Thursday, May 24, 2007

Business Angels have €20m to invest in startups- Dublin, IRL

from Business Plus online Feb 2007

The Halo Business Angels Partnership has announced that it has raised €20m to invest in startup and developing companies


The partnership is a pilot programme and has resulted from a joint initiative between Enterprise Ireland, InterTrade Ireland and the Irish Business and Innovation Centres. It is designed to match private investors with pre-screened investment opportunities in early stage and developing businesses. The programme is being managed by the Dublin Business Innovation Centre (DBIC).

DBIC said that four companies have received cash investment of €100,000 each in the past six months. Average investment amounts should range from €25,000 to €100,000.

DBIC chairman Hugh Governey said: "This fills a gap in the market for early stage companies which have major potential but which are outside the radar of traditional venture capital companies. We are interested in continuing to attract angels and investee companies. Our goal is to create excellent opportunities for investors and early stage funding for successful Irish companies of the future".

Welcoming the announcement, enterprise minister Micheál Martin said "Angel investment in countries such as the US has played an important role in helping to build a knowledge economy. This programme is unique in that it harnesses the experience of entrepreneurs and investors many of whom have already built successful companies in Ireland".

Although DBIC is responsible for co-ordinating the Business Angels partnership, it is available in the South West, South East and BMW regions through the offices of Cork BIC, West BIC and South East BIC


anyone know who got the 'funding'?
anyone applied and got turned down?


Lal

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Innovate Europe 2007 Wrap-Up and Angels/funding

Rudy De Waele has a summary (just copied his part of Angels/funding in EU) from the Innovate Europe 2007 Wrap-Up

Power Angels panel, composed of:

* Klaus Hommels, Venture Partner, Benchmark Capital
* Oliver Jung, Investment Manager, Adinvest
* Saul Klein, Venture Partner, Index Ventures
* Simon Levene, Partner, Accel
* Mark Tluszcz, Managing Partner, Mangrove Capital Partners

Here my rough notes from that session:

- 20 relevant vc’s and 20 angels in europe
- 30 investments last year, diversification (oliver)
- a lot less opportunities in EU then elsewhere
- just less deals in EU
- too much advertising as biz model for tech startups, Oliver likes to see more real pure business models build on revenues
- 50% funded seed companies will not survive
- too many companies on to few opportunities
- more people starting companies then people joining companies
- great talent pool in europe
- great examples serve as role model
- first 50 people building a team are fundamental!
- need more people joining teams than starting companies

Conclusion: it’s all about smart entrepreneurs and passionate people


Lal

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Sunday, April 29, 2007

More stuff 2 blog about

Like last post this is also a follow-up from here

Links that prompted me 2 blog later about.
Lots of stuff as usual, Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Startups, techie stuff, BarCamp, Funding, VC's, Angels, govn bodies, etc..

(Ya follow that?)




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Thursday, March 1, 2007

Where ave I been?

Just busy doing that work'n stuff.
Yikes several weeks and no postings - not that I've a shortage of things 2 write about.

Just in case u're bored - here's a list of things I'm gonna blog about (I keep a little short checklist)

  • vc stuff - http://waytooearly.firstround.com/

  • start a blog - http://www.troyangrignon.com/blog/Business

  • check commment I put on http://startup5.blogspot.com/2006/11/pulling-things-together.html

  • success startup http://blog.softtechvc.com/2006/02/tie_how_to_buil.html

  • funding http://blog.softtechvc.com/2006/03/why_startups_mu.html

  • f&F funding http://blog.softtechvc.com/2006/03/how_about_frien.html

  • fedex planes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzsXqawswPc

  • linux on mobile http://www.funambol.com/blog/capo/2006/11/mobile-linux-going-up-stack-with.html

  • funambol licence http://www.funambol.com/blog/capo/2006/09/hpl-version-10-is-here.html

  • intel web 2.0 http://news.com.com/Intel+unveils+Web+2.0+software+suite/2100-1012_3-6133294.html

