GSC Blogs from August 2008 (11)New low for European VC funding in Q2: but a few VC funds grow globally2020-08-28 European VC funding hit a new low with only EUR 858 million invested in Q2 2008, as reported by VentureSource/VentureBeat on Aug 26. From VentureBeat: "At least Europe appears to have one advantage — unlike the U.S., where most of the money goes ... America's top five security start-ups compete in Washington for a spot in final of international technology competition2020-08-26 Five high-tech companies – specializing in brain fingerprinting to mesh networks - were selected as Semi-Finalists for the American-leg of the Global Security Challenge (GSC) on September 15th at the University of Maryland, to battle it out for $500... Controversy over TheFunded: reason why GSC's VC Search tool is based on facts2020-08-22 With the controversy over “TheFunded” full blown after EDF Ventures got a court’s subpoena to reveal the identity of the person who negatively commented about EDF Ventures, we can only point to our objective online VC-Search tool, that a... CEO of In-Q-Tel to speak at GSC event in London: Chris Darby2020-08-20 We are happy to report that Chris Darby, CEO of In-Q-Tel will be a keynote speaker at the Grand Final of the Global Security Challenge held here in London on 13 November 2008. In-Q-Tel is backed by the U.S. Intelligence Community in order to source... Exit Opportunities for Security Startups: list of recent acquisitions2020-08-18 Despite the lack of IPOs activity this year, there have been some recent acquisitions. Here is another roundup for security companies who have been bought recently. We publish this list of exits relatively regularly to inform entrepreneurs about active in... *new* GSC Startup Diaries: Vumii's journey of a security start-up from Atlanta2020-08-15 In our *new* series, called GSC Startup Diaries, start-up companies from our past GSC competitions share with you their insights, challenges, highlights and pains of starting your own company in the security sector. They talk about how they founded their ... Turning the Page to Unmanned Combat Technologies: MQ-9 Reapers2020-08-14 For the first time a combat specific wing will be comprised entirely of unmanned drones – the MQ-9 Reapers, according to Gizmodo. Yes there are other wings that utilize the Predator but their main remit is reconnaissance. And yes these guy... GSC Community Goes *LIVE* - security startups to enter competitions, find venture capital, talk to experts2020-08-11 The new Global Security Challenge Online Community went live. It is designed for entrepreneurs, researchers and professionals in the security and defence sector. Register as a new member for free! Free Collaboration Tools for Entrepreneurs The GSC onlin... China Olympics - Focus on Crowded Places2020-08-06 Focusing on security issues, taxi drivers in Beijing have a cheap OTS tool that could help in the crowded places challenge. Tens of thousands of cabbies could become a part of the solution via microphones that have been installed in their taxis. Accord... QinetiQ on the Move Again: purchase of DTRI for $105 million2020-08-05 Yesterday Qinetiq Group announced that is acquiring Dominion Technology Resources Inc (DTRI). This expansion gives Qinetiq increased access to the US Intelligence Community via DTRI’s position as a provider of products and services to the community.... GSC open-ed article in Biometric Technology Today: "Taking Innovation to Market"2020-08-04 The co-presidents of the Global Security Challenge, Simon Schneider and Janeen Chupa, wrote an article that was published in the August issue of Biometric Technology Today. Here is a short excerpt from this article, titled "Taking Innovation to Marke... |