Boston Globe - To succeed, start-ups must get through a period known as the "valley of death" in which the product is under development, but not far enough along to attract venture capital. The center aims to help the young, promising companies survive that period ...

International Herald Tribune - Internet video, while it was pioneered by a bunch of start-ups, is on the cusp of becoming big business," said Hilmi Ozguc, the chief executive of Maven, which has raised about $30 million in venture capital since 2002. "Billions of dollars in ...

Times Online - Simon Walker, the chief executive of the British Venture Capital Association, the main lobby group for the private equity industry, said: ?We are pleased the Government has removed some of the retrospective and onerous disclosure requirements from ...

Internet Point Social networking startup the Point has raised $4.8 million from New Enterprise Associates of Baltimore.

Business leaders have welcomed the Chancellor's U-turn on new rules for non-domiciles - but warned that the Government must do more to rebuild damaged relations with foreign residents.

Siobhan Kennedy and Miles Costello Leading business and City figures were cautious yesterday in their praise of the Government's U-turn on the taxation of nondoms, and most said that the devil could still be in ...

Newsday - Stonybrook Purification was the sole Long Island company to obtain venture capital funding in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the group that tabulates such funding. The East Setauket start-up, which was spun out of Stony Brook University 's ...

CERES CAPITAL CORP. , a capital pool company, announces the termination of the letter of intent dated June 27, 2007 pursuant to which Ceres had conditionally agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding ...

Forbes - Allen Morgan, managing director at a venture capital group Mayfield Fund; and James Kohlberg, co-founder of Kohlberg & Co., a private equity investment company. Galloway teaches marketing at NYU's Stern School of Business. He also founded Red Envelope ...

Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive Earn-in Joint Venture option agreement with Newmont Ventures Limited, a subsidiary of Newmont Mining Corporation with respect ...

Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, corporate parent of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, appointed at its January 31 board meeting several new members to the Northwestern Memorial Foundation's Boards of Directors.

TORONTO: Venture capital investment across Canada in 2007 amounted to $2.1 billion, an increase of 21% from the $1.7 billion invested in 2006 according to the industry's statistical report released today by the ...

Deal-making in Canada's small private equity sector will remain healthy this year, counter-intuitively boosted by tough fund-raising conditions, the head of an industry body predicted on Tuesday.

Finally, there is some good news in venture capital in Canada. Investment in the Canadian sector jumped to $2.1-billion - a 21% increase from the $1.7-billion invested in 2006.

TORONTO: Canada's Venture Capital and Private Equity Association together with research partner Thomson Financial today released yearend investment data for 2007, including details of fourth quarter activity.

TSX VENTURE COMPANIES ACTION ENERGY INC. BULLETIN TYPE: Prospectus-Share Offering BULLETIN DATE: February 12, 2008 TSX Venture Tier 1 Company Effective December 12, 2007, the Company's Prospectus dated December ...

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Jai Pathak has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner.

Say "scouting" and most people think pup tents, merit badges, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.

Benton Resources Corp. and Pacific North West Capital Corp. say they've agreed to form an exploration joint venture for the Swayze nickel project in northern Ontario.

February 12, 2008 at 2:42 pm Filed under Investments , Business and economics Venture Capital: Money Tree Report Q4 Israel 11 pages; PDF.