Verizon partners with Philadelphia to create $50K innovation fund, revamp tech centers
Verizon will provide new tech for the city's public Keyspot computer centers, as well as help establish a fund to support underrepresented entrepreneurs......»»
Blue Star Innovation Partners focuses on helping software companies grow
Blue Star Innovation Partners is a finalist in the Investment Catalyst category for the 2019 Tech Titan awards, which will be awarded on Aug. 23. Blue Star Innovation Partners (BSIP) is Frisco-based private equity fund that differentiates itself by be.....»»
Synapse partners with Metro Development Group to host innovation challenge
Synapse organizers are teaming with a community developer to create opportunity for Tampa Bay's tech community. Metro Development Group reached out to Synapse's Marc Blumenthal to host an innovation challenge, an event for which Synapse had previou.....»»
Front Porch Venture Partners closes second fund at $20 million
Front Porch Venture Partners has closed a $20 million fund, capital it’s already putting to work to support innovation......»»
Healthtech VC firm to cut bigger checks with $65M second fund
SpringTide Ventures has two partners based in the Boston area and plans to invest in digital health, medical devices, life sciences and tech-enabled care delivery......»»
This Fund Manager Believes Low Bitcoin Prices Could Negatively Impact Tech Stocks
What Happened: Mark Mobius, founding partner at London-based asset management firm Mobius Capital Partners, expressed concern that lower Bitcoin prices could hit tech stocks “very badly.” read more.....»»
Cathie Wood"s flagship Ark Innovation fund suffers worst outflows on record amid tech decline
Cathie Wood is sticking with her high-growth strategy of investing in disruptive companies, evidenced by the recent trading.....»»
Real estate developer makes moves in tech and manufacturing, other key players in innovation
A homebuilder, an Opportunity Zone fund manager and space program director are among the region's people to watch in 2021......»»
Augeo acquires San Diego firm to create fintech business
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Glade Brook pitches "extraordinary opportunity" in tech debt amid coronavirus
Glade Brook Capital Partners LLC, the venture capital firm led by Paul Hudson, is pitching a new fund to investors targeting the debt of private technology companies impacted by economic disruption from COVID-19......»»
Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Sahm Adrangi, Daniel Loeb, P2 Capital Partners, GMT Capital, Chatham Asset Management, Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (MTD), Tetra Tech, Inc. (TTEK), and More
Daniel Loeb’s Yacht Damages Belize Coral Reef (Bloomberg) A luxury yacht owned by hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb damaged a pristine reef atoll .....»»
South Loop innovation project gets a major boost with $500M in state funding (PHOTOS)
In a move that is expected to bolster Chicago’s tech economy, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday that he is releasing $500 million in state capital to fund the University of Illinois System’s Illinois Innovation Network and Discovery Partner.....»»
Tech innovation is changing the world, and this fund manager has big bets on how it’s going to work
Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of ARK Invest, which runs several innovation technology exchange-traded funds, among other things, sat down with MarketWatch to discuss investing opportunities, running a flat company, Elon Musk, and much more......»»
London VC Basinghall Partners Announces $109m European Fund
London-based venture capital firm Basinghall Partners has announced its its first VC fund, aimed at early-stage startups across Europe. The Basinghall Tech Fund, which totals $109 million, will inv.....»»
GE Healthcare among partners with MIT, Harvard on unique biotech center
A powerful consortium of some of the world’s most recognized names in higher education, health care, real estate and life sciences is collaborating to create a center for advanced biological innovation and manufacturing. The $50 million first-of-it.....»»
Local fund invests $9 million in acquisition of battery tech developer
Davis-based investment firm CVF Capital Partners Inc. invested to support the purchase of HOB Custom Power in Fountain Valley by its own management......»»
St. Pete domestic violence center to create innovation endowment fund with $1M gift
Community Action Stops Abuse, the official domestic violence center for Pinellas County, announced Wednesday it will create an innovation and growth endowment due in part from a gift from a St. Petersburg couple. The endowment, called the Virginia .....»»
Foxconn says innovation centers still a part of company"s plan for regional tech hubs
After Wisconsin Public Radio initially reported that Foxconn Technology Group's five proposed innovation centers in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Eau Claire, Racine and Madison were being put on hold, the Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer said a plan is stil.....»»
Hedge Funds Have Never Been This Bullish On Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (PNFP)
Insider Monkey has processed numerous 13F filings of hedge funds and successful value investors to create an extensive database of hedge fund.....»»
Group seeks to create new 30-acre "innovation community" in Atlanta
The proposed development would group large and small tech companies with housing, hospitality, shops and restaurants......»»
What would a recession mean for investing in Philadelphia? Private equity, startup experts weigh in
Ben Franklin Tech Partners' early-stage investments may be insulated from a recession, but it's state funding isn't......»»