  • http://www.suitetwo.com/

  • crowd/craig http://www.crowdspirit.org/blog/

  • note they have a backtrack at http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2006/12/2007_user_gener.html#comments


  • cto http://123suds.blogspot.com/2006/12/cto-patterns.html

  • http://silkcharm.blogspot.com/2006/12/job-350k-online-cto-new-business-unit.html

  • 4 denver guys xbrl http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2006/11/16.html#a1563

  • nav http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/2006/11/15.html#a1562

  • maskups http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=31

  • wifi cars http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/02/technology/02avis.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

  • copy prot http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0105.html#3

  • diy pc http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=396

  • uk passport http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=394

  • email blackmail http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=392

  • soa http://blogs.zdnet.com/service-oriented/?p=790

  • saas and small isv http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=246

  • dog alarms http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6146682.html

  • micro financing http://500hats.typepad.com/500blogs/2005/01/securitization_.html

  • crowdsourcing http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_25/b3938601.htm

  • http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/dec2006/id20061208_509041.htm?chan=tc&chan=technology_technology+index+page_software

  • also Amazon Mechanical Turk ?

  • 4 seniors only http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2006/tc20061129_628050.htm?sub=techmaven

  • mycelery
  •  savvy seo

  • http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2006/11/cyber_monday_hy.html#trackback

  • worse IT failures heres one - look at silicon.com, us gov audit office etc.
    http://www.category4.com/blog/2006/10/03/the-worst-software-project-failure-ever

  • web makeover http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196513700

  • 40k s/w hacking
    http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=4QINKOTSQSRKOQSNDLPCKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=1968009
    78

  • undertrained progs http://www.technologyreview.com/InfoTech/17868/page2/
    ...one serious problem is that currently, too many software developers are undereducated
    and undertrained...

  • hictu/mobile sync .. http://lucafiligheddu.blogspot.com/2006/12/hictu-your-definitive-web-address-book.html

  • free int calls http://www.futurephone.com/inthenews.html

  • talkster voip http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/isp/2006/1218isp1.html

  • http://www.talkster.com/news.aspx

  • hullo voip http://saunderslog.com/2006/08/22/hello-hullo/

  • marketing http://www.churbuck.com/wordpress/?p=576

  • rails? http://stakeventures.com/

  • free calls UK http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=18341&hed=UK+Goes+Mobile+VoIP+Crazy%C2%A7or=Industries&subsector=Communications

  • grandcentral
    http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/25/grand-central-gives-you-a-single-phone-number-backed-by-halsey-minor/

  • busta voip http://www.tmcnet.com/comsol/articles/2521-introducing-busta-browser-based-voip-mobile-phone.htm

  • ibasis pingo http://www.ibasis.net/News/PR2004/pr09152004.htm


  • voip http://www.splinter.net/


  • fritzblog http://www.avm.de/en/index.php3


  • http://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=5206


  • ajax phone http://my.opera.com/Think/blog/2006/11/28/demo-of-next-generation-ajax-mobile-ajax


  • openmoko phone http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35590


  • fly on demand http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36846


  • 128GB Flash http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36841


  • voip background noise http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36715


  • phone speller http://www.phonespell.org/


  • IM http://www.berggi.com/BergieWebManagerUSA/English/indexV2.jsp


  • dual phone + skype http://dualphone.net/


  • dog collar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0ffIyxiLxc&eurl=


  • heavier than air http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PJTq2xQiQ0&eurl=


  • snow effect trees http://homepage.mac.com/inertia_visual_media/.Movies/pearl-snowtl-short.mov


  • techstar http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/002136.html


  • seed funding http://www.newmanva.com/blog/2006/11/08/vcs-going-seed-stage/


  • small startup & $ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/technology/09venture.html?ex=1320728400&en=550d24cae21caac0&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

  • eu ok on OSS http://news.com.com/European+Commission+vouches+for+open+source/2100-7344_3-6150324.html?tag=nefd.pulse

