THE BUSINESS OF TECHNOLOGY
The Red Herring editorial team selected the 2012 Top 100 Americas. This exceptional group of companies are among the most innovative, unique and promising companies selected from a pool of hundreds from across the region. The Top 100 were judged on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, … [Read more...]
By Matt Gallagher, Red Herring As Stem's bare bones website mysteriously states, “Don't turn off the lights.” Recently launched out of stealth mode and landing a Series A investment of $10.2 million, the company takes a green energy approach to energy savings without asking companies to turn off a single switch or modify what they're … [Read more...]
The Red Herring editorial team selected the Finalists for the 2012 Red Herring 100 Americas Award. This group of companies is the short list for the Top 100 award. They are the most innovative and promising companies from a pool of hundreds from across North America. The Finalists are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, … [Read more...]
Venture capital investment has fizzled in China as investment in the world's largest Internet market fell to its lowest level in six years this quarter, the Dow Jones VentureSource reported. China's bubble has likely popped. This past quarter saw 45 deals raised $745 million, a 39 percent deal drop and 56 percent decline in capital investment … [Read more...]
By Igor Sill The recent capital markets have reinvigorated investor confidence in venture-backed companies to the levels of 2004, when the IPOs of Google and Salesforce debuted. The pent up current IPO pipeline represents a significant liquidity window and exceptional returns for Venture Capitalists and their Limited Partner (LP) … [Read more...]
The Red Herring editorial team selected the 2012 Top 100 Europe. This exceptional group of companies are among the most innovative, unique and promising companies selected from a pool of hundreds from across Europe. The Top 100 were evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, … [Read more...]
Innospring, the first US-China incubator, has officially launched its seed fund and support network for Chinese startups seeking American exposure and expansion as well as American companies seeking a piece of China's pie. The InnoSpring Seed Fund will provide seed financing for selected startups that have already been part of Innospring's … [Read more...]
The Federal Trades Communication has fined Google $25,000 for impeding investigators' efforts to examine the company's data collection efforts, the New York Times recently reported. In 2010, the company accidentally collected the user names and passwords of unprotected Wi-Fi networks as it used cars to sweep streets and neighborhoods to improve … [Read more...]
By Matt Gallagher, Red Herring Using Internet and other technology, EveryoneCounts reinvents the cast of the ballot. The company strives to bring elections to any Internet device or phone to make voting as easy as Facebook. And it works. When the State of Oregon used Everyone Counts to make it possible to vote from an iPad, voter … [Read more...]
The U.S. Justice Department has officially sued Apple and several book publishers, alleging the companies committed anti-trust infringement through Apple's agency model, Bloomberg reported. Through iTunes, the company allows publishers to set their own price in exchange for a 30 percent cut in revenue. Through the lawsuit, the US government … [Read more...]