Infinite Power Solutions pulls in $13 million for its long-lasting, ultra-thin batteries.
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Enterprise search rival of Autonomy and Fast sees investment as a way to forge technology and business ties to semiconductor and business software giants.
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Red Planet Capital launches with VIP board culled from the private and public sectors.
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Government-backed incubator spending millions on consulting with companies it invests in.
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Christopher Darby will lead CIA-backed VC firm after stints at chip maker and @stake.
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Sigma Partners leads funding round for the speech analytics software firm.
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In-Q-Tel downplays chatter about the spy agency’s venture arm.
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Red Herring magazine’s finance news briefs for the week of May 8, 2006.
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Amit Yoran quits after four months on the job running the CIA’s venture capital arm.
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U.S. space agency aims to follow CIA’s lead in funding cutting-edge companies.
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Apprion closes $7.5 million in its first round of venture investment to develop its industrial wireless integration platform.
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Some 15 startups report funding Tuesday as venture capitalists disburse some of the money raised last year.
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Amit Yoran is picked to lead In-Q-Tel.
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The United States’ first homeland security incubator ramps up as spooks turn toward the private sector in a post-9/11 world.
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Venture firm Trident Capital leads a second round of investment in Wi-Fi security startup.
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International venture capital firm backs an Israeli security startup.
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Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell joins Providence Equity less than a month after Kleiner Perkins took on his father.
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The CIA’s venture capital investment arm is regarded as a success, but it remains largely unstudied. Other government agencies looking to start their own VC wings should learn from the accomplishments—and shortcomings—of In-Q-Tel.
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The U.S. DoD selects three teams to develop the mother of all decoder rings.
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In-Q-Tel CEO Gilman Louie talks about the radical idea of CIA-backed companies and balancing the desire for returns with the need for secrecy.
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