If you are aware of the Nokia’s business then you must be aware of a Nokia’s sister concern, Nokia Growth Partners, it invests in opportunity areas and other companies that can be beneficial to Nokia as a company. Nokia has committed a sum of $150 million in Nokia Growth Partners and it will be hunting for investment opportunities in India and China. For investments, Nokia will be on t...

Apptera secures an additional $10.5M in venture capital funding and appoints former Yahoo! senior vice president of sales to the board. Funding and expertise should assit with leadership growth in voice and visual mobile advertising. Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alloy Ventures, and Walden International lead this round.

Local search engine and paid listings ad network Zvents announced a $24 million funding infusion courtesy of new strategic investors include Nokia Growth Partners (the handset giant's growth capital arm), digital map data provider Navteq and AT&T. Existing Zvents investors Vantage Point Venture Partners and Red Rock Ventures also participated in the financing. According to Zvents, the...

Nokia Growth Partners, the venture capital department of the Finnish behemoth, has invested in Morpho, Inc., to the tune of 165 million Japanese Yen (~US$1.5 million). Morpho specializes in image processing software for mobile gadgets. PhotoSolid and MovieSolid, both from Morpho and designed to help with image and video stabilization, have grown to be well-respected

Research in Motion (RIM) and Thomson Reuters today announced plans to launch the BlackBerry Partners Fund, a $150 million venture capital fund, to invest in mobile applications and services for the RIM's BlackBerry platform and other mobile platforms. The fund will be co-managed by JLA Ventures and RBC Venture Partners, the Royal Bank of Canada's venture capital arm. "The mobile world has evolved

Nokia today launched its new Forum Nokia PRO Accelerator developer support program, providing an expanded set of technical, marketing, business development and channel distribution services. The new program targets developers of innovative and industry-changing mobile software and services selected for funding by top-tier venture capital firms, including Nokia’s global growth stage venture f...

Nokia today launched its new Forum Nokia PRO Accelerator developer support program, providing an expanded set of technical, marketing, business development and channel distribution services. The new program targets developers of innovative and industry-changing mobile software and services selected for funding by top-tier venture capital firms, including Nokia's global growth stage venture fi...

Close to three months after announcing the BlackBerry Partners Fund, a $150 million venture capital initiative created to invest in mobile applications and services, device maker Research In Motion is poised to announce its first investments in three to four firms, fund co-manager and RBC Venture Partners vice president Kevin Talbot tells TheStreet.com. The BlackBerry Partners Fund will initially ...

Close to three months after announcing the BlackBerry Partners Fund, a $150 million venture capital initiative created to invest in mobile applications and services, device maker Research In Motion is poised to announce its first investments in three to four firms, fund co-manager and RBC Venture Partners vice president Kevin Talbot tells TheStreet.com. The BlackBerry Partners Fund will initially ...

Nokia Growth Partners announced an additional commitment of USD 150 million from Nokia, increasing funds under management for direct investments to USD 250 million.