The Perfect Venture Conference IV: 18 Early-Stage Technology Companies pitching to over 50 Funds on November 3 & 4, 2008 in NYC
Venture Capital Funds and Angel Investors give this conference the highest of compliments.

Openads Secures $5 Million Series A Financing from Leading European Venture Capitalists
Index Ventures and Mangrove Capital Fund First Free Adserver

John Thornton Joins SolarWinds' Board of Directors
General Partner of Prestigious Venture Capital Firm Expands His Connection to Network Management Software Leader

Brickfish Secures $11.2 Million in Series A Financing: DCM Leads Round, Dixon Doll Joins Brickfish Board of Directors
Brickfish, The Digital Engagement Company, announced today that it closed $11.2 million in Series A financing led by DCM, and that Dixon Doll, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm's co-founder and general partner, will join the company's Board of Directors. Additional investors in the round include Draper Richards L.P., Draper Associates, Mangrove Capital, and OCA Ventures. The company will use the influx of capital to fund business growth and product development.

Seven Potomac Region Companies to Present at Southeast Venture Conference
Northern Virginia venture capital event plays host to 40 top technology firms from around the southeast and mid-Atlantic regions.

Lumidigm Announces $7 Million Funding Round: Series C Funds to Support Customer-Centric Deployments of Multispectral Imaging Fin
Lumidigm Inc., the multispectral imaging biometrics company, today announced that it has completed a Series C $7 million funding round. "Lumidigm is grateful for the continued support of our investor group," said Bob Harbour, Lumidigm President and CEO. "We are delighted to bring Sun Mountain Capital in as a new investor of Lumidigm." Returning investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Fisher Jurvetson New England, Epic Ventures (formerly Wasatch Venture Fund), Intel Capital, International Venture Fund, Motorola Ventures, New Mexico Co-Investment Partners managed by Fort Washington Capital, and Solstice Capital. Epic Ventures led the round.

Travel Search Market Consolidation - An Opportunity for Smaller Players Like Travelgrove.com
While the travel search market is undergoing major consolidation and one venture capital round after another, smaller travel search companies like Travelgrove.com believe that they win through innovation

Entone Raises $14.5M to Support Business Growth
Coral Capital Management Joins Menlo Ventures and Scale Venture Partners As Entone Investors and Board Members

Kubera Venture Capital Group Secures Financing from Banco Nacional
Kubera Venture Capital Group, LLC, a privately held real estate investment and development firm, today announced it has obtained a round of financing for its gated residential community, Jade Azul, in Nosara, Costa Rica. Affirming the continued strength of investments in Costa Rica real estate, and the value of the Jade Azul project in particular, the financing was issued by Costa Rica's largest bank, Banco Nacional and will be used to fund further development of the community's infrastructure and community amenities.

Ambient Insight Report: Recession Good for the Learning Industry
Venture Capital Flowing to Learning Technology Companies

CREATHOR VENTURE Invests in the Social Shopping Platform stylefruits.de
Munich-based internet startup stylefruits.de, trendsetter in social shopping receives venture capital from CREATHOR VENTURE.

Technology Transfer Firm Launches to Create New Startup Deal Flow Channel for DC Region
InnovateTech announces executives from three area venture capital firms join as advisors