  • startup 2eb 2.0 harder http://blog.tomevslin.com/2007/01/web_20_greater_.html

  • celtic tiger going http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/13/8393173/index.htm

  • chandler demise http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/01/21.html

  • bs http://coloradostartups.com/2007/01/21/big-or-bullshit-series/

  • free tutorials http://inpics.net/

  • real world angel stats http://www.5280angel.com/2007/01/01/2006-a-year-in-review-for-angel-investments/

  • pitch http://www.5280angel.com/2006/12/15/come-on-guys-practice-your-pitch/

  • 10x returns http://www.5280angel.com/2006/12/05/the-challenges-of-acheiving-a-10x-return-on-investment/

  • oops - u're hacked http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/what-happens-to-your-computer-if-you-mispell-googlecom

  • skype cmds http://www.skype.com/help/guides/chat.html

  • http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2005/08/skype_chat_tips_and_tricks.html

  • esoft Broomfield http://www.esoft.com/company/innews.cfm

  • meetup demo's http://bouldertech.wordpress.com awareo, photovu,

  • cranstone http://bouldertech.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/session-3-peter-cranstone/

  • flikr goodies http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2007/01/the_seminal_web.html

  • joust http://www.wired.com/news/wiredmag/0,72506-3.html?tw=wn_story_page_next3

  • google n 270+ comments http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070119_001510_comments.html

  • need power http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_pr.html

  • iphone n cingular http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070111_001476.html

  • new vc funding http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2006/pulpit_20061215_001334.html

  • why vista will sell http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2006/pulpit_20061208_001308.html

  • email not guaranted

  • voip sniffing http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2006/pulpit_20061201_001274.html

  • free does pay http://www.unionsquareventures.com/2007/01/siaa_preview_ke_1.html

  • http://www.unionsquareventures.com/siaa%20keynote%201-29-07.pdf

  • eu money http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6337273.stm

  • syncMyCal - google http://www.syncmycal.com/index.htm

  • goo sync http://www.goosync.com

  • startup http://www.entrepreneurshipweekusa.com

  • cal http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/01/31/calendar-cross-publishing-concepts/

  • 3 door trick http://math.ucsd.edu/~crypto/Monty/montybg.html

  • zyb http://www.servicesmobiles.fr/services_mobiles/2007/01/here_are_4_ques.html

  • cornell http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/ee476/FinalProjects/

  • neg dilution from vc http://venturelaw.blogspot.com/2007/01/venture-capital-negotiating-ratchet.html

  • non competes -leave http://venturelaw.blogspot.com/2007/01/non-compete-clauses-canada-vs-us.html

  • hire smarter people http://ricksegal.typepad.com/pmv/2007/02/the_title_trap.html

  • venture debt http://www.wellingtonfund.com/blog/2007/02/14/wsj-article-on-venture-debt/

  • EU startups http://www.dailyii.com/article.asp?PositionID=2610&ArticleID=1041583&pagPageID=218&stage=True&zonZoneID=156

  • local search add in GetLisa http://www.useful-networks.com/

  • vc activity uk 06 http://www.thecoffeeshopsofmayfair.com/2007/01/2006_early_stag.html

  • times reader review http://www.futureofthebook.org/blog/archives/2006/09/nytimes_reader.html

  • sony reader review http://www.futureofthebook.org/blog/archives/2006/09/phony_reader.html

  • mmc http://www1.divitas.com/product/overview

  • carson with 4 day week http://strange.corante.com/archives/2006/09/24/eurofoo_working_a_four_day_week.php

  • paul G on USA http://strange.corante.com/archives/2006/05/17/xtech_2006_paul_graham_how_american_are_startups.php

  • EU startup http://localglobe.blogspot.com/2007/02/y-europe-can-seed-growth-of-its-new.html

  • new UI interface http://browsegoods.com/

  • ic prog'ers http://www.jobably.com/mail/programmer

  • photo/file mngm http://www.putplace.com/blog/

  • review FOWA http://www.argolon.com/2007/02/21/european-start-up-culture-panel-at-fowa/

