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Applicants sought for venture capital conference (Reno Gazette-Journal)
Organizers of the annual Silver & Gold Venture Capital Conference are seeking applications from entrepreneurs wishing to present business plans before investors at the Oct. 21 event at the Peppermill hotel-casino in Reno.

MORE INCOME TAX PERKS FOR VCCs INVESTING IN SEED CAPITAL, START-UP (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) â?“ The government today proposed that venture capital companies (VCC) investing at least 30 percent of their funds in seed capital, start up or early stage financing to be given income tax exemption for five years.

Former venture capital manager convicted of stealing $20 million from clients (San Jose Mercury News)
Following a two-month-long trial, a Santa Clara County jury convicted Moses Joseph of 22 felony counts that included theft, securities fraud, forgery and fabricating evidence.

Clean-Tech Venture Capitalist Speaks to the Democrats (New York Times)
Venture capital got a prime-time spot at the Democratic National Convention when Nancy Floyd, founder and managing director of Nth Power, a San Francisco clean-tech venture capital firm, addressed the crowd Tuesday.

A solar energy component producer has raised more than $100m (â?¬68m) in the second venture capital deal this week for ... (eFinancial News)
A solar energy component producer has raised more than $100m (â?¬68m) in the second venture capital deal this week for solar-oriented clean technology.

New notary law attracting venture capital interest in Delaware (The Delaware Business Ledger)
Jim Bacchus, CEO of the Information Assurance Corporation (IAC), announced that the company has raised a first round of venture funding and will be opening offices at the Riverfront in Wilmington.

SAP founder, Agassi venture capital fund investing in Israel (Haaretz Daily)
Venture capital fund Hasso Plattner Ventures is investing $4 million in Israeli startup InnovaShare, along with the fund Israeli Cedar. This is the German fund's first Israeli investment, even though the fund's CEO is an Israeli, Eran Davidson.

Venture Capital: Monster venture firm continues to raise funds (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Rob Monster says his Bellevue firm will continue to raise funds and could consider a public offering.

Advantage Capital Finances Expansion of Lift for Life Academy (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29, 2008 -- Advantage Capital Partners, a leading venture capital and small business finance firm, today announced that it has provided $3 million in financing to Lift for Life Academy, a charter school located in St.

Europeans retrench on venture investing (International Herald Tribune)
Venture capital firms in Europe invested in 167 young companies in the second quarter, 42 percent fewer than in the period last year. Venture dollars invested declined 35 percent, to $1.3 billion.

 

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