This past summer, HubSpot Inc. received several offers from venture firms to invest in the marketing software start-up. The company wasn’t looking to raise funding yet - it still had about $5 million More»

Mark Anderson, whose influential newsletter is read by technology leaders across the globe, including Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, was in New York City last night hosting his annual predictions dinner. More»

Let me start by saying that I don't have a clue how much Apple paid to buy Lala, the Silicon Valley online music startup that was gobbled up last week. We've been interested in the purchase price in part More»

With Microsoft rolling out its Azure cloud computing platform, Amazon.com is cutting prices again on its cloud services and adding some new incentives. Amazon Web Services evangelist Jeff Barr, in a blog More»

JanRain a provider of online identity management software has raised $3.25 million. JanRain’s solutions allow visitors to web sites log in with their Facebook, Google, Yahoo!, Twitter, MySpace, AOL, More»

Any venture firm that braved the fund-raising market over the past 18 months can testify to the challenge of wrestling commitments out of investors. Some of the most prolific venture backers, namely university More»

Some businesses get started with venture capital. Others get going with a second mortgage. But Yoogi's Closet -- an online retailer which specializes in re-selling pre-owned handbags, jewelry and shoes More»

In celebration of VentureWire’s 10-year anniversary, over the next few months we plan to look back at some of the biggest news events that shaped the dot-com boom and bust one decade ago. You can More»

This morning’s roundup of the latest venture capital news and analysis across the Web: Art by Mike Lucas Guardium Plays Hard To Get - IBM is offering to buy database security start-up Guardium for More»

Bill and Melinda Gates appeared on Meet the Press this morning, discussing everything from vaccines to the influence of Warren Buffett on their philanthropic efforts to how technology is being utilized More»

Amazon.com typically trounces Wal-Mart when it comes to online traffic on Cyber Monday, that moment after the Thanksgiving holiday when people traditionally shop from their home or work computers. But More»

Almost every weekday we receive reports from the Securities and Exchange Commission with details about new financing deals. These Form D filings are a treasure trove of information, offering insights on More»

If you successfully avoided those questionable Black Friday PC deals, but you're still in the market for a new computer this holiday season, it's worth checking out Rob Pegoraro's no-nonsense "How to Choose More»

Venture-backed start-ups operating in the three most popular forms of online gambling - poker, horse racing and sports betting – stand to see major impacts from proposals winding their way through Congress More»

As Amazon.com fires up for Black Friday and holiday shopping, the ecommerce giant is scouting for sites for a new distribution center to store and ship products, according to a new report. The Charlotte More»