  • barcamp irl http://bohanna.typepad.com/pureplay/2007/02/video_upload_fi.html
    irl
    http://businessadvisory.ie/

  • uk  http://www.vecosys.com/

  • guy in seattle http://asack.typepad.com/

  • irl startups on map http://www.frappr.com/
    irishstartups?src=flash_map&sig=visitor_map&src_mvid=4515762&origin=other&ct=seemore

  • steps irl http://www.steps.ie/

  • irl cork guys http://www.sxoop.com/

  • google maps entry http://www.click2map.com/

  • barcamp irl http://www.argolon.com/page/2/

  • sligo guys http://www.infacta.com/asp/common/company_info.asp

  • open id at fowa http://simonwillison.net/2007/Feb/21/fowa/

  • startup uk? http://www.startupping.com/

  • irish site http://www.post282.com

  • irl http://www.weddingsbyadam.com/

  • irl mobile http://www.alatto.com/index.html

  • irl http://www.my-me.com/

  • irl http://www.cengal.com/

  • locator gps style uk http://www.loc8tor.com/products.asp

  • boulder guys http://www.collectiveintellect.com/blog.php

  • ? http://blog.coworking.info/

  • ef grp http://www.efcolorado.org/

  • 90% garbage http://jeffreybjordan.blogspot.com/2007/02/getting-truth-from-entrepreneurs.html

  • 5 tips 2 raising $ http://brockblake.com/2007/02/21/angels-tips-to-raising-money/

  • $100k 4 utah http://brockblake.com/2007/02/21/100k-for-your-business/

  • unix on web http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/03/sfearthquakes_o.html

  • mysay IRL http://blog.mysay.com/

  • http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/50/launchpad.html

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/x180/405945591/in/set-72157594560771625/

  • it summit http://www.theitsummit.com/2007events/denveragenda.html

  • irishman (Simon Linscheid) on blogsled team http://www.canoe.ca/SlamNaganoBobsled/feb21_four.html




    and in case u have got this far -- then there's the other stuff I just want to look at :)

