News about technology, startups and entrepreneurship, handpicked by our team. de http://www.redalpine.com/ Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:45:15 GMT Australian-based travel marketplace Jayride.com has lined up $400,000 AUD in seed funding for its ride-sharing service, which also aggregates transportation data. The angel funding was led by Andrey Shirben, one of the first investors in Kenshoo, a digital marketing software company. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=18a0a2e46e8d22f9ed5ffb0a53156736 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:29:16 +0000 Vivo ventures approaches the Chinese market with a $375M life science investment fund. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=3baa60625c74529da498a0dd62ff8246 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:24:53 +0000 A small Massachusetts start-up has signed a landmark agreement to do a big job in China—it will take already mined coal from the Gobi desert, convert it into natural gas, and transport the gas to the country’s rapidly expanding urban centers. The effort can help China slake its insatiable thirst for energy without exacerbating air pollution. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=84280c05d0a16bda2676b372613c649a Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:27:02 +0000 A combined hackathon and road trip to South by Southwest, the StartupBus is in its third year and becoming a bit of a tradition — and this time, it won’t be limited to the United States. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=7a77ba67315c63869ad8b8aa918d2876 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:12:46 +0000 With the pending public offering of Facebook anticipated to be the largest tech IPO in history, it’s an interesting time to think about where we go from here. Some say “social is done,” Facebook is all the social media anyone would ever want or need. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=b5ac3731d82bce3396ea7adfcd01fe47 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:32:21 +0000 The Stealth search engine allows users to search the Internet without being trailed by cookies and other tracking devices. The startup is all about protecting privacy. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=7fedc7cf434a11777e70cc489341861c Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:41:11 +0000 The San Francisco-based startup accelerator dedicated to the cleantech industry – and more importantly, to making it “sexy” enough to attract investors – announced its second cadre of of companies this week. This time around, the organization is tightening its focus to concentrate solely on the intersection of I.T. and cleantech, specifically in areas of smart grid, the built environment, consumer services and transportation. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=33416ef7ebae6dfc14ffeab64456e242 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:36:40 +0000 OZON, often dubbed the ‘Amazon of Russia’, has acquired 100% of Sapato.ru, often dubbed the ‘Zappos of Russia’. I hope I don’t really need to remind you that Amazon acquired Zappos back in 2009. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=3b981310f5a649808aff5f0d8995fe0d Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:08:32 +0000 Over the last year, you may have noticed that a once-niche trend not only crept into the mainstream, but is starting to really make a big splash. Gamification has become one of the hottest buzz words in the industry and is probably in the process of taking over a website or user experience near you. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=2a170cb1691b4a5462718c4787a9b3a9 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:47:56 +0000 Die Schweiz steht erneut an der Spitze der Innovationsnationen in Europa. Dies zeigt das Innovation Union Scoreboard (IUS) 2011 der EU-Kommission. Laut dem heute in Brüssel veröffentlichten Index hat die Schweiz das vierte Jahr in Folge eine Führungsposition inne. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=d3c7ad2fb9a25ec48e143beea678f09b Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:44:05 +0000 According to CEO and co-founder, Jeff White (formerly the founder of govWin), timeRAZOR is a mobile application that will help people discover interesting and relevant things to do close to where they are. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=54a337daff325d28aa328235d28bfc62 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:51:19 +0000 LinkedIn is buying Rapportive, a Gmail add-on that shows social data about contacts as you email them, according to a report. The professional network offered Rapportive “low teens” in millions of dollars worth of cash, according to All Things D, which cited “sources familiar with the negotiations.” http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=4b0304b17127f3754412335c3f63a08c Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:54:49 +0000 TastemakerX, an about-to-launch startup that will help music fans get credit for discovering the next big thing, has raised $1.2 million in Series A funding. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=16c021aa36086231fed007e4c25e036a Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:55:27 +0000 Genomic Health invests into the next step leveraging knowledge on the human genome for novel diagnostics http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=70224b02669ef2f9320f7f5eba068177 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:22:54 +0000 In the aftermath of the defeat of the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, a long list of organizations have sent a letter to Congress asking members to “take a breath” before they trying to push through new piracy legislation. http://www.redalpine.com/industry-news-single/?newsid=10d5df08775e0cf4bbc99cee55d380c4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:25:36 +0000