Venture Capital

Before the smartphone, riders summoned a taxi by waving an arm or calling a dispatcher -- but mobile apps are changing that, helping both drivers and passengers.

Comcast Corp. agreed Tuesday to buy the remaining 49 percent stake in media and entertainment giant NBCUniversal from its joint venture partner General Electric for $18.1 billion.

Atari, the pioneering video game company mired in bankruptcy proceedings in both France and the US, said on Tuesday it had found a last minute buyer after the latest leading shareholder gave up on turning the company around.

Samsung announced Monday it was pumping more money into research and venture capital funding efforts that will be led by a new hub for the South Korean giant in Silicon Valley.

Samsung announced Monday it was pumping more than $1 billion into research and venture capital funding efforts that will be led by a new hub for the South Korean giant in Silicon Valley.

BuzzFeed, a fast-growing social news website, said Thursday it had raised $19.5 million in a new round of funding from investors to help its expansion.

Taiwan's high court said Thursday it has cleared venture capital mogul Wen Ko of insider trading, reversing the ruling of a lower court which had ordered him jailed.

Mitt Romney has been a shrewd businessman, a skilled governor and an Olympic turnaround master, but his main job over the past six years, some would say longer, has been running for president.

Silicon Valley may be a haven for liberal hipsters at hot Internet firms -- classic Barack Obama voters -- but this year the tech community is of two minds over who should run the White House.

Mitt Romney has been a shrewd businessman, a skilled governor and an Olympic turnaround master, but his main job over the past six years, more than any other American, has been running for president.

Silicon Valley is of two minds regarding who should be the next president of the United States.

Mitt Romney has been a shrewd businessman, a skilled governor and an Olympic turnaround master, but his main job over the past six years, more than any other American, has been running for president.

Online social games could get a shot of real money with a new platform launched by a startup on Monday.

Turned down for a bank loan but determined to get her knitting book business off the ground, Shannon Okey joined the growing ranks of entrepreneurs raising start-up money online.

Palm oil giant Felda Global Ventures Holdings' IPO has been massively oversubscribed amid hot demand for the world's second-biggest listing this year after Facebook.

British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce said Friday that it will buy the 50 percent of Aero Engine Controls that it does not already own from joint venture partner Goodrich for an undisclosed amount.

Malaysian plantation giant Felda could raise $3 billion in what would be Asia's biggest IPO of this year, according to a prospectus unveiled Thursday by Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Malaysian plantation giant Felda could raise $3 billion in what would be Asia's biggest IPO of this year, according to a prospectus unveiled Thursday by Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Construction of the Pavilion dance club at the Fire Island Pines will begin next month. Construction of the Pavilion dance club at the Fire Island Pines will begin next month. The Pavilion was one of the structures devastated in a fire last November on the nearly exclusively gay male community located on the barrier island south of Long Island. Plans for the reimagined Pavilion were designed by New York architects HWKN and developed by FIP Ventures. In a deal worth $17 million, FIP Ventures in 2010 purchased nearly three-quarters of the commercial properties on Fire Island Pines. ?Although the new building will have the same envelope and mix of uses as its predecessor, the similarities end there,? Matthew Blesso, managing partner of FIP Ventures, said in a statement. ?The Pavilion will be in context with other Pines architecture. It will be made of wood and be modern and casual, yet bold and iconic. It is the first thing visitors see when getting off the ferry, and we've envisioned it

The horrendous stock market debut for Facebook suggests investors are not ready to jump in and create another tech bubble despite big expectations for social media, analysts say.