The fourth quarter of 2013 saw the largest number of mobile venture capital deals in the US. Investments have gone to large companies such as Uber, Flipboard, and Snapchap, but also to seed capital firms.
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Analysing the mobile app market in the USA
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Venture capital invests in "access and identity management".
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Venture capital investing in home and furniture ecommerce
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Abra Invest advises Morera&Vallejo on the purchase of "El Correo de Andalucía".
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China breaks record for investment in US technology
Emerging countries, led by China and India, are increasingly investing in developed country companies. In 2013, China invested $855M in 36 investment deals. The acquisition of cutting-edge technologies to apply in their domestic markets is one of the reasons why Chinese investors are acquiring technology startups in the US.
US venture capital invests in the "connected home".
Since 2012, the connected home sector has attracted a total of $468M of investment in 56 financing transactions. Venture capital has set its sights on this sector by participating in the development of new technologies.
Venture capital investments in mobility
Venture capital investments in the field of mobility cover a wide range of activities such as payment systems, hotel reservations and fleet management. In recent times, Telefónica and business angels have been particularly active.
Venture capital invests in technologies for the fashion world
The world of fashion has undergone a profound change from the conception of designs to the form of distribution with large textile groups such as Zara, Mango and H&M. Venture capitalists see technology as a tool for new changes.
CDTI: 2013 funding news
The CDTI's role as a lever to mobilise private investment alongside public R&D funding has been key during the first half of 2013. New developments include agreements with private investors, foreign governments and new lines of support.
Andalusia has 4 new venture capital funds for SMEs
The Andalusian innovation agency signed last week the contracts for financial intermediation services with the 4 venture capital managers that won the tender of the EU initiative JEREMIE in October. The winning managers are four well-known venture capital firms in Spain: Avindia, Axon, Alta Partners and Gedsur.
Unir emprende and Vocento invest in news projects
UNIR emprende and Vocento are launching an ambitious Spanish initiative to help journalism and communication entrepreneurs to innovate and begin to overcome the crisis in the sector.