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- Sneak Peek: AVTV Special Coverage of Latin American Pensions& Private Wealth Summit
Worldwide surges in oil prices are just one of many factors leading to tremendous economic growth in Latin America. In addition, growth in the number of high net worth individuals in Latin American countries (currently over 300,000 high net worth... - Today's Broadcast of American Venture TV 12.21.2007
-Today's Top Story: Apnaloan landed $15 million dollars from Chrys Capital, Intel Capital and Sequoia. - GainSpan Secures $20 Million in Series B Funding
GainSpan, an innovator in Wi-Fi® sensor network technology, today announced it has completed its series B funding round, raising a total of $20 million. The round is being led by Opus Capital... - Vuze, Inc. Secures $20 Million in New Round of Funding Led by Top Tier Investors
Vuze, the rapidly growing high-res IPTV platform, with an installed base of 15 million client downloads, announced it has secured $20 million in its C round of funding. This round is led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with existing investors... - RedBrick Health Completes $15 Million Series B Financing
RedBrick Health, a health services company that is leading the transition from employer sponsored health care to Consumer-Owned Health, announced today the closing of a $15 million... - Lytix Raises $9 Million in Private Placement
The Scandinavian-based drug development company Lytix Biopharma today announced it has successfully completed a private placement of NOK50 million. The placement which was heavily... - Purfresh Secures $25 Million Series C Funding Round
Purfresh, formerly known as Novazone, Inc., a leading provider of clean solutions for food and water, today announced that it has raised a $25 million Series C financing round, including a... - Kyte Announces $15 Million in Strategic Investments From World Leaders in Wireless Mobility
Kyte today announced it has raised $15 million in a second round of funding. The round was led by Telefónica, the world's fourth largest global telecommunications firm, with Nokia Growth Partners,... - BBN Technologies Awarded $3.6 Million in Defense Funding
BBN Technologies, an advanced technology solutions firm, announced today it has been awarded $3.6 million in funding by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop an... - American Capital Invests in Formation of SunFuel Midstream
American Capital Strategies Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACAS - News) announced today that it has invested in the formation of SunFuel Midstream, which will acquire, build, finance and operate midstream biofuel infrastructure assets. "We are investing... - IDG Technology Venture Investment Grants CAXA $10 million To Further Growth and Expansion in China
CAXA today announced International Data Group Technology Venture Investment (IDGVC) is contributing $10 million to promote the growth and expansion of China's leading Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) business. China's increased... - Cardiac Dimensions(R) Inc. Announces Closing of $35.5 Million Round of Financing
Cardiac Dimensions announced it has closed $35.5 million in new venture capital. This Series D financing was co-led by Johnson & Johnson Development Corp. (JJDC) and Lumira... - Today's Broadcast of American Venture TV 12.19.2007
-Today's Top Story: Bahu.com, a site for European students has completed their first round of funding. The round was... - Acquia Receives $7 Million Series A Financing
Acquia, Inc. announced it has secured $7 million in a Series A financing led by North Bridge Venture Partners, with additional investment from Sigma Partners and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures. The... - Collexis Announces $2.7 Million Private Placement
Collexis (OTCBB:CLXS - News), a leading developer of high definition search and discovery software, announced today that it has raised gross proceeds of $2.7 million through the private... - AdReady Closes $10 Million in Venture Funding to Fuel Growth of Self-Service Advertising Platform
AdReady, an innovative advertising technology company, announced today that it has raised $10 million in venture funding led by Boston-based Bain Capital Ventures. Silicon Valley-based Khosla... - Venture Capitalists Seeing Green (Technology) In 2008
From Investor's Business Daily-- by Brian Deagon- Venture capitalists are forecasting a level year in 2008, with a sharp focus on fuel efficient clean technologies, life sciences and the Internet. The industry is expected to invest about... - Juice Wireless Raises $6M in Venture Capital
Juice Wireless, the pioneer in mobile social networking, closed $6M in new venture capital funding in their third funding round, led by 21Ventures. The company's investors now include... - Founders Fund Raises Founders Fund II, a $220 Million Institutional Venture Fund
Founders Fund develops new model for venture investments to meet the changing needs of today's entrepreneurs. Founders Fund, a non-traditional investment group, today... - Forward Ventures Joins Series A Syndicate for Newly Formed Altair Therapeutics
Forward Ventures announced today that it has joined the financing syndicate for Altair Therapeutics, Inc., a new venture capital-funded biotechnology company created to focus on the...