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Symmetry Advisors Provides Translational Venture Funding Advisory Services to Burnham Institute for Medical Research

Translational Venture Program is designed to leverage translational research and fund the preclinical and early-stage clinical development of drug candidates. - April 27, 2009 - Symmetry Advisors

VisionQuest Announces New Investment Partnership with Lenger Asset Management

VisionQuest Wealth Management, a Raleigh-based firm serving as a personal CFO to individuals and families, announces its new investment partnership with Lenger Asset Management. “Changes in the capital market environment prompted us to re-evaluate our investment platform. We found that... - April 02, 2009 - VisionQuest Wealth Management

EquityTouch™ to be Premiered at 4th Annual VCPE Conference & Retreat

Touch Ahead Software, LLC announced that EquityTouch™ was chosen as the Premier CRM Sponsor of the 4th Annual VCPE Conference & Retreat. - March 21, 2009 - Touch Ahead Software, LLC

EquityTouch Implemented at TA Associates

Touch Ahead Software LLC, a Boston-based provider of advanced SaaS solutions, has announced that EquityTouch has been released into production at TA Associates this week. Sources at Touch Ahead™ say that they are very excited about this announcement. They went on to point out that the... - March 20, 2009 - Touch Ahead Software, LLC

Touch Ahead Software, LLC is Formed

Two Boston based, entrepreneurs (Nancy S. Keddy and Timothy J. Lasonde) announced the formation of a new software company. Touch Ahead Software LLC (also located in Boston) develops cutting edge SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions. Touch Ahead’s premier product is EquityTouch, a... - March 20, 2009 - Touch Ahead Software, LLC

Angel Investors Take Control of the Economic Stimulus Plan to Create Jobs

Investors from New York to Miami are making plans to attend the second annual Southeast Private Equity Conference (SPEC) April 14th and 15th in Atlanta, Georgia. Over 120 private angel investors, venture capital firms and fund managers will attend SPEC 2009 to meet the hottest emerging growth companies to see their presentations and make strategic investments that will lead to new innovations in the market and job creation. - February 25, 2009 - Kugarand Capital Holdings, LLC

Grispeth Holdings Launches Boutique Investment Advisory Suite for Emerging Markets

Services connect private equity investors to hyper-growth markets; provide access to financing for companies overseas. - February 14, 2009 - Grispeth

Michael A. Krafft, Founder and Chairman of The Global Center for Economic Enabling Environments (GCEEE) Announced Today a New Professional Services Forum on LinkedIn

Global Center for Economic Enabling Environments (GCEEE)’s mission is to provide a platform and create insight so policy makers and small and middle enterprises ("SMEs") can better define, assess, and improve their effectiveness and impact in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (“FDI”) by creating an enabling environment where investments can flourish. - January 22, 2009 - Global Center for Economic Enabling Environments (GCEEE)

Global Center for Economic Enabling Environments (GCEEE) is Pleased to Announce Srinath Narayanan Joins the Board of Directors

Global Center for Economic Enabling Environments (GCEEE)’s Chairman and Founder Michael A. Krafft is proud to announce today Srinath Narayanan joins the Board of Directors. Srinath Narayanan, formerly with Goldman Sachs, a graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management and is the Managing Partner at Technology Square Partners, a boutique strategic advisory firm with offices in San Francisco and Connecticut. - January 18, 2009 - Global Center for Economic Enabling Environments (GCEEE)

The Global Center for Economic Enabling Environments (GCEEE) is Delighted to Announce GCEEE’s Board Formation

Michael A. Krafft, Founder and Chairman of The Global Center for Economic Enabling Environments (GCEEE) is delighted to announce GCEEE’s Board Formation with Mr. Ed Ifshin, Dr. Thea Singer, and Dr. Bruce Abramson. - January 03, 2009 - Global Center for Economic Enabling Environments (GCEEE)

Technology Due Diligence That Contributes to Assessing Post-Merger Valuation

Beacon Integration L.L.C. announces expanded IT due diligence consulting practice. - November 10, 2008 - Beacon Integration L.L.C.

