Kleiner Perkins closes $525M fund, makes changes
Kleiner Perkins says it has closed its next $525 million fund 15 and confirms that cleantech-focused investors Ray Lane and Bill Joy will not be leading investments for the new fund.
10 things to know about tech startups in Brazil
Compared to Mexico, the web and mobile startup ecosystem in Brazil is hot -- probably too hot. Here's 10 things you should know if you want to build, buy, invest in or work at a tech startup in Brazil.
Why Niklas Zennstrom thinks Brazil’s startups are hot
Niklas Zennstrom, the founder of Skype and Kazaa and the founding partner of investment firm Atomico, tells me that he's been spending a significant amount of time in Brazil looking for and meeting with Brazilian entrepreneurs.
A preacher, 500 startups, and a dream to change it all
What Billy Beane is to baseball, Dave McClure wants to be technology startups. And like Beane, he is willing to go anywhere in the world to find a slight edge to beat his richer, bigger and fancier rivals on Sand Hill Road.
Lessons learned from an entrepreneur electrifying rural India
Building a startup that develops solar-powered microgrids in rural Indian villages is as hard as it sounds. Hear the lessons learned from one entrepreneur who co-founded a startup called Mera Gao Power and turned it into a real business. 
Tesla will ship first Model S electric cars a month early
Electric car company Tesla Motors is continuing to spend heavily to get its second electric car the Model S out the door, but now says the first Model S shipments will happen in June, a month earlier than expected.
How Gridium is making sense of energy data
A new startup called Gridium, which launched a couple months ago and is co-led by energy entrepreneur Tom Arnold, has developed software that can help industrial and commercial building owners tap into smart meter data to help lower their energy bills.
Round 3 in the Honeywell vs. Nest fisticuffs
The bare-knuckle boxing match between thermostat giant Honeywell and smart thermostat startup Nest Labs entered round three on Monday, with Honeywell's official denial of Nest's counterclaim.
Sprint CEO docks pay under shareholder iPhone angst
Sprint's CEO Dan Hesse has agreed to have his compensation slashed by $3.25 million under the pressure of Sprint's shareholders that are unhappy about the high upfront costs that Sprint has to pay for the iPhone.
Green Overdrive [video]: Meet the Zipcar for electric scooters
A startup called Scoot Networks, which is looking to be the Zipcar for electric scooters, recently launched its beta service in San Francisco after being incubated out of the Greenstart program. For GigaOM TV's latest Green Overdrive show, we go on a ride with Scoot.
Amidst hard times for greentech, digital green startups emerge
Young, early-stage green-focused startups are a rare breed these days. The demo day for the green digital-focused accelerator Greenstart was one of the first times in a long time that I've seen a grouping of new young green-leaning startups looking for their first round of funding. 
Why solar will thrive in India: coal is a mess
India is struggling to add more electricity capacity for the country's rapidly growing economy, but the domestic coal industry is an absolute mess. That situation means that India could possibly be one of the most high-growth solar markets in the world.
