Google is on the verge of being slapped with a $22.5 million fine by the FTC, after the company was caught dipping its hands into Safari’s cookie jar, the Wall St. Journal…
Ecospan Closes the Plastic Loop in Eco-Friendly Approach that’s Also Green in Dollars
by MATT GALLAGHER, Red Herring In the world of bio-based plastic, Ecospan not only closes the loop, producing a solid, industry-suited plastic from 100 percent natural materials, but it does so at a…
Farmville Drought: Zynga Stock Nose Dives
Zynga stock took a nosedive June 12, dropping as much as 13 percent in a fall that triggered a short-sale circuit breaker, designed to halt stock trading when the price drops below…
Facebook Rings the Bell on Third Largest IPO Ever
By Matt Gallagher, Red Herring Albeit remotely, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the opening bell on NASDAQ as its IPO debuted on the stock exchange. In pure hacker fashion, the world’s youngest…
2012 Top 100 Americas Announced
The Red Herring editorial team selected the 2012 Top 100 Americas. This exceptional group of companies are among the most innovative, unique and promising companies selected from a pool of hundreds from across…
Without Turning Off a Switch, Stem Cuts Customers’ Electric Bills
By Matt Gallagher, Red Herring As Stem’s bare bones website mysteriously states, “Don’t turn off the lights.” Recently launched out of stealth mode and landing a Series A investment of $10.2 million,…
Red Herring Announces Finalist for Top 100 Americas
The Red Herring editorial team selected the Finalists for the 2012 Red Herring 100 Americas Award. This group of companies is the short list for the Top 100 award. They are the most innovative…
Venture Funding Fizzles in China; Lowest in 6 Years
Venture capital investment has fizzled in China as investment in the world’s largest Internet market fell to its lowest level in six years this quarter, the Dow Jones VentureSource reported. China’s bubble…
Maximizing Venture Capital Investments
By Igor Sill The recent capital markets have reinvigorated investor confidence in venture-backed companies to the levels of 2004, when the IPOs of Google and Salesforce debuted. The pent up current IPO pipeline represents…
Top 100 Europe Revealed
The Red Herring editorial team selected the 2012 Top 100 Europe. This exceptional group of companies are among the most innovative, unique and promising companies selected from a pool of hundreds from across…