Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Tampa, Fla.-Based Medical Billing Business Rakes in Venture Capital
Jul. 29–TAMPA, Fla. — Outsourcing and health care are two of the decade’s boom industries, so iLiant Corp. of Tampa is trying to capitalize on both. ILiant, which handles billing and back-office duties for physicians, recently scored $3 million in […]
Washington Venture Capital Firms Invest More Money at Home
Jul. 29–Washington state venture investors have decided home is where the heart is, or at least it’s a lot closer than California. At one time, venture capitalists in the state invested more heavily in California companies than home-grown ones. No […]
Venture-Capital Investment Strengthens Nationwide in Second Quarter
Jul. 29–Florida’s venture-capital drought continued during the second quarter even as other parts of the country showed the first signs of an investment rebound, an industry survey released todayreports. Fourteen Florida companies received $45.6 million in venture capital during the […]
Venture Investment Nationally Shows First Gain in Nearly Two Years
Jul. 29–Venture capital investment rose nationally during the second quarter this year, ending nearly two years of quarterly declines and giving some industry observers hope that funding levels havestabilized. Investment in Connecticut companies rose to $114 million — its highest […]
Fewer Venture Capital Deals ; Investors Optimistic Despite Weak Quarter For Companies And Their Drawing Power
Seattle venture capitalists are feeling much more optimistic these days. But the second-quarter venture capital numbers – released in two separate reports this week – don’t necessarily reflect theupbeat attitude. The number of Washington start-up companies that attracted venture capital […]
Venture capital deals on rise
SAN FRANCISCO — Venture capitalists invested slightly more money in the second quarter than they did in the first quarter, heralding a possible turning point in the industry’s three-year slump,according to industry data to be released today. The $4.28 billion […]
Water giant’s turn of the tap sends buoyant signal ; MARKET REPORT
Chelsea fans facing the final whistle IT is all over for Chelsea supporters who own shares in the club. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich now controls 93pc of Chelsea Village, the club’s owner. The hard core of small investors reluctant to […]
New York Investment Fund Closer to Taking Control of ANC Rental’s Assets
Jul. 29–A New York hedge fund is a step closer to taking control of Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental System after a planned auction of ANC Rental Corp.’s assets attracted no additionalbidders. ANC can skip the auction […]
Monaco-Based Fund Becomes Biggest Shareholder in Japan Bank UFJ Holdings
Jul. 29–TOKYO–UFJ Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that investment fund Sovereign Asset Management of Monaco has purchased an equity stake of more than 5 percent in the nation’s fourth-largest bankinggroup to become the biggest single shareholder. It is the first time […]
Intelliden corners the market on landing large investments
Intelliden Corp. has defied the odds. Again. For the second time in just over a year, the Colorado Springs software startup company secured millions of dollars in venture capital funding. Intelliden said Monday it received $12.5 million in financing during […]
Local tech company lands venture capital/ $12.5 million investment gives hope of rebound
One Colorado Springs company received an infusion of money in the second quarter as venture capital investments nationwide stabilized after 12 consecutive quarterly declines, according to a report tobe released today. In Colorado, the amount of money invested during the […]
Capital Investment In Florida Firms Falls
Venture-capital investment in the U.S. improved for the first time in two years but Florida fell even further behind other states, dropping in the second quarter to 16th from 15th, according to asurvey released Monday. In the latest MoneyTree Survey […]