VisionQuest Wealth Management Announces Their New Director of Advice

VisionQuest Wealth Management, a Raleigh-based wealth management firm, has announced that George Nowack has joined the firm as their Director of Advice Nowack is responsible for the coordination of internal and external resources and relationships employed in developing action plans toward... - November 01, 2008 - VisionQuest Wealth Management

Diversus Opens Hong Kong Office, Hires Vincent Pun as Principal

Forge regional expansion plan covering Asia Pacific - September 18, 2008 - Diversus Investment Advisers

State Initiatives Yield Positive Results: Florida Pharmaceutical Company Moves to Wisconsin

Pharmaceutical company NanoMedex, Inc., is moving its corporate headquarters and research and development lab to Dane County from Gainseville, Fla. NanoMedex is an emerging growth company based on technologies developed at the University of Florida-Gainesville. - August 15, 2008 - Kegonsa Capital Partners

VisionQuest Announces the Opening of VisionQuest Capital

VisionQuest Wealth Management announces the opening of VisionQuest Capital. The Raleigh-based firm’s creative financing division offers experience, knowledge and expertise in creative financing options, lending solutions and private placement of debt and equity. The firm is well positioned to... - August 13, 2008 - VisionQuest Wealth Management

Private Equity Mutual Fund Distribution Growth Creates Need for Sales Professionals

Vista Research and Management, LLC, investment advisor to the Listed Private Equity Plus Fund, is seeking sales professionals to meet increased demand for private equity investment options among financial professionals. - July 21, 2008 - Vista Research and Management

Symmetry Advisors Announces Affiliation with Blossom Associati S.r.l. (Milan, Italy)

The two affiliated companies will conduct cross-border transactions between the U.S. and the Italian, Swiss and Israeli life sciences industries. - July 19, 2008 - Symmetry Advisors

Small Company... Big Impact

VisionQuest Wealth Management makes a significant impact on people's lives, particularly children, through the firm's charitable participation. - July 10, 2008 - VisionQuest Wealth Management

VisionQuest Finds Feedback from 2007 Client Survey

A year-end survey provides a boost of confidence and constructive criticism for a Raleigh-based wealth management firm. - June 26, 2008 - VisionQuest Wealth Management

Reliance Technology Ventures Limited Directs Investment Into Pelago, Inc.

Reliance Technology Ventures Limited (RTVL), the corporate venture capital arm of the Reliance ADA Group, has directed the investment of an undisclosed amount in Pelago, Inc. RTVL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Capital Ltd. 1. Pelago offers a new break-through mobile and Web-based... - May 29, 2008 - Reliance Venture Asset Management Ltd

Visionquest Wealth Management Works with Local Universities to Recruit Top Talent

VisionQuest Wealth Management, a Raleigh-based wealth management firm, announces that Ally Baker and Nick Kolbenschlag have joined the firm. VisionQuest looks to local universities to recruit talent. “VisionQuest works in a very intense, competitive environment,” President and CEO... - May 22, 2008 - VisionQuest Wealth Management

Mantra Venture Group’s Proprietary Sustainable Energy Technology is Ready for Commercialization

New technology promises to be faster and more efficient within an estimated billion dollar market OTCBB : MVTG FRANKFURT : 5MV Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (Mantra) is pleased to announce that its Signal Smoothing Technology has successfully completed field testing and is ready to be... - May 01, 2008 - Mantra Venture Group Ltd.

