Brooklyn-based Hot Potato, a social networking startup focused on connecting friends and fans through live events, has raised $1.42M in first-round funding.Hot Potato is building tools for real-time social collaboration amongst groups ...
Deal combines state-of-the-art technology platform with leading global brandST PETERSBURG, FL, November 18, 2009 – American Express Company today announced it has agreed to acquire Revolution Money, a Revolution LLC company.Rev ...
Kashless.org and RecycleBank Team up to Reward Consumers for Recycling Online This Holiday SeasonSEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kashless.org, the world’s largest free online marketplace and community, and RecycleBank, the world’s premie ...
When the team at Twitter Inc. hatched the idea of producing a mobile device dedicated to “tweeting” they contacted Jonathan Kaplan, founder of a gadget company that experienced one of the most successful exits for venture ...
Rave Mobile Safety today announced that Rave Guardian 4.0, the only GPS-enabled mobile safety tool that instantly connects individuals with police, now provides location information for a majority of users. Rave Guardian can be used in ...
Strong Demand for Self-Managing Data Storage Drives Rapid Sales GrowthSANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - October 29, 2009) - Data Robotics, Inc., the company that is changing the way the world stores digital content, today announced ...
Gconomy™ [g-kon-uh-mee] noun, the economy that rewards you for your positive green actionsNEW YORK (OCT. 21, 2009) — RecycleBank®, the premier recycling rewards program, is introducing The Gconomy Visa Card, a new way for Recycl ...
GAITHERSBURG, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 10/21/09 -- BroadSoft, Inc., the leading worldwide provider of VoIP application software in the telecommunications industry, today announced that it ranked number 345 on the Technology Fast 500(TM), ...
Recycling Rewards Program Helps Promote Sustainability by Increasing Recycling ParticipationHOUSTON, TUESDAY, OCT. 20, 2009 — Today, Houston Solid Waste Management Director Harry Hayes, along with City Controller and Mayor’s Soli ...
NISKAYUNA, NY and BOULDER, Colo. – Oct. 14, 2009 – Tendril, developer of the first integrated software/hardware platform to enable real-time, two-way communications between utilities/retailers and their customers on energy supply ...
People have gotten used to pay-as-you-go services. We buy cheap netbooks that run hosted software that’s run in the cloud. It’s against this backdrop that I’m pleased to announce RRE’s investment in Solvate, a company building ...
Solvate, a New York-based micro-staffing firm, has raised $2.3 million in Series A funding. Backers include DFJ Gotham and RRE Ventures.PRESS RELEASESolvate (www.solvate.com), a micro-staffing firm pioneering a new labor model for bu ...
LONDON, UK, 29 September 2009 — Data Robotics, Inc.™ the company that is changing the way the world stores digital content, today announced that DroboPro has been named ‘Editor’s choice’ by ZDNet UK.DroboPro® is the first bu ...
BroadSoft Inc., a Gaithersburg, Md.-based provider of VoIP application software to the telecom industry, has acquired Packet Island Inc., a Cupertino, Calif.-based provider of SaaS-based quality of service assessment and monitoring t ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- VeriFone Holdings Inc. said that it has signed an agreement to become the lead investor in a Series B financing of Semtek Corp., and has doubled its investment in the security technology developer and acquired ...
Proofpoint 6 Offers Easy-to-Use, “Defense in Depth” Data Loss Prevention with Integrated Email Encryption Capabilities, DKIM Email Authentication and Administrative EnhancementsSUNNYVALE, Calif. – October 5, 2009 –Proofpo ...
Study Includes Data from CPL Campaigns With Some of the World's Largest BrandsNew York, NY -- August 24, 2009 -- Pontiflex, the industry's first transparent Cost-per-Lead (CPL) marketplace, today unveiled the Pontiflex CPL Benchmark St ...
'Instant Decision' Technology Reduces Lengthy Loan Approval Process and Pre-Qualifies Businesses for up to $50,000 in Under Five MinutesNEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- On Deck Capital (www.ondeckcapital.com), a leading provider of s ...
Brooklyn, NY, April 15, 2009 — Pontiflex, creator of the online advertising industry's first open and transparent Cost-per-Lead (CPL) market, today announced the completion of $6.25 million in Series B funding led by RRE Ventures. E ...
Android Challenge-winning app integrates hybrid positioning from SkyhookBOSTON, MA - MARCH 24, 2009- Skyhook Wireless, provider of the patented hybrid location system (XPS), and two forty four a.m., developers of the Android Develop ...
