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ALL DEALS 
March 8, 2016 Start-ups should be realistic about valuations: NVP’s Promod Haque and Niren Shah
NVP senior managing partner Promod Haque (left) and NVP India managing director Niren Shah. Palo Alto, California-based venture capital firm Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) raised $1.2 billion this week for its 13th global fund, dubbed Norwest Venture Partners XIII LP. This is the third time that the firm, which focuses on early- and growth-stage investments, […]
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CLOTHING 
March 4, 2016 Greening the clothing industry isn’t just about cotton and water.
For a quick explainer on how to buy better, watch our video; and for a look into life as a “slow fashion” business owner, read our interview with Bree Hylkema, co-founder of Vermeulen & Co. The fashion industry isn’t known for its climate sense. Depending on who you ask, textiles and apparel account for something […]
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ELECTRONICS 
February 25, 2016 Why would Foxconn buy Sharp? It’s all about the iPhone
Japanese electronics maker Sharp has accepted a bid from Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group for it to buy a majority stake in company for ¥489 billion ($4.4 billion), the Japanese firm announced today (Feb. 25). Shortly thereafter, however, Foxconn put the deal on hold “after receiving new material information from Sharp,” it said in a statement. […]
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ALL DEALS 
February 25, 2016 Why the US Government and Tech Firms Can’t Agree About Encryption
Your phone is getting better and better at protecting your privacy. But Uncle Sam isn’t totally comfortable with that, because it’s also complicating the work of tracking criminals and potential national-security threats. For decades, tech companies have steadily expanded the use of encryption – a data-scrambling technology that shields information from prying eyes, whether it’s […]