S.E.VEN Fund Awards $450,000 to Recognize Enterprise Solutions to Poverty Research

Innovators in International Development are integrating the Poor into Networks of Productivity. - March 23, 2008 - Seven Fund

BrainForest Digital Introduces HyperReal®, a Revolution in Animatic Production

BrainForest Digital Animatics has revolutionized the animatic production industry by developing HyperReal®. HyperReal® is a new style of 3D animatic designed from the ground up to be a better presentation tool. - March 08, 2008 - BrainForest Digital Animatics

Venture Farm and Frontera Group Enter Into a Strategic Partnership

Frontera will co-invest in Venture Farm’s early-stage funding and execution initiatives. - February 21, 2008 - Venture Farm

Reliance Technology Ventures Limited Directs Investment Into Sequans Communications

Reliance Technology Ventures Limited (RTVL), the corporate venture capital arm of the Reliance ADA Group, has directed the investment of an undisclosed amount in Sequans Communications (Sequans). RTVL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Capital Ltd. 1. Sequans Communications, a leading... - February 12, 2008 - Reliance Venture Asset Management Ltd

Argonaut Ventures to Auction Premium Medical Domain Names

Cancer, Arthritis, Depression, and Menopause Domain Names Offered for Sale. - February 09, 2008 - Argonaut Ventures

Reliance Technology Ventures Ltd. Leads Investment Into US-Based, E-Band Communications Corporation

Reliance Technology Ventures Limited (RTVL), the corporate venture capital arm of the Reliance ADA Group, has invested an undisclosed amount in E-Band Communications Corporation (EBCC) as a lead investor for its Series B round. Reliance Technology Ventures Ltd. is a 100% subsidiary of Reliance Capital Ltd - December 08, 2007 - Reliance Venture Asset Management Ltd

US Trailmaps and Magellan to Release New GPS Trail Software

U.S. Trailmaps and Magellan Navigation, Inc., announced the availability of a new series of recreational trail maps for use with Magellan’s leading series of GPS navigation devices, the Magellan Triton™, eXplorist™ and CrossoverGPS™. The venture represents the first time that inclusive recreational trail systems have been available in detail for GPS navigation systems. - December 01, 2007 - Kegonsa Capital Partners

Fernandez Capital Launches New Starboyant Clothing Line

Fernandez Capital LLC announced the launch of the Starboyant brand, a cutting-edge and stylish new high-end clothing line. - October 28, 2007 - Fernandez Capital LLC

Southern California’s Venture Farm Invites Early Stage Entrepreneurs to Receive Assessment on Their Venture

Venture Farm is an innovation in early stage investing and is specifically not an angel investor, not a VC and not an Incubator. - September 27, 2007 - Venture Farm

Health and Medical News Company, MedNews.com Launched by Argonaut Ventures

MedNews.com, a health, fitness and medical news company funded by Argonaut Ventures, offers comprehensive news tools for health care consumers, medical professionals, and media publishers. - July 27, 2007 - Argonaut Ventures

Reliance Technology Ventures Advises Reliance Communications on $300 Million Acquisition of Yipes Holdings, Inc.

Reliance Technology Ventures Limited (RTVL), led by Mr. Harshal Shah, played a pivotal role in Reliance Communication’s acquisition of US based Yipes Holding, Inc (“Yipes”), the leading provider of managed Ethernet Services. Reliance Communications, through an affiliate, is acquiring 100% of Yipes, in an all cash deal valued at Rs. 1,200 crore ($300 mn). This is the largest ever acquisition by Reliance Communications to date. - July 17, 2007 - Reliance Venture Asset Management Ltd

Harshal J Shah Gets Appointed as CEO of Reliance Technology Ventures Ltd.

