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Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog It'll be even better when the BBC starts broadcasting its EPG on a regular basis, rather than whenever some bloke at DAB Central has nothing else to do between games of Tetris: as it is, the only listings I get are for Capital Gold, Capital Disney...
[February 4, 2005, 16:35]
Google invests in e-commerce start-up Pixazza
News Other investors in the round include August Capital and CMEA Capital, Pixazza said. Google is joining a $5.75m investment round in Pixazza, a start-up that hopes to profit by overlaying photos on the web with links that let people buy the products...
[March 25, 2009, 8:55]
Knowledge workers hold key to survival
News Ultimately all companies and all chief executives are competing for capital, Kyte said. Unless firms can convince shareholders and investors that a good return can be provided by investing in your company, then capital investment will go elsewhere...
[November 5, 2002, 11:09]
Mayor claims London's e-commerce lead under threat
News The capital's competitiveness will be seriously undermined without the right technology and a workforce with the right training," he says. Acting chief executive of London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Peter Bishop believes the capital has the...
[April 10, 2001, 15:33]
Email analysis tools finding their feet
News Sequoia Capital, which has a $4m stake in Clearwell, also invested in that company. The business climate has changed a lot in the last few years, post-Enron and post-Eliot Spitzer," said Hilaly, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur tapped by Sequoia...
[January 26, 2006, 16:30]
The music may be over for CDNow
News In addition, CDNow had a working capital deficit of $37.2m as of 31 December 1999. CDNow is currently financing its working capital needs with cash derived from revenue, funds from the equity investment of $21m by Sony and Time Warner and the long...
[March 29, 2000, 15:41]
Intellect: European software industry booming
News The data for the ranking was collected by market research firm CXP in association with Truffle Capital, a private-equity firm. Bernard-Louis Roques, a general partner at Truffle Capital, said that investment in R&D was "excellent news for European...
[November 21, 2007, 11:12]
Corel lays off tenth of staff
News Corel directors recently agreed to a takeover bid by venture capital firm Vector Capital, but the proposal is meeting resistance from some shareholders. Struggling software maker Corel on Friday reported another quarterly loss and announced plans...
[June 30, 2003, 13:40]
Will BT's ultimatum finally drive suppliers away?
News Year by year, BT has been using its muscle to trim the capital cost of equipment, but there are limited returns here. BT Wholesale has a capital expenditure of £1.8bn per year," said Reynolds, "but our operational costs are £6bn to £8bn.
[December 4, 2002, 15:43]
URwired closes its doors
News Unlike many dot-com e-tailers, URwired was not backed by venture capital but were instead relying on funding from Lamotte's family. If we had have been backed by venture capital we wouldn't have gone down, as you stand to lose a lot if money isn't...
[August 23, 2000, 17:06]
The Day Ahead: It's hip to be bear on dot-coms
News It all feeds on itself," said Kathleen Heaney, an analyst with Bluestone Capital. Part of the malaise can be attributed to a slowing economy and lower capital gains. Commentary: The dot-com trends are stacking up against even the leaders.
[November 27, 2000, 11:50]
BIBLE: The Ten Commandments
News Steve Schlenker Chief Investment Officer Vest@ Capital. Steve Schlenker, Vest@ Capital. James Oliver, founder Lastorders.com You have to have deep content in areas that are obsessions" -- David Hendon founder Webbaby.co.uk
[November 10, 1999, 13:40]
BIBLE: Ten hot valley startups
News Founded in October 1997, NetScreen is a privately held company with financial backing from Sequoia Capital, Technology Associates Management Co. Co-managed by Paribas, the investment was led by Prime Asset Management AG, a leading German-based...
[November 10, 1999, 13:40]
Siemens 'confident' on restructuring...
News In January, all venture capital activities will be funnelled through a new channel called Siemens Venture Capital. The company will also invest in global venture capital funds in a bid to gain direct access to more high-tech fledglings.
[December 3, 1998, 17:41]
Microsoft holds on tightly to cash
News It also is a stark contrast to Intel's investment practices: the chipmaker continues to be one of the largest venture capital investors around, pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into companies that are taking advantage of new technologies.
[August 1, 2003, 15:05]
Chip recovery will start in 2002 - analyst
News It has also meant a reduction in capital expenditures -- spending by semiconductor makers on the construction of new fabrication plants or on the refurbishment of existing plants. Market conditions through 2001 and 2002 will force chipmakers to...
[October 31, 2001, 15:53]
Networked world will require revolution
News In the brave new networked world the true asset to companies will not be physical capital but intellectual capital. If the high-speed networked world is to succeed there needs to be a dramatic shift away from current economic thinking.
[February 26, 2001, 14:51]
Sonicblue revenue up 80 percent
News The company spent $37m primarily for working capital needs and has about $48m in cash. During the second quarter, the company received $62.25m through the sale of warrants totaling $75m, which the company said it would use toward working capital...
[August 1, 2002, 8:03]
The Day Ahead: Intel races to meet demand
News The increased capital expenses means one thing -- buy more shares of Applied Materials. Intel said it will boost its capital expenditures to $6bn (about £3.6bn) for 2000, up from projections of $5bn. Intel has a nice problem -- demand is so strong...
[April 19, 2000, 12:56]
Obama team takes on more tech execs
News Tom Wheeler — in a leave of absence from Core Capital Partners, a venture capital firm working with early stage technology companies — is a member of the agency review working group responsible for the science, technology, space and arts agencies.
[November 14, 2008, 11:27]