It’s all about things happening in real-time these days. Facebook just announced its new streaming newsfeeds, and Twitter is the media’s darling. It only makes sense for other services to get in on the act while the getting’s goo ...
In the last installation of Pitching 101 I applauded a company who had applied the best practice of doing research before pitching investors. Today’s chapter is about a practice of which I’m less fond (Read more at FiveYearsTooLate ...
Experience in the venture business teaches many lessons. One that is often painfully learned is very easy to see from a distance but hard to see when down in the trenches. There are easy ways to make money (Read more at FiveYearsTooL ...
I’ve been thinking about two themes that have generated a lot of discussion lately. The first is a growing sense that we are in a period of weak innovation; that Silicon Valley (Read more at FiveYearsTooLate.com) ...
There is clearly a shakeout happening in the venture capital business. Because of the global financial collapse, a shortage of returns and the lack of an IPO market (Read More at FiveYearsTooLate.com) ...
Over the years we’ve come to believe that small teams can be stunningly effective at the early stages of a company, often much more effective than larger teams. We have also found that... (Read more at FiveYearsTooLate.com) ...
It’s not the same argument as “VC is dead”, which we’ve addressed a couple of times in this space, but another common theme emerging out of the discussion around startups (Read more at FiveYearsTooLate.com) ...
In these last months, the drumbeat proclaiming the death of venture capital has grown louder, even becoming mainstream. Some of what’s appeared in the press (Read more at FiveYearsTooLate.com) ...
The voice-over-internet-protocol space just got less crowded. Big name BroadSoft has just acquired long-time competitor Sylantro Systems for an undisclosed sum. The merger may portend many to come for VoIP companies in 2009 as the ...
Program Unlocks Private Credit for Auto Suppliers, Working Capital Opportunity for Big Three ATLANTA, GA, December 12, 2008 – PrimeRevenue described a program today outlining how a US government-backed initiative could provide 18 ...
FLORHAM PARK, NJ -- (Marketwire) -- 12/15/08 -- Roundbox, Inc., the leader in mobilebroadcast software, today announced it secured over $20 million infinancing in a round that reflects an increase in shareholder value.Montagu Newhall A ...
SHANGHAI, China, Dec 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-Asia via COMTEX/ -- On Nov 21, 2008, in order to celebrate its 90 anniversary since entering into the China market, American Express held a forum in the Shanghai Financial Center under the them ...
We recently had the opportunity to talk about the current funding environment with a bunch of smart people at a brown bag lunch hosted by our friends at Betaworks... Read more at FiveYearsTooLate.com ...
Now that the markets have tanked and pensions and endowments areselling off their private equity holdings to rebalance theirportfolios, many people have gotten religion... Read more at FiveYearsTooLate.com ...
Public market equity investors typically fall into one of two camps: Fundamental or Technical Analysis. Sure, many combine both, but most are essentially one or the other... Read more at FiveYearsTooLate.com ...
I’ve been on a few panels (and been in the audience for many more)that focus on starting up a company. A lot of the questions(unsurprisingly) are about starting up web companies... Read more at FiveYearsTooLate.com ...
We recently made a decision to invest in the Series A round of a new company called Kashless. This investment is one we’re very excited about... Read more at FiveYearsTooLate.com ...
RRE Ventures may be the best-kept secret of the East Coast venture capital community. The prestigious New York VC firm, which was established nearly 15 years ago, is well known to other investors but rarely covered by the media. ...
As this discussion gets underway - again - I pulled together a bit of perspective. I call it, “Things I heard when I first joined the world of venture capital as an intern in 1991”... Read more at FiveYearsTooLate.com ...
NGEN and RRE Ventures Invest in Innovative Mobile Device Trade-in and Incentivized Recycling Solution Last update: 9:00 a.m. EST Nov. 12, 2008 LOS ANGELES, Nov 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Flipswap, the preeminent solution for mobile ...
China-based game development services supplier Shanghai Baihai Information Technology chooses electronic commerce services provider SmartPay to deliver online game payment options. The initiative is aimed at players of Discovery Onli ...
Danbury, CT—November 3, 2008—Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T) is making significant strides in advancing the company’s leading technology capabilities and offering its clients managed logistics serv ...
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Recognizes Energy Efficiency Groundbreaker for Achievement in Clean Energy Technology Boulder, Colo. – October 31, 2008 – Tendril, a leading provider of energy management solutions for the util ...
Rave Wireless, Inc. (ravewireless.com) today announced a collaboration with T-Mobile USA to improve campus safety. Through the partnership, Rave Wireless has implemented a direct SMS bind into T-Mobile’s network to further enhance re ...
