North America
Canadian Pension fund to open Sao Paul office in April to bolster real estate and infrastructure investments
The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board will be opening an office in Brazil in April to bolster its investments in the real estate and infrastructure sectors, Reuters reported.
Veteran venture capitalist Anne DeGheest warns of bubble in health IT
HealthTech Capital Founder and veteran venture capitalist Anne DeGheest warns that there is a bubble forming in information technology for the healthcare industry in an interview with The Wall Street Journal's blog Venture Capital Dispatch.
San Francisco's Boombotix pockets $4M in funding to develop mobile speakers
San Francisco, California-based mobile speaker company Boombotix pocketed $4 million in a funding round led by both new and previous investors to develop its audio products and enhance its marketing strategies.
YouTube founders' startup AVOS laying off majority of workforce -sources
San Mateo, California-based Internet startup AVOS Systems is laying off 80% of its workforce because of the lack of traction, according to sources familiar with the situation.