Harshal J. Shah, a veteran of IBM and Accenture, has now been appointed as the CEO of Reliance Technology Ventures Ltd. Mr. Shah has been instrumental in the investments into Yatra, India's largest online travel consolidator, Seedfund, and a company which was the largest venture capital transaction in India. He serves on the boards of Yatra, Telsima, Setco Automotive Ltd. and Reliance Venture Asset Management. - July 12, 2007 - Reliance Venture Asset Management Ltd

James F. Kenefick to Co-Chair International Corporate Social Responsibility Network

Washington, D.C., area telecom and social entrepreneur James F. Kenefick was named co-chair of the newly-formed Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Social Responsibility Network—a global community of CEOs dedicated to using their companies as a tool for social benefit. He shares... - July 11, 2007 - Working Excellence Capital Partners

NESTA Identifies 'Hidden Innovation' in Six UK Sectors

New report from NESTA identifies importance of hidden innovation to UK plc and public services - June 28, 2007 - The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)

James F. Kenefick Accepts Position with green@work Magazine Advisory Board

green@work magazine, a publication that seeks to be “…required reading for business leaders seeking profitable approaches to environmental and social responsibility,” recently expanded their Advisory Board to include Washington, D.C. area telecom and social entrepreneur James F. - June 27, 2007 - Working Excellence Capital Partners

Megan Duhon Joins BrainForest Digital Animatics as Production Associate and Head Sales Rep.

BrainForest Digital Animatics has hired Megan Duhon as Production Associate and Head Sales Rep. In her new role, Duhon’s responsibilities include production coordination and working with the studio’s sales team on new business development and market research. Prior to joining... - June 07, 2007 - BrainForest Digital Animatics

New N.C.-based Venture Capital Partnership Software Creating New Online Learning Networks

IDEA Fund Partners is New Source of Venture Capital For Early Stage Companies - May 11, 2007 - NC IDEA

BetterWorld Telecom Founder Invited to Present Case Study at Corporate Philanthropy Event

James F. Kenefick, who founded BetterWorld Telecom—the first nationwide full service telecommunications carrier focused on serving businesses that support social justice and sustainability—is pleased to be presenting a case study about the company’s fully integrated approach... - May 06, 2007 - Working Excellence Capital Partners

Fernandez Capital Appoints Giancarlo Fernandez to Principal

Fernandez Capital LLC has announced that Giancarlo Fernandez will be promoted to Principal, effective immediately. Mr. Fernandez has several years of financial and operational experience, including experience in leading firms in New York City such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group, Bloomberg... - May 04, 2007 - Fernandez Capital LLC

£1/2 million initiative by NESTA to Tackle Mental Health in the UK

NESTA to seek out innovative solutions in partnership with Mental Health Foundation - April 13, 2007 - The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)

NESTA Calls for Great Ideas to Build Enterprising Attitudes in Young People

Nurturing the UK's next generation of risk-takers: NESTA calls for great ideas to build enterprising attitudes in young people. - April 06, 2007 - The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)

Fernandez Capital Launches New Catalyst Society Clothing Line

Fernandez Capital LLC announced the launch of Catalyst Society, a cutting-edge and stylish new clothing line. The Catalyst Society clothing line will provide premier t-shirts to individuals during its introduction through its website at CatalystSociety.com. The website provides 24/7 support and... - January 16, 2007 - Fernandez Capital LLC

Venture Farm Execution Institute Announces a Unique Interactive Workshop for Entrepreneurs

Venture Farm is an innovation in early stage investing and is specifically not an angel investor, not a VC and not an Incubator. - December 30, 2006 - Venture Farm

Fernandez Capital Announces Worldwide Launch of RegisterGenius.com

Fernandez Capital LLC announced the worldwide introduction and launch of its latest service RegisterGenius.com, a web hosting provider and domain name registrar. Through this service, RegisterGenius.com would be able to provide inexpensive and reliable website setup and hosting solutions to... - December 02, 2006 - Fernandez Capital LLC

Fernandez Capital Appoints Anthony Vellon to Executive Vice President of Human Resources

Fernandez Capital LLC announced that Anthony Vellon will join the firm as its Executive Vice President of Human Resources, effective immediately. Mr. Vellon has several years of human resources and operational experience, including over 10 years as the Chief Operating Officer of a New York City... - December 01, 2006 - Fernandez Capital LLC

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