at half a billion dollars or more, tech blog Re/code reported on Tuesday. Maker's VC backers include Greycroft Partners, Upfront Ventures and Time Warner Investments, among others.

Metamorphic Ventures raises second fund, expands advisory board

Designing the future, one startup at a time

Design has become a key part of the young entrepreneur’s toolkit, as VCs pay heed with new hires and special programs.