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3 Industries In A Bubble That Aren't Technology
Thursday, April 2, 2015 - 7:53am | 730Read More...Mark Cuban thinks that the current (speculated) tech bubble is worse than the one that destroyed dot-com startups more than a decade ago. Not everyone agrees with this assessment, but that doesn't mean there aren't other bubbles investors should avoid. Jason Whitmire, a partner at...
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Why GoDaddy Is The 'Anti-Twitter'
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 2:41pm | 710Read More...Shares of GoDaddy Inc (NYSE: GDDY) jumped 30 percent after the company had its initial public offering Wednesday, prompting some investors to ask a simple question: why? Is this the dot-com superstar investors have been craving, or is this proof that the perceived tech bubble is real? Sean...
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RapidMiner Gains $5 Million To Better Serve PayPal, Pepsi And Other Major Clients
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 5:22pm | 474Read More...Advanced analytics provider RapidMiner has received $5 million in a Series A round led by Earlybird Venture Capital and Open Ocean Capital. Formerly known as Rapid-I, the company made the decision to officially change its title to RapidMiner after releasing a successful product with the same name...
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SLIDESHOW: Google Tops Apple, Hewlett-Packard Builds A SmartPhone & More From The First Week Of August
Saturday, August 3, 2013 - 9:28am | 194Read More...The last seven days have provided another round of enticing headlines for investors to examine. For the first time in a while, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) seemed to gain more headlines -- and more positive attention -- than its Cupertino, California-based competitor. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) didn't stay...
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Earlybird Venture Capital Closes Fourth Fund At $200M, Total Capital Now At $800M
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 12:26pm | 734Read More...Earlybird Venture Capital has closed its fourth early stage fund at $200 million (€150 million). Best known for providing capital to startups like Auctionata (which was started by an eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) PowerSeller) and EyeEm (which recently secured $6 million), Earlybird Venture Capital is...
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Startups' Least Attractive Elements Are…
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 1:31pm | 811Read More...If you're an entrepreneur who thinks it takes money to make money, you might wind up chasing away the very capital that you seek. That's the advice of Dr. Hendrik Brandis, Managing Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital, who detailed the elements that can make a startup less attractive to investors...
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New $5 Million Investment Fuels Peak Games' Growth in Emerging Markets
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 1:39pm | 602Read More...Thanks to a $5 million investment from Earlybird Venture Capital, Peak Games is on point to emerge as one of the leading social media companies in emerging markets. Aimed at fostering continued growth in some of the fastest-growing markets in the world – including Turkey and MENA (Middle East...
