Silicon Valley is About Networking at its Finest
Silicon Valley is about process and networking at its finest. On the process side, venture capital networks can be used to transform the ordinary. This is really no different from what Thomas Edison did more than a hundred years ago. Edison would pinpoint areas where innovation was possible and percolating, then piece together pre-existing inventions and ideas […]
Record $4B Raised in Mobile VC in the First Half of 2012
According the latest figures from investment bank Rutberg & Co., mobile consumer apps were by far the most popular area for investment among VCs in the first half of this year, accounting for $1.009 billion in value, or just over one-quarter of the $3.9 billion invested in mobile companies worldwide — itself the highest level […]
Krish Prabhu, telecom innovation champion, named to Tech Titans Hall of Fame
Richardson, TEXAS (Aug. 21, 2012) – Metroplex Technology Business Council (MTBC), the preeminent leader in advancing the success of technology and technology-related enterprises in North Texas, has named Krish Prabhu, Ph.D., to the organization’s Tech Titans Hall of Fame. Krish Prabhu is president of AT&T Labs and CTO of AT&T, overseeing AT&T’s global technology […]
VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS EXPERIENCE DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES IN DOLLARS AND DEAL VOLUME IN Q2 2012
Internet-Specific and Early Stage Investing Jumps; Life Sciences Investing Falls WASHINGTON, July 20, 2012 – Venture capitalists invested $7.0 billion in 898 deals in the second quarter of 2012, according to the MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Quarterly venture […]
Martin Cooper, The Father of Cellphone Urges For Tech Solutions For Spectrum Efficiencies
Martin Cooper, the former vice president of Motorola who helped create the first working cellphone, has been saying for some time that technology is the solution to dealing with the ever-rising demand for wireless data capacity. Now a presidential advisory committee agrees with him, urging President Obama to adopt technologies that would use radio spectrum […]
Roman Kikta to Speak at The New York Venture Summit 2012
The New York Venture Summit 2012 held on June 27 & 28, is the premier industry gathering where cutting-edge startups meet top venture capitalists, angel investors, Corporate VCs and investment bankers. Leading VCs will speak at the Summit discussing: VC investment trends, strategies for investing in early stage ventures, strategies for finding and accessing capital, […]
Roman Kikta to Speak at CTIA 2012 – Andrew Seybold Wireless University
International CTIA 2012 New Orleans – Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Date: May 7, 2012 WIRELESS MOBILITY TODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE Each year the changes in the world of wireless seem to come at a faster and faster pace. Just this past year we saw new spectrum, new networks and many new devices […]
Shoa-Kai Liu serves as a Venture Partner at Mobility Ventures who has over 25 years of diverse technical management and entrepreneurial experience in telecommunication networks and services, data and optical networking, and semiconductors. Shoa-Kai also has several years experience as a venture capitalist serving as Investment Board Advisor at Genesis Campus Funds since 2001 and […]
