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Published Articles about Flywheel
Flywheel Participates in Invest in America Alliance to Fund American Technology Companies
Washington, D.C., Feb. 23, 2010 – The Invest in America Alliance, led by Intel and supported by many leading venture capital firms, including Flywheel Ventures, announced today a $3.5 billion Invest in America Alliance to support investment in U.S.-based growth-oriented industries and detailed a commitment to significantly increase jobs available this year for recent college graduates. It serves as the private sector’s complement to existing state and federal job creation programs through long-term investment in industries and talent poised to produce the next breakthroughs in technology innovation.
Flywheel General Partner Kim Sanchez Rael on NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS (Video)
Kim Sanchez Rael on NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS discusses the causes of New Mexico’s brain drain and the latest ideas and plans to put a stop to it.
Back on track? Cleantech VC deals continue global growth
September 30, 2009 - Emma Ritch, Cleantech Group - Cleantech sees second straight period of recovery in third quarter, as it takes biotech’s crown as the dominant category for venture capital investment.
NVCA Board Member Trevor Loy testified before House Small Business Committee (Video)
VCs protest registering with SEC
July 17, 2009 - TheDeal.com - Trevor Loy, a board member of the National Venture Capital Association and the founder and general partner of Flywheel Ventures, testified in the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment against proposals to require venture capital firms—along with private equity firms and hedge funds—to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Regulatory Viewpoints: Private Equity Vs. Venture Capital
July 16, 2009 - Wall Street Journal - The private equity and venture capital industries may be as different as night and day, but on one thing they’re basically agreed: Neither poses a systemic risk to the financial system.
NVCA Board Member Trevor Loy testified before Senate Committee (Video)
July 15, 2009 - NVCA Board Member Trevor Loy testified before Senate Committee today that VC does not pose systemic financial risk and does not need to be regulated further.
Partner Kim Sanchez Rael discusses VC industry and economic stimulus on Fox Business News
July 10, 2009 - (Video) Flywheel Ventures Partner Kim Sanchez Rael and Rockport Capital General Partner Chuck McDermott on whether the stimulus package will help ignite some venture capitalism.
Wall Street Journal - Venture-Backed Start-Ups Seek Stimulus
July 6, 2009 - Pui-Wing Tam - Venture-capital investors see Washington’s economic stimulus program as a potential financial boost for the hard-hit technology firms and other start-ups they own. Of particular interest is more than $60 billion earmarked for four sectors widely invested in by venture-capital firms: environmentally clean technology, rural Internet broadband, cyber security and health-care information technology.
Partner Trevor Loy Participates in Orange County Venture Group "Obamanomics" Panel Discussion
May 19, 2009 - The “Obamanomics” panel discussion, hosted by Orange County Venture Group (OCVG) intended to entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and their professional advisors better understand and navigate the public policy environment.
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Published Articles about Flywheel's Portfolio Companies
Jive Software Lands $30M Series C Led By Kleiner Perkins
July 21, 2010 - Bloomberg News - Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital, the venture firms that made billions of dollars backing Google Inc., are investing $30 million in Jive Software Inc., a maker of social-networking technology for businesses.
Success Flows From Innovation - MIOX
July 5, 2010 - Albuquerque Journal, It’s called the world’s most precious resource, but in too many places around the world, it can’t be trusted. But an Albuquerque company has been building an international reputation behind its innovative, cost-effective technology to do something about it — and opening doors, in the process, to a multitude of business opportunities - MIOX Corp. products can already be found across the U.S. and in more than 30 countries.
MicroProbe Leaps Into Top Five Ranking of Worldwide Semiconductor Probe Card Vendors
May 14, 2010 - MicroProbe was the fastest growing vendor in the top five in 2009. “We attribute our growth to two key factors: accelerated overall market migration to advanced probe cards for non-memory testing, combined with our market share gains through adoption of our advanced MEMS-based products,” said Mike Slessor, CEO at MicroProbe, in a statement.
SkyFuel receives $4.3M in DOE funding
May 11, 2010 - SkyFuel Inc. will receive up to $4.3 million from DOE to pursue component feasibility studies related to concentrating solar power systems. CSP technologies produce electrical power via turbines or engines that are driven by heat concentrated from the sun’s energy.
Lingotek to Deliver More Localized Community Translation for Adobe
DRAPER, Utah, April 21, 2010 – Lingotek, the leader in collaborative translation technology, today announced that Adobe Systems Incorporated has chosen Lingotek’s Collaborative Translation Platform(TM) to simplify community and “crowdsourcing” translation projects worldwide.
Txteagle takes outsourcing to cell phones
April 16, 2010 - Nathan Eagle, co-founder and CEO of Santa Fe startup Txteagle, had a “Eureka moment” in Kenya’s coastal village of Kilifi. That idea grew into Txteagle, which employs thousands of Kenyans via mobile phones to handle tasks for companies looking to reduce costs.
MIOX Corporation selected by the government of Chiapas, Mexico to supply 175 water systems
Albuquerque, NM – April 6, 2010 – MIOX® Corporation has been selected by the government of Chiapas, Mexico, to supply 175 water systems using MIOX disinfection technology. FEMSA Foundation, which supports the conservation and sustainable use of water resources in Mexico and Latin America, played an integral role by connecting Chiapas with a technology that would benefit many thousands of people in the state.
MIOX Corp Donates Water Purifiers to Haiti (video)
February 3, 2010 - The Miox Corporation in Albuquerque donated over 100 portable water purifiers to Haiti. MIOX equipment helps sanitize water, making it safe for consumption. Five large purifiers can disinfect about 20,000 gallons of water per day.
Localization/Translation Expert Willem Stoeller Joins Lingotek
September 29, 2009 - Lingotek, the leader in collaborative translation technology, today announced that long-time localization/translation consultant Willem Stoeller has joined the Lingotek management team as its director of account management.
MIOX Corporation Introduces The VAULT On-Site Hypochlorite Or Mixed Oxidant Generator
May 22, 2009 - Water Online - MIOX Corporation recently announced the release of the VAULT™ small series, on-site generator. Designed for high efficiency, ease of maintenance, low lifecycle cost, durability, and reliability, the VAULT is the safest disinfection option for your community and operators, using just salt and power to generate a dilute chlorine-based solution, eliminating the storage and handling of hazardous disinfection chemicals while still providing a chlorine residual.
