Archive for the ‘Scottsdale Venture Capital’ Category

ASU officials announced April 20 that Finao Capital will set up operations this fall at SkySong – ASU’s Scottsdale Innovation Center.

Finao Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on early stage technology companies. The firm concentrates on first-round financing and assisting companies that are considered to have “hypergrowth” potential. SkySong is an integral part of Finao’s business plan to bring early stage ventures and venture capital to Arizona. Read the rest of this entry »

Use Expected to Increase Fuel Efficiency, Reduce Bio-Diesel Emissions and Improve Air Quality

SCOTTSDALE, AZ–(Marketwire – August 23, 2007) – EMTA Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: EMHD), an energy and fuel conservation company, announced today that it has signed a three (3) year Exclusive Master Supply Agreement with Trans Global Fuels, Inc. of Arizona. Terms of the agreement designate EMHD as the exclusive provider of Clean Boost Low Emission (CB-LE) Diesel Fuel Treatment and of XenTx Diesel Fuel Treatment blended together as an additive to Trans Global Fuels bio-diesel fuel products. Read the rest of this entry »

LAST DAY TO APPLY! FOR SELECTION AS A PRESENTING COMPANY

Presenter applications for the December 12-13 conference are due by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 7, 2007.

Invest Southwest, the successor to the Arizona Venture Capital Conference and the Arizona Angel Investment Conference, is searching for the Best of the Southwest: the region’s most promising early stage and emerging growth companies. Read the rest of this entry »

Users Now Have Access to Prescreened and Homeowner-Rated Contractors for Home Maintenance Needs
SCOTTSDALE, AZ — (MARKET WIRE) — June 11, 2007 — To further ease the burdens of home ownership, Ethix Media, makers of Homeminders (www.homeminders.com), has partnered with ServiceMagic®, Inc. (www.servicemagic.com) to streamline the time-consuming process of identifying local, reputable home service providers. This partnership enables users of the Homeminders Web-based service to access a constantly updated, robust local database of prescreened service professionals. Read the rest of this entry »

Partnership to Leverage AxisOS Proprietary Time-to-Market Development Software and Kaboodle Ventures Media Content Networks

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – Axis Open Source, a leading developer of Linux, PHP and MySql solutions and Kaboodle Ventures LLC a Web Technologies holding company announced today a partnership to develop, market and distribute a new series of Web 3.0 consumer driven media applications in the B2C, B2B and C2C market space.

“As what’s been deemed Web 2.0 applications like social networking, video, audio, podcasting, user-generated content, blogs and what have you continue to rapidly gain mass acceptance we’re excited about partnering with Axis Open Source to develop the next generation of web based applications…ones that actually generate revenue and create ease of use for both businesses and consumers,” stated Christopher Conlan, CEO of Kaboodle Ventures. Read the rest of this entry »

East Hampton, Mass. dealership financed with $4.9 million

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ed Lemco, long-time icon in the motorcycle industry, and his business partner Aaron Patrick have acquired an East Hampton, Mass., Harley-Davidson dealership with $4.9 million in financing from GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance.

“This deal allows us to take advantage of the next frontier in Harley-Davidson motorcycle sales,” says Lemco. “The funding from GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance is helping us achieve our goal on the retail side of this business. It’s advantageous to have a relationship with a Read the rest of this entry »

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Windstone Capital Partners, Inc. announced today that it completed a secured financing capital round for Par 3 Management LLC (dba: Friendship Finance), a sub-prime lender doing business in Arizona since 1999. The financing was provided in the form of a secured note. Par 3 Management, LLC will use these funds primarily to expand its portfolio of vehicle title loans, which is an emerging market for it and other sub-prime lenders in Arizona. Read the rest of this entry »

Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal – 9:55 AM PDT Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Venture capitalists continued to favor the innovative activity of Web 2.0 companies, deploying substantial sums in the segment throughout 2006, according to the latest data released by Ernst & Young and Dow Jones VentureOne. Read the rest of this entry »

Successful Round Follows FDA Clearance for AperFixâ„¢ System

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cayenne Medical, Inc., a privately held sports medicine company based in Scottsdale, announced today that it is closing a $12.7 million Series B preferred equity financing led by Split Rock Partners. Other participating investors include MB Ventures and a group of accredited private individuals. The lead investor of the series B round was Dave Stassen of Split Rock Partners, who, with Mike Sherman of MB Ventures, has been added to Cayenne Medical’s Board of Directors. Read the rest of this entry »

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RSC Holdings Inc., the indirect parent corporation of Rental Service Corporation, today announced that it has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined. Read the rest of this entry »