Silicon Valley Bancshares News

“We are pleased to have secured this additional capital to support our clinical development activities for pediatric asthma and migraine”

Map Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday it secured a $20 million working capital loan. via Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Jo...

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“At Kleiner, we're trying to watch our language”

He calls himself "a recovering venture capitalist," but Thomas Pennell sounds like he might be backsliding. via San Jose Mercury News

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“No matter where you're working, you can show up to the Town Hall”

To save money in these tough times, universities, conference planners and global firms have started holding gatherings for far-flung employees and students in the online world known as Second Life. via Hartford Courant

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“We agreed to extend our negotiations, and they are ongoing”

Silicon Valley janitors have planned a march and rally Thursday in downtown San Jose to demand higher wages and show support for striking janitors in Los Angeles. via KTVU

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“This financing clearly demonstrates our tremendous rate of growth and unmatched leadership within the telepresence industry”

The debt financing will be used to fund expansion and working capital requirements as a result of its fast-paced global growth as it continues to capitalize on its market leadership in the telepresence ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

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“We've rounded the corner on this. There are a lot of applications today, in both residential and commercial, where it makes better sense to use LEDs.”

Clean-tech venture capitalists have taken a shine to Silicon Valley makers of LEDs and other bright lights, seeing a growing potential for these semiconductor-based light sources in streetlights and parking ... via San Jose Mercury News

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“Entrepreneurs are the same the world over”

Australia is a wealthy nation with a peaceful history and a long-standing tradition of good government. via Jerusalem Post

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"Profits go to the supplier of the missing element that completes a system."--Peter Drucker For investors who know that human-caused global warming is hokum, as proved by the new book The Deniers by Lawrence ... via Forbes.com

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“LeadPoint has proven that it increases returns for buyers and sellers of leads in all verticals, and has seen tremendous growth over the past several years”

LeadPoint , the world's first and largest online leads exchange, today announced it has secured $6 million in series E financing. via Venture Capital Access Online

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Santa Clara and Palo Alto have been named top green-power communities by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the amount of power each gets from renewable sources. via Santa Cruz Sentinel

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