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UK tries to strike balance between the science and business of Nanotech
7th December 2001
As nanotechnology prepares to leave the laboratory and enter the marketplace, investors are circling around Great Britain's academic centers.  read more

VC interest in nanotechnology grows
5th December 2001
A recent breakfast seminar on investing in nanotechnology held by FirstCapital attracted more than 130 venture capitalists and academics, indicating a very high level of interest in this topic.
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FirstCapital secures business angel funding for Simulacra Media
24th October 2001
Simulacra Media's eXtended Resource Management (XRM) technology is an application framework tailored to the 'Public Information' and knowledge management requirements of e-Government and other learning publishers.  read more

Simulacra Media takes first step towards growth
24th October 2001
Tornado Insider report on Simulacra's first round of financing.
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FirstCapital announces two new appointments to board of advisors
15th October 2001
FirstCapital today announced the appointment of two leading senior technologists, David Sexton and Professor Michael Clark, to its Board of Advisors.  read more

Technology Transfers on a high
2nd September 2001
Sunday Business article on the UK's success at creating spin outs.  read more

FirstCapital secure £1mn venture capital funding for Webscreen Technology
15th August 2001
Funds were committed by East River Ventures, an East Coast venture capitalist in the US and Saffron Hill Ventures, both of which will have representation on the company's board of directors.
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Better late than never: Corporate Venturing
14th June 2001
Europe's corporate venturers have proved adept at stepping in where business angels fear to tread, just when pure private equity houses have become more concerned with work-outs of existing deals than with new investments.  read more