A new way to raise capital – Crowdfunding
Raising capital can be one of the most challenging and aggravating processes a startup ever faces, from the “one perfect angel” goose-chase to swallowing painful terms with a VC to suffering exorbitant legal fees, to name a few. What if startups could ignore the prohibition on general solicitation... [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by GeoffreySechter, Data Analyst on 30 December 2011
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Israel spotlight: Perion
One of the guest speakers for our December webinar was Josef Mandelbaum of Perion, an Israel-based tech company that focuses on bringing high tech to what he called the “second wave” of adopters, those who may actually use devices like smartphones more, but who won't be the first to buy them. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by DanielHolland, Sr. Marketing Coordinator on 28 December 2011
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Yandex
We're all very familiar with the big players in US tech, but there are plenty of up and coming brands internationally that you may not be as familiar with. If you're not yet aware of Yandex, you will be soon, and you should start now. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by AlinaSoltys, Senior Analyst on 23 December 2011
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Soocial
We were fortunate enough to have Stefan Fountain, Founder and CEO of Soocial which was recently acquired by Viadeo, join us for our December webinar. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by TomokiYasuda, Senior Analyst on 21 December 2011
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2012 Mergers & Acquisitions Survey assessment
Last week the national law firm, Dykema, released its seventh annual “Mergers & Acquisitions Survey,” compiled from a polling of 299 deal makers among leading company executives and investment firms in the U.S. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by robschram, Director on 16 December 2011
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Video Game Software IPO nail biters
More IPO's are expected this week than in any other week in the last three quarters. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JimPerkins, Regional Director, Digital Media Specialist on 15 December 2011
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Israel rising
For such a small country, Israel often gets more than its share of headlines, and what not everyone knows is that it also has more than its fair share of software technology companies. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JohnMelotte, Regional Director on 14 December 2011
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From London: US software industry has nothing to fear from European entrepreneur
Earlier this week, I chaired the World Financial Symposiums’ Growth & Exit Strategies conference in London. We had over 100 registrants from 16 countries. The 20 speakers were the best in European tech... [Click on title to read more..]
Posted by MiroParizek, Managing Director on 09 December 2011
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It's a good time to be a SaaS Company in the Cloud
Following in the steps of Oracle’s acquisition of RightNow Technologies in October, SAP announced their own acquisition of SuccessFactors just the other day at 10.7x revenue multiple. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by AlinaSoltys, Senior Analyst on 06 December 2011
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Getting ready for Buyer discovery
It’s only natural that buyers want to learn as much as they can about your company before they acquire it. This discovery is essential to their valuation, risk analysis, the terms of agreement and integration. [Click on title to read more.]
Posted by JeffBrown, Vice President on 01 December 2011
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