  • http://earlystagevc.typepad.com/
  • http://www.startup-review.com/blog/about/index.php
  • http://www.carsonified.com/about/
  • http://www.technologyreview.com/InfoTech/
  • http://www.thejemreport.com/mambo/content/view/293/
  • http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=4QINKOTSQSRKOQSNDLPCKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=196800921
  • http://www.abbeynet.com/eng/tecno-sip.shtml
  • http://www.pcw.co.uk/itweek/comment/2151021/corporate-class-im-comes-price
  • http://kellyodell.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_kellyodell_archive.html#114509018116565285
  • http://www.svioklascontext.com/2006/04/marketing_remix_1.html
  • http://redeye.firstround.com/2006/07/one_of_the_toug.html
  • http://www.everythingissales.com/blog/
  • http://redcouch.typepad.com/weblog/
  • http://www.rapleaf.com/
  • http://www.compete.com/help
  • http://www.crv.com/AboutCRV/QuickStart.html
  • http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/002106.html
  • http://www.troyangrignon.com/blog/_archives/2006/11/20/2513809.html
  • http://www.troyangrignon.com/blog/_archives/2006/11/17/2507155.html
  • http://www.newparadigm.com/media/IntroAndOne.pdf
  • http://www.cooperationcommons.com/cooperation-commons/images/050_cschart.gif/view
  • http://www.troyangrignon.com/blog/_archives/2006/11/16/2505050.html
  • http://www.intellione.com/
  • http://www.bobparsons.com/WhenYouLoveSomething.html
  • http://blog.softtechvc.com/2006/07/gnomedex_6_shou.html
  • http://vcexperts.com/vce/news/buzz/archive_view.asp?id=382
  • http://venturebeat.com/
  • http://www.troyangrignon.com/blog/_archives/2006/11/16/2504601.html
  • http://www.troyangrignon.com/blog/_archives/2006/11/13/2497687.html
  • http://www.capgemini.com/ctoblog/
  • http://thinkature.com/
  • http://xobni.com/
  • http://jumpchat.com/
  • http://gigaom.com/2006/12/14/skyspace/
  • http://www.telepocalypse.net/
  • http://jeremiahgrossman.blogspot.com/2006/12/i-know-if-youre-logged-in-anywhere.html
  • http://www.kolabora.com/index.htm
  • http://carriers.icall.com/services.php
  • http://www.kolabora.com/news/2006/12/04/online_collaboration_tools_and_resources.htm
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/technology/21pogue.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
  • http://loadedpun.com/category/tools/
  • http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/12/15/news-innovation/
  • http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2006/11/28/business_blogs_and_the_business.htm
  • http://www.masternewmedia.org/news/2006/12/06/business_blogs_and_the_business.htm
  • http://annezelenka.com/category/software-development/page/2/
  • http://www.cobizmag.com/articles.asp?id=1400
  • http://www.boulderquantumventures.com/
  • http://www.advancedmd.com/
  • http://www.digitalmediaminute.com/article/1816/top-ruby-on-rails-tutorials
  • http://www.funambol.com/blog/capo/2006/09/hpl-version-10-is-here.html
  • http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/12/11/myths.html
  • http://ha.ckers.org/xss.html
  • http://www.continuent.org/HomePage
  • http://www.moveahead1.com/articles/articles.asp
  • http://www.knowledgestorm.com/prov_summary_51190.asp
  • http://www.inphasetech.com/articles/archives.php
  • http://www.winweb.com/products/
  • http://gilbane.com/ctoblog/archives/2006/08/movin_on_up_or_was_it_down_1.html
  • http://confusedofcalcutta.com/
  • http://virtuelvis.com/archives/
  • http://andrewbfife.blogspot.com/2006/05/non-vc-buzz-web-20-techcrunch.html
  • http://www.fluidata.co.uk/about/aboutus.htm
  • http://www.feld.com/blog/index.php
  • http://www.grid7.com/
  • http://www.jumpbox.com/vtiger-customer-relationship-management-jumpbox/
  • opendns
  • phishtank
  • clearcube
  • cheap blades
  • attask
  • e project
  • project.net
  • http://cricket.sourceforge.net/
  • http://www.opennms.com
  • http://www.thecoffeeshopsofmayfair.com/
  • http://zenopy.com/
  • http://www.bloggertalks.com/2007/02/alex-king-on-wordpress-development-the-community-and-the-share-icon-project/
  • http://pragmath.net/
  • http://www.arraystudio.com/
  • http://www.pervasivecode.com/blog/2007/02/20/tips-for-offshoring/%3Cbr%20/%3E
  • http://www.petercooper.co.uk/
  • http://dylanschiemann.com/
  • http://www.argolon.com/2006/10/15/the-outsourcing-adventure-part-1/
  • http://www.mediangler.com/about/
  • http://www.skynet.ie/
  • https://portal.zimki.com/login.html
  • http://www.teqlo.com/
  • http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_55_piece_mobile_search_tool_kit.php
  • http://www.centraldesktop.com/
  • http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/editgrid_online_spreadsheet.php
  • http://www.enrackados.com/blog/index.php
  • http://www.roam4free.ie/
  • http://www.1time.ie/
  • http://www.lijit.com/blog
  • http://onrails.org/articles/page/2
  • http://www.thealarmclock.com/euro/archives/2006/03/londons_zopa_takes_15m_to_move.html
  • http://www.thecoffeeshopsofmayfair.com/
  • http://brockblake.com/
  • http://www.launchutah.com/
  • http://www.5280angel.com/
  • http://juntopartners.com/
  • http://www.microbusiness.org/gui/content.asp?w=pages&r=271&pid=445
  • http://www.wengomeeting.com

    Hah!

    Lal






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