Samsung dropped 4.59% on the first day of trading in 2014, wiping nearly $9 billion off the company’s market value. One of the chief causes for concern for investors was the ever-growing…
Apple’s China Mobile deal could provide temporary relief
Apple has completed its long anticipated iPhone distribution deal with China Mobile. The Cupertino-based tech giant will enjoy a sales windfall from the deal, but will the boost help the company recover…
Qualcomm makes Mollenkopf CEO, halts Microsoft rumors
Qualcomm COO Steve Mollenkopf will be promoted to the position of CEO, as the company fights off interest for his services from Microsoft. Current CEO Dr. Paul Jacobs, the son of Qualcomm…
Is Amazon’s drone plan all for show?
Amazon has announced plans to take to the skies with a fleet of delivery drones, which would send customers’ orders directly to them within 30 minutes of an order being placed. The…
Google targets final frontier of smartphones with Moto G
By Anam Alpenia Google-owned Motorola has debuted the Moto G, a sub-$200 device aimed at the final frontier: total dissemination of smartphones. With decent specs (the phone will come to the U.S.…
The 10 most active investors in Silicon Valley tech start ups
A report on financing and exit trends in Silicon Valley released today by CB Insights has revealed the ten most active investors in technology start ups from 2009 to date. The report,…
Honda’s Open Innovation Arm Reaches Silicon Valley
Some view corporate venture with suspicion, as signing up for funding from industry behemoths doesn’t come without strings. However, CVC fits many firms better than institutional investment, as corporates fortify startups with…
Pinterest Raises Huge Round……Again
America’s prettiest social media platform just raised a massive Series E to develop, monetize and globalize its service. Pinterest, the e-community built on image-sharing and “pinning,” today confirms a $225 million funding…
Twitter Goes NYSE for IPO
A rear view mirror lets Twitter map a different path to IPO than Facebook, one planned perhaps in the hopes of evading pitfalls that plagued the latter’s 2012 public offering. On Tuesday,…
Lessons Learned from Silicon Valley’s Pioneers
By Igor Sill, Geneva Venture Group The ability to select and recruit exceptionally talented and capable management leaders is very possibly the greatest talent of a world class entrepreneur and, I believe…