Category: Investment/Entrepreneuring

from the business-plans dept.
An Anonymous Coward posted this press release:

"Nanocs International Places First in NYU Stern's "Maximum Exposure" Business Plan Competition
New York, NY – April 30, 2001 – Nanocs International placed first out of nine finalist teams in a competitive pitch-off that concluded this year's Maximum Exposure Business Plan Competition, sponsored by the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the Entrepreneurs' Exchange student club at New York University Stern School of Business."

Read more for the rest of the press release.

from the when-matter-becomes-software dept.
engeneOS in Cambridge, MA states in a press release: "The company is developing Engineered Genomic Operating Systems to enable the design and construction of programmable Biomolecular Machines employing natural and artificial building blocks. These Biomolecular Machines will serve a broad range of commercial applications including biosensors, chemical synthesis and processing, bio-electronic devices and materials, nanotechnology [emphasis added]…" CP: The team list is impressive.

from the the-race-is-on dept.
A Dow Jones news item reports: "Mitsubishi Corp… will set up an investment fund in April focusing on start-ups working in the field of nanotechnology, where devices are measured in billionths of a meter, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Wednesday morning edition. The big trading company will use the $100 million fund to invest in start-ups developing new materials, information technology equipment and medical technology based on nanotechnology, the first fund to specialize in the area." Read More for additional excerpts.

from the nanonews-everywhere dept.
Senior Associate Brad Hein posts nanonews at his nanosite, e.g.: "The Motley Fool has a discussion board on nanotechnology at http://boards.fool.com/Messages.asp?bid=113628. The Fool is a web site for education and news on investing. Generally, I've found their message boards to be pretty civil with a fairly good signal to noise ration." CP: Read More for an excerpt on the Foresight Conference from the discussion board.

from the sounds-right-to-us dept.
Senior Associate Steve Jurvetson brings to our attention the meVC annual report, which includes coverage of their interest in investing in nanotechnology. meVC's website states that it is "the first venture capital investment management firm to provide all investors access to venture capital, a top-performing asset class previously open only to high net worth individuals and institutional investors.". The fund is connected with Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a corporate sponsor of this spring's Foresight Gathering. Read More for the excerpt from CEO John Grillos.

from the megabucks-for-nanogoals dept.
Senior Associate Ralph Merkle, Principle Fellow at Zyvex, notes that Forbes.com has an article on the company: "Zyvex, billing itself as the first molecular nanotechnology company, is aiming for nanoproducts that are at least ten years from realization, if they are even possible. Von Ehr started up in 1997, buying ten powerful microscopesóone for $350,000óand building a chemistry lab, machine shop and clean room in a 20,000-square-foot factory that hasn't shaken its new-car smell. Zyvex grew from 15 people in 1999 to 29 last year, and Von Ehr plans to double in size annually for the next several years. What started out as a plan to spend $2 million to $3 million a year for ten years has evolved into an ambitious effort to raise and spend $300 million over eight years."