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Published Articles about Flywheel
Flywheel Ventures is aggressively building overseas markets for its portfolio companies
September 10, 2010 - Flywheel Ventures is encouraging its businesses to look beyond the U.S. market and is spearheading an energetic thrust into the Asia-Pacific region, and into other emerging markets, to help companies take advantage of global opportunities.
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)
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Published Articles about Flywheel's Portfolio Companies
Venture capital financing helps start ups lift off in '06
Albuquerque start up WellKeeper Inc. expects to surpass $1 million in revenue this year, thanks in large part to a $1.2 million venture capital infusion it received in February from the Verge Fund.
New Travel Site Seeks To Carve Niches
Wall Street Journal (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
... A boatload of venture capital has sailed into the online travel market recently, with ... Vista Ventures and Flywheel Ventures, with offices in New Mexico and San ...
Groople grabs $6 million in venture capital
Groople, a Centennial-based online group travel company, said it has secured an additional $6 million of financing and plans to add to its 47-employee work force. ArrowPath Venture Partners and FA Technology Ventures led the round, with existing investors Vista Ventures, Fatty Tuna and Flywheel Ventures also participating.
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.
