Archive | 23. Jun, 2008

MPower Invests in Sapphire Mobile, Moves Them To Austin

MPOWER Ventures, a socially committed venture fund dedicated to investing in solutions that empower the underserved worldwide, today announced its investment in Sapphire Mobile Systems of Philadelphia, PA, a pioneer of mobile banking and payments solutions accessible from any mobile handset via Short Message Service (SMS). Under the terms of the investment, MPOWER Ventures has [...]

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Austin Ventures Invests $50M in New Media

Austin Ventures today announced that it has entered into a partnership with Sherman Atkinson to form ATCOR Holdings, Inc. The new company will focus on acquiring and operating businesses in high-growth sectors of online advertising, marketing and digital media. AV has committed $50 Million of equity capital to support management’s strategy to build a leading [...]

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