Kashless recently raised $5 million in Series A funding led by RRE Ventures. Stuart Ellman, co-founder and managing partner of RRE Ventures, will join the board. Read more at peHUB ...
Semantic Web startup AdaptiveBlue on Tuesday is launching a new service, called Glue, that connects people around everyday things, including books, movies and music through a wide range of Web sites, including Amazon, Last.fm, Netflix, ...
When we launched Five Years Too Late, it was for a few reasons, one of which was to provide transparency into our investment process... Read More at FiveYearsTooLate.com ...
SHANGHAI, China,Oct. 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China's mobile payment leader, SmartPay,announced that it has recently joint hands with China Bank of Communications toreward new accounts with cash discounts. As long timepartners, SmartP ...
As the credit crisis deepens and Wall Street roils, it's getting tougher for small companies to land bank loans. For On Deck Capital Inc., that situation spells opportunity.The New York-based start-up lends money to small businesses th ...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- iCrossing, a global digital marketing company, today announced that it was named the fastest-growing private company in Arizona at the 2008 Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards Ceremony ...
It may look like an iPhone, but it's actually a home phone/information center that's meant to sit on your coffee table, phone table or kitchen counter. IP telephony company OpenPeak’s iPhone clone for homes is production ready, says ...
Jason Verge (Forester Research) With AOL's closure of Xdrive, online storage would-be competitors are scrambling to differentiate themselves after Xdrive's noteworthy exit from the sector. While several small startups try to figure out ...
By Robert MacMillan - Analysis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A decision that may allow U.S. companies to use their websites to release market-sensitive information could hurt firms that distribute press releases and give some investors an ...
NEW YORK – SkyGrid, a real-time search, filtering, and personalization platform for news, today announced the successful close of $11 million in Series B funding led by RRE Ventures. Investment management firm BlackRock also particip ...
Tendril Residential Energy Ecosystem™ allows utilities and consumers to communicate, collaborate and create “smart energy for life” BOULDER, CO – July 29, 2008 Tendril, a leading provider of Residential Energy Management ...
Reading, United Kingdom (28 July 2008) – Vocera Communications, Inc. has announced the findings of a new study completed by Kinetic Consulting with Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, which deployed the Vocera communicati ...
If Apple’s MobileMe is “Exchange for the rest of us,” what New York-based startup Peek is attempting is the hardware equivalent for original Blackberry. Today, of course, RIM is scrambling to play the convergence game ...
New York, NY - (BUSINESS WIRE) - July 21, 2008- WisdomTree (Pink Sheets: WSDT - News) announced today that the New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) and the New York City Police Pension Fund have awarded two separate acco ...
NEW YORK -- drop.io (http://drop.io), the simple private sharing solution, announced today the release of a brand new feature package that contains several enhanced features, new additions and major system-wide upgrades. The most ...
Expanded coverage brings consumer-ready location to millions of European consumers LONDON, UK - July 14, 2008 - Skyhook Wireless, provider of the Wi-Fi Positioning System and XPS 2.0, the hybrid positioning system, today announced its ...
(New York, NY) July 10, 2008 – On Deck Capital, the first-of-its kind financing solution for small businesses, announced today that preeminent economist Dr. Alan S. Blinder has joined its Board of Directors. Dr. Blinder is renowned f ...
Waltham, Mass. - June 30, 2008 Liquid Machines®,Inc., the leader in Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) solutions, todayannounced that Pilz, the global leader in safety automation equipment,has been selected by Computerworld’s Infra ...
BOSTON, MA - June 30, 2008 - CSR, a leading global provider of wireless technologies, and Skyhook Wireless, maker of the Wi-Fi Positioning System and XPS 2.0, the hybrid positioning system, today announced a partnership that will bring ...
BOSTON, MA - Skyhook Wireless today announced the availability of XPS 2.0, a next-generation hybrid positioning system that combines signals from Wi-Fi access points, GPS satellites and cell towers to deliver the quickest, most precis ...
(San Diego, CA) ... Semtek Innovative Solutions Corporation announced today the hiring of three new senior executives who will be based at the Company's San Diego, CA headquarters. Nashina Asaria, Daniel Carter, and Michael Struttmann ...
NEW YORK Independent digital agency iCrossing elevated Don Scales to CEO, replacing founder Jeff Herzog. Scales, 52, has served as iCrossing's president and chief operating for two years. He joined the company in 2006 as COO, addin ...
WAWA , Pa. -WaWa Inc., based here, said use of online and text-message ordering for deli foods is rising and that customers are responding favorably to the new options in an expanding test of the technology by the 568-unit convenience ...
