VENTURE CAPITAL POST

An analysis of the filings made by small businesses with the US Securities and Exchange Commission indicate that more than 320 of them would want to raise funding via social media, and a handful had already raised funding.

Additional requirements on the amended Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS) of 2012 would still hinder entrepreneurs and companies to secure funding via social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Although Israeli venture capital funds had much to gain from exits in successful startups this year, data from research firm IVC Online showed that a lack of available capital has impede the funds' ability to raise new capital.

Although big companies like eBay Inc and Amazon.com wanted to get a significant piece of the growing e-commerce market in Russia, smaller e-commerce retailers like Borderfree and Modnique had the allowance to overcome Web and payment hurdles.

Bedlam Asset Management, a London-based fund manager founded by former Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia managing director Jonathan Compton, would be closing shop after chief executive officer Ian McCallum quit without notice last October.

Mustbin allows users to store photos of importance like pictures of documents, forms and receipts on the cloud via a smartphone, and the startup who created the app planned to use the seed investment to create an app version for Android and the iPad.

Apple Inc was not a stranger to claims by foreign governments who insisted that the Cupertino, California-based company had used specific accounting practices in order to avoid paying hefty taxes.

Although it has plans to spin off its power plants, Canadian Solar Inc otherwise had a best-performing third quarter after incurring losses successively in its last eight quarters.

Co-founder and CEO Dan Robichaud of Password manager applicaton PasswordBox believed that Apple Inc's new TouchID system for its smartphones and iPads would be a great opportunity for the app maker to capitalize on.

Clearleap would use the proceeds from its recent investment round to fund its expansion plans in Europe and Latin American, including the hiring of additional employees.

Moneytree obtained USD1.6 million in a seed investment round participated by private investors including high-level executives from companies that include PayPal, MasterCard and Morgan Stanley.

The proposed takeover by Community Health Systems Inc of Health Management Associates Inc will proceed as planned after the latter's board of directors had given its approval.

osedale Aviation Holding had exited from its 48.1% interest in the airline carrier to institutional investors expecting its free to increase 85%.

The securities drop indicated investors' anxiety as they watch out for signs regarding the future US Federal Reserve's bond-buying program from some of its officials next week.

Europe's recent inflation decrease prompted European Central Bank to cut interest rates.