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Red light for green-tech start-ups?

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

A funding gap, made worse by a softening economy, could create a wall for clean-tech start-ups despite a favorable long-term environment. For green-tech start-ups, 2008 could be the year of either break-neck speed or just hitting the brakes. A tidal wave of venture capital has poured into…
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Facebook software maker Slide gets $50 million

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Funding round highlights the rising valuations of start-ups riding fast-growing Facebook’s wave of popularity. Social-network software maker Slide said on Friday it had closed a $50 million institutional financing round, marking the rising valuations of start-ups riding fast-growing Facebook’s wave of popularity. Slide, a 65-employee company…
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