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November 08, 2011 10:00 ET | Source: Scale Venture Partners

Scale Venture Partners Promotes Stacey Curry Bishop to Managing Director as Firm Shifts Full Focus to Technology Investing

FOSTER CITY, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 8, 2011) - Scale Venture Partners (ScaleVP) today announced the promotion of Stacey Curry Bishop to Managing Director, as the firm shifts its full focus to...
October 31, 2011 09:00 ET | Source: ABS Capital Partners

ABS Capital Partners Closes Seventh Fund at $500 Million

BALTIMORE, MD and SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 31, 2011) - Leading growth equity investor ABS Capital Partners today announced it has raised $500 million for its seventh fund, ABS Capital...
October 06, 2011 10:00 ET | Source: National Venture Capital Association

U.S. Medical Innovation at Risk: Fewer New Companies and Therapies Receiving Funding, Says Report

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Oct 6, 2011) - U.S. venture capitalists are decreasing their investments in biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, reducing their concentration in prevalent...
September 14, 2011 08:00 ET | Source: PlaySay

Innovative Social Language Learning Startup PlaySay Launches at TechCrunch Disrupt; Announces Deal With Publisher McGraw-Hill Professional

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 14, 2011) - PlaySay Inc., the first of its kind platform for fun, rewarding, immersive and social foreign language learning on Facebook, officially launched...
July 13, 2011 09:30 ET | Source: Vibrant Media

Vibrant CEO and Co-Founder Doug Stevenson Steps Down; CFO Jeff Babka Promoted to COO Running Day-to-Day Operations

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Jul 13, 2011) - Vibrant Media, the leading provider of contextual advertising solutions, today announced that CEO and co-founder Doug Stevenson has stepped down from his...
May 18, 2011 08:00 ET | Source: National Venture Capital Association

Venture Capital Returns Continue to Improve Through Q4 2010

ARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwire - May 18, 2011) - With the exception of the 15-year returns which declined slightly, venture capital performance improved from last quarter across all time horizons as of...
April 20, 2011 09:50 ET | Source: Digital Signal Corporation

Digital Signal Closes Series C Financing Round

CHANTILLY, VA--(Marketwire - Apr 20, 2011) - Digital Signal Corporation (DSC), the world leader in three dimensional (3D) long-range facial recognition solutions for government and commercial...
April 18, 2011 07:40 ET | Source: Centrifuge Systems

Former Cognos Executive Renee Lorton Appointed to CEO at Centrifuge Systems, Inc

MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwire - Apr 18, 2011) - ...
April 15, 2011 06:00 ET | Source: National Venture Capital Association

Venture Capital Investment Dollars Increase Modestly While Number of Deals Declines in Q1 2011

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Apr 15, 2011) - Venture capitalists invested $5.9 billion in 736 deals in the first quarter of 2011, according to the MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP...
April 07, 2011 08:00 ET | Source: National Venture Capital Association

Venture Industry Honors Ted Schlein and William Sahlman With Outstanding Service and American Spirit Awards

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - April 7, 2011) - The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) today announced Ted Schlein, Managing Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), as this year's...