Archive for September, 2009

iCarpool Wins VenCorps-ITS America Congestion Challenge

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

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Congratulations to iCarpool. The Issaquah-based startup was crowned winner of the 2009 VenCorps-ITS America Congestion Challenge. (more…)

A Compelling Read

Friday, September 25th, 2009

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Shannon Brownlee’s book, “Overtreated”, was hailed by New York Times economics reporter David Leonhardt as his choice for “the economics book of the year”. The book offers a riveting perspective (more…)

Open Innovation, A Trend to Watch

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

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Today, the Wall Street Journal Venture Capital Dispatch blog highlights one of the hottest emerging R&D trends making its mark in a range of industries – open innovation. This post features the $1 million prize (more…)

The Economist Highlights InnoCentive Progress

Monday, September 21st, 2009

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If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the InnoCentive article in the September 19th-25th issue of The Economist. The news magazine highlights the “steady progress” InnoCentive is making and the recent round of funding (raised by Spencer Trask Ventures). (more…)

Impact of Wennberg and Health Dialog

Friday, September 18th, 2009

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Health Dialog will be releasing an escrow payment to shareholders after meeting yet another performance milestone for BUPA, which acquired the company in 2008. (more…)

Welcome

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

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Welcome to the inaugural post on our new blog. Our mission is to deliver valuable news and timely insights, opportunities, and collaborative tools to grow and manage ventures. (more…)