Venture Capitalist Named Director of M.I.T. Media Lab |
Joichi Ito is a 44-year-old Japanese venture capitalist who has played important roles in the development of the Internet and invested in many high-tech start-ups, The New York Times reports. Read More »
Venture Capital Firm Greycroft Partners Expands Team
Greycroft Partners, based in New York, has announced the addition of three senior executives.
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Wal-Mart Buys Social Media Firm Kosmix
Wal-Mart Stores has agreed to buy Kosmix, a social media start-up focused on e-commerce, for an undisclosed sum.
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Christopher T. DeWolfe, founder of MindJolt.
A Myspace Founder Builds Again, Buying Game Companies
MindJolt has just acquired two game companies, Social Gaming Network and Hallpass Media, effectively doubling its staff and adding mobile games to its stable of Web offerings.
T. Rowe Price Discloses $190 Million Stake in Facebook
T. Rowe Price has made several recent investments in social media companies, including Facebook and Zynga, according to recent filings. The value of its Facebook investments, made through various funds, totals $190.5 million, according to calculations made by DealBook.
Zipcar Soars in Market Debut
The enthusiastic response to the Zipcar public offering is a positive sign for the market for technology I.P.O.’s, analysts said.
Court Upholds Facebook Settlement With Twins |
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss said they should have received more in their settlement with Facebook. The court disagreed in a sharply worded ruling. But it may not be the end of the case, The New York Times reports. Read More »
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Founders Now Take the Money and Maintain Control
As investors chase after the latest social network start-ups, company founders are in a better position to keep control and get rich while still attracting investors to their company.
The Dot-Com Boom, Then And Now
As multibillion-dollar valuations for marquee-name social media companies like FaceBook and Groupon become the norm, echoes of the dot-com boom — and subsequent bust — reverberate among investors.
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Been there: Thomas Weisel scouted technology start-ups in the 1990s and is doing so again.
Scarred by the Dot-Com Bust, Reinvented for Social Media
Thomas Weisel and other heavyweight bankers and investors from the dot-com heyday are now assessing opportunities among the social media start-ups.
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Deal Mashup
So many words come to mind as Wall Street deal makers pursue mergers and acquisitions and venture capitalists fund start-ups. Here are just a few of them.
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The Money Network
Behind Facebook, Zynga, Groupon, Twitter and LinkedIn is a deeply connected, interdependent network of venture capitalists, founders, engineers and angel investors.
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Daymond John
From ‘Shark Tank’ Co-Host, a Dose of Reality for Start-Ups
Daymond John of ABC’s “Shark Tank” discusses the start-up economy, investing strategies and how his reality show is giving venture capital the “American Idol” treatment.
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Tim O'Shaughnessy, chief executive of LivingSocial.
In Race With Groupon, LivingSocial Raises $400 Million
With the help of fresh capital, Tim O’Shaughnessy says the company expects to have $1 billion in revenue this year.
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Jeffrey Katzenberg, chief executive of DreamWorks.
Jeffrey Katzenberg, DreamWorks Chief, Joins Zynga’s Board
Bound by a mutual love for animated animals — and profits — Jeffrey Katzenberg, the chief executive of DreamWorks Animation SKG has joined Zynga’s board.
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