(New York, NY) -- On Deck Capital, the first-of-its kind financing solution for small businesses, announced today that it is open for business and lending in 45 states. The company has developed proprietary financial products and tec ...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - (Business Wire) Rave Wireless, the leading provider of reliable safety applications for mobile users, today announced the appointment of Tom Axbey as chief executive officer. Axbey brings more than 20 years of opera ...
NEW YORK — RecycleBank, a rewards program that motivates households to recycle, announced today that it has secured $30 million in Series B funding from leading venture capital firms, Kleiner, Perkins,Caulfield and Byers (KPCB), RRE ...
BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey– Enpirion today announced the availability of a new 600 mA synchronous buck converter with an integrated inductor, delivering extremely low output ripple in a tiny 3mm x 3mm x 1.1mm QFN package. The complete s ...
Tendril Networks has raised $12 million in a second-round financing led by RRE Ventures of New York, the company announced Monday. Boulder-based Tendril is developing a product that helps consumers control energy consumption. In Janua ...
New York – Drop.io, Inc. (http://drop.io), the simple private exchange platform, announced today that it closed a $2.7M Series A-1 financing led by New York venture capital firms DFJ Gotham and RRE Ventures. The capital will be used ...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Storm Exchange, Inc., a company that helps businesses improve their performance in the face of increasingly volatile weather, today announced that a group of leading private equity firms,including its origina ...
Proofpoint Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of email security and data loss prevention solutions, has raised $28 million in Series F funding. DAG Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers Benchmark Capital, Br ...
Company Pioneers Use of Local Share ETF Structure to Resolve Restrictions on Exchange Traded-Notes1and Derivatives in India - Fund will Facilitate Access to India for U.S. Investors Following Regulatory Changes Impacting ETNs New York, ...
Sunnyvale, Calif. – January 16, 2008 – Proofpoint, Inc., the leading provider of unified email security and data loss prevention solutions, today reported spam trends for data collected during the month of December 2007, finding th ...
New York, NY – January 15, 2008 -- Easily and privately exchange information with anyone, including friends, family colleagues and co-workers, with a quick drop. Drop.io (http://drop.io), a private place for exchanging media, launch ...
DANBURY, Conn. - Jan. 15, 2008 - Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation, a global logistics and transportation service provider for chemical and process industries, today announced that Hercules Incorporated (NYSE: HPC), a glo ...
Acton, Mass. – Mintera® Corporation, the high performance optical transport systems solutions leader, today announced the industry’s first commercial shipment of a 40 Gbps DWDM DPSK transceiver module. Mintera’s MI 4000XM Adapti ...
Certeon S-Series Improves WAN Response Time Performance of Microsoft Applications by More Than 90% Burlington, MA – January 7, 2008 – Certeon, the industry’s only vendor to accelerate mission criticalapplications securely a ...
1. Innovation. The company’s technology must be truly innovative. A new version or repackaging of an already well-accepted technological solution does not qualify as an innovation. The innovat ...
Acton, MA - December 4, 2007 -Mintera® Corporation, the high bit-rate optical transport systems solution leader, today announced that the company has joined the Road to 100G Alliance. The Road to 100G Alliance was founded earlier this ...
The New York Times By MICHAEL BARBARO Published: December 2, 2007 Liz Claiborne, the apparel company, has hired a climatologist from Columbia University to predict weather for its designers to better time the shipments of seasonal gar ...
Boca Raton, FL --OpenPeak Inc., a provider of end-to-end system solutions and devices for telephony, digital content, and Internet services, announced today that it has closed $30 million in Series C funding. Investors include RRE ...
CUPERTINO, Calif.- Vocera Communications, the nation’s leading wireless voice communications company, is making the human voice bolder and more colorful. Its new Vocera Communications Badge - B2000 has enhanced 802.11b/g wireles ...
DANBURY, Conn. - Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation, a global logistics and transportation service provider for chemical and process industries announces plans to expand into Europe. Our entry into Europe will provide the ...
SHANGHAI, Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- SmartPay Jieyin Ltd.("SmartPay") has been named as one of China's ''Cool Companies for 2007''in the April 2007 Edition of Fortune Magazine, China Edition. The magazine profiled 14 emerging leaders in new ...
Feb 17, 2007 12:00 AM (From the February 19, 2007 issue) Step out of New York's 14th Street subway stop, turn up Eighth Avenue, and there, in the heart of Chelsea -- amid the traffic, delis, pizzerias, and restaurants --is Googl ...