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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
Groople Flies in New Funding
Word of mouth means a lot for Groople, so the online travel company plans to use the money from its $6-million funding round to increase its level of awareness, and improve its technology. ArrowPath Venture Partners and FA Technology Ventures led the round Thursday, Groople’s third and largest. Groople focuses on easing travel-based transactions for groups by providing one-stop shopping for hotel bookings, airfare, and other forms of transportation.
Developments To Watch
A new non-invasive device promises to check blood alcohol levels in 90 seconds, as opposed to 20 minutes for a typical breathalyzer test. The system, which looks like a drug-store blood pressure monitor, works by shining a harmless beam of infrared light on the skin of the forearm. Alcohol in the tissue absorbs light, so the amount that reflects back indicates how much alcohol is present.
Albuquerque technology company receives research grant
TruTouch Technologies Inc. in Albuquerque has been awarded $218,000 as part of a Small Business Innovation Research grant to assist in research involving the measurement of blood alcohol. The research, according to a news release, will focus on an “optical based technique,” measuring the amount of alcohol in the bloodstream. The measurement replaces breath, blood or urine testing by measuring amounts through the skin.
Will all autos some day have breathalyzers?
By Tom Kimmell for USA TODAY
Could the day be coming when every driver is checked for drinking before starting a car?
Interview with Michael Stacy, CEO of Groople
Our interview this morning is with Michael Stacy, CEO of Groople, a Centennial, Colorado-based firm that is developing a new concept in the online travel ...
Safer Drinking Water In Works For US Marines
New Mexico Business Weekly - Albuquerque, NM, USA - In September 2005, new and existing investors, led by locally-based Entrada Ventures, took over ownership of MIOX for $16 million in debt and equity capital.
Groople Appoints Shannon Hyland as CFO
Denver - Groople, the online leader in group travel planning, tapped Shannon Hyland, former CFO of The Mark Travel Corporation, as its new Chief Financial Officer.
Online Travel Bookers Set To Make Mark With Groups
Group travel amounts to a $40 billion-a-year business in the United States and Europe, said Michael Stacy, chief executive of Groople, an online travel company
New West Balances ''Conversational Style' With Reporting to Earn Awards
A winning combination scored the Montana-based site two Online Journalism Awards, but questions remain about its business prospects and political leanings.
Miox Corporation Receives $16 Million Investment
MIOX Corporation, a manufacturer of water purification equipment, announced today that it has received a $16 million investment from new and existing shareholders…
