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alarmClock Oct 07 09 Recruiting and retaining top talent has always been great concern for businesses, particularly those looking to stay competitive with both product innovation and business development. Today, technology startup TalentSoft secured a new round of funding from Seventure Partners. The company led by Jean-Stéphane Arcis (CEO) is based in Bologne, France. It develops talent management software that helps human resources managers assess human capital needs. This innovative technology addresses a growing need for companies to improve human resource network intelligence. Some of its solution-as-a-service features include applicant tracking, succession planning, and employee appraisal and goal management. Full story...
Sometimes it's the minor technical choices that make a difference between the winners and losers. In the case of Soundcloud the minor difference that sets it apart may just be that it allows sound distributors to have their own URL.
With a stock price that is off over 87 percent over the last year, China Sunergy (CSUND :NASDAQ) is hitting the public relations trail two days before Christmas in attempt to gain some "Yule Tide spirit" for its shares by announcing they have shipped 1.
Despite the recent crash in solar stocks, Germany's Soltec held a grand opening ceremony for its 200 megawatt (MW) plant in San Diego.
AngelPad alum Buffer has raised $400K from an assortment of angels. The founders fare from Europe, came to San Francisco for AngelPad but have left for Hong Kong due to visa trouble.
Just when solar investors thought their investments couldn't drop any lower, First Solar (FSLR :NASDAQ) announced the equivalent of an investment "blackout" by lowering 2011 guidance and offering less than inspiring 2012 guidance.
Jive Software saw an opening gain of 26% after increasing both the share size and price of the deal. The company's stock opened at $15.
We see a lot of eye-browsed raised by Uber's $32M round led by Menlo Ventures, Jeff Bezos and Goldman Sachs who followed existing investor Benchmark Capital and angel investors.