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LaCie’s cloud file storage service Wuala (which Om wrote about quite a while back when it was first launched) has announced the availability of a new feature, Wuala Sync, which allows users to automatically synchronize their files online and across multiple computers and operating systems. Read more »

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Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash is preparing himself for a second career in investing, and is currently raising $20 million for a new New York City-based VC firm called Consigliere that will invest in early stage companies in categories including e-commerce and sports. Read more »

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There’s been plenty of debate about whether small VCs are better than large ones, but angel investor Dave McClure says that the big problem isn’t size. He argues that most VCs, big or small, are simply approaching the consumer Internet market in completely the wrong way. Read more »

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Put simply, life is good for cloud-computing and big-data vendors because there’s plenty of money to be made. Whether it’s from VCs, big-IT suitors or (gasp) customers, someone wants to invest in your vision. The great part is that you don’t even have to be a ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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Hiring at venture-backed startups picked up speed in the first quarter, according to figures released by the National Venture Capital Association and job board StartUpHire.com. A total of 13,314 jobs were posted by startups in the first quarter, up 16 percent since the end of 2009. Read more »

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Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) just launched Ultimatefighter.com, a site that features every single episode of the last 10 seasons of The Ultimate Fighter. It offers fans the option of watching just the fights without any of the trash talking, and each and […] Read more »

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Panasonic EVP Bob Perry made it clear at this week’s TV of Tomorrow Show that there’s not much love lost in America for cable TV. He joked that even Wall Street bankers might be more popular than cable execs, and warned that cable companies won’t survive […] Read more »

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After a long period of decline, there are signs that Canada’s VC market may be heating up: a new $20 million fund to invest in early-stage companies has launched, and three new funds will be financed with a total of C$100 million from the Quebec government. Read more »

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As in so many other cities that aren’t located in or near Silicon Valley, the startup scene in Toronto is a fairly small and close-knit community. Now, a VC-backed school/competition called Extreme University will look for startups to “audition,” American Idol-style. Read more »

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Gary Conley, the entrepreneur who founded concentrating solar company SolFocus, is at it again. Last month he launched b2u Solar, a startup which uses the sun’s heat for industrial applications like drying, curing and commercial baking, and is one of a crop of startups working to […] Read more »

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Backupify has landed a round of financing for its cloud-based backup service from First Round Capital, Betaworks and some high-profile angel investors including Jason Calacanis. But the new company will have to clear the same hurdles as any other cloud-based service — and then some. Read more »

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A new site called ChatRoulette has been getting a lot of attention lately because it features live video chatting with random strangers, with predictable results. But among those interested in the site is venture investor Fred Wilson, who has invited the founder to New York. Read more »

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New York is the capital of media, advertising, and finance, but historically Silicon Valley and Boston have overshadowed New York’s efforts to encourage and fund technology entrepreneurs. In the past two years, this has changed, especially when it comes to media-related ventures. Read more »

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BlueKai, which aggregates and sells data on 200 million online shoppers to advertisers and publishers, today announced a $21 million third round of funding led by GGV Capital and including former investors Redpoint Ventures and Battery Ventures, bringing its total funding to $34.7 million. Read more »

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Nnow that U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) stimulus funding has practically dried up, venture capitalists can’t count on more government-induced tailwinds to propel their cleantech ambitions. So, how are they coping? I’d say pretty well, if you factor in an encouraging string of early 2010 ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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Two of Facebook’s venture capital investors told the DTD conference in Germany that the social network has no plans to go public in the near term — meaning 2010 — that the company is instead still investing in and building its business. Read more »

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It’s been suggested that the venture capital industry needs to shrink to as little as half its former size, and new data from the National Venture Capital Association shows that it’s almost there — with some evidence suggesting that further contraction is in order. Read more »

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Morgan Solar, a Toronto-based startup developing acrylic solar concentrators, told us today it has raised $8.2 million in its first round of venture-capital funding from Spanish utility Iberdrola, plastics manufacturer Nypro, and Turnstone Capital Management, which led the round. Back in October, when Morgan Solar announced […] Read more »

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Global venture capital flow into cleantech startups dropped significantly last year compared with a record-setting 2008, while Asia emerged as the dominant region for IPO and M&A activity and energy efficiency became a hot sector in 2009, according to analysis released today by The Cleantech Group, […] Read more »

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Crunching the numbers on venture capital investments in green technology companies in 2009, Greentech Media Research (GTM) finds the sector both weathered this year’s financial storm, and thrived in terms of total deals. More startups shared the wealth in 2009, with 356 deals, up from 350 […] Read more »

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The number of businesses and interest groups lobbying Congress on climate change issues ballooned in 2009. While greentech investors still make up a relatively small portion of the climate lobby, they’re upping the ante on Capitol Hill as the Senate considers climate legislation, according to a new […] Read more »

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As solar panel prices fall, installers’ valuations appear to be climbing. A report from NeXt Up Research that was released Monday on SharesPost, an online marketplace for trading shares of private companies, estimates that solar developer SolarCity‘s exit valuation would be between $375 million and $443.8 […] Read more »

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The NVCA today released predictions for the coming year that appear to embody the kind of cognitive dissonance one sees in a person with Stockholm Syndrome. The surveyed members of the NVCA predict a smaller industry but remain unusually optimistic about investment dollars and staffing levels. Read more »

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If you want to hit 2010 running, you may well be planning to update your portfolio over the next month or so. It can be tempting to just gather together all the projects you’ve done recently and drop them into your portfolio alongside everything else, but […] Read more »

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Exits for digital music investments are far from strong these days and as such, while VCs aren’t giving up on them, they are starting much smaller. At least that was the sentiment expressed during an afternoon panel concerning venture funding at yesterday’s SF MusicTech Summit. Read more »

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While some could argue that a free and open Internet means less regulation and oversight, my experience leads me to believe that an Internet that encourages innovation and startups is one that supports net neutrality. Unless it’s enforced, capitalism on the Internet is in serious jeopardy. Read more »

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We’re at an odd time in the technology industry. While there’s bound to be some pre-holiday layoffs around the corner, it shouldn’t be like the carnage of last winter. The market wreck isn’t over, yet new venture deals have been coming across our desk in droves. Read more »

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The idea of modeling government funds after venture capital has swirled, in various forms, around the Obama administration since back in the campaign days. Now comes the latest twist: The Obama administration has named a former VC, Jonathan Silver, to head up the Department of Energy’s […] Read more »

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The rate of innovation in clean tech, next-generation transportation, green products and sustainable business initiatives has never been higher. This year, nearly $4 billion in venture capital investment has been poured into green innovation, making it the most active sector of VC investment today. Pushing these […] Read more »

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Security firm Symantec is warning computer users about a new Mac-specific Trojan that deletes files on the user’s hard drive, according to Techworld.com. It has dubbed the piece of malware “OSX.Loosemaque,” and uploaded a YouTube video of how it goes about its nefarious purpose. Basically, it’s […] Read more »

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Two gloomy reports were released yesterday that may have some startups questioning their fundraising chances over the near term. The National Venture Capital Association issued returns data showing lousy results and said the industry should expect more of the same over the next few quarters due […] Read more »

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Want to hit it big in cleantech? Sign your Chief Financial Officer up for Mandarin lessons. “The hottest commodity today is a Chinese-speaking CFO with an MBA from an American school –- that person is worth a mint,” venture capitalist Steve Westly said this week at […] Read more »

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A growing number of early-stage deals and general optimism in the technology industry helped push venture capital investments up 14 percent in the third quarter of this year, to $6.1 billion from $5.3 billion in the prior quarter, according to a report released today from ChubbyBrain, […] Read more »

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