News and Resources

15-Mar-07

Sparsix Corporation announces appointment to its Board of Advisors

Sparsix Corporation announced today that it has named Dr. Evgeny Tyrtyshnikov to its Board of Advisors.

02-Jan-07

The Russian Venture Company, a fund of funds, begins operations

This article, which explores the implications of the newly-announced Russian Venture Company and its potential to accelerate the development of high-tech entrepreneurialism in Russia, has been published in the January 2007 edition of Venture Capital Journal.

03-Nov-06

Starboard Ventures presents at CIS and Eastern Europe Business Forum

Starboard Ventures participated on the Investment and Finance Panel at the 13th Annual CIS and Eastern Europe Business Forum, held in Tucson, Arizona in early November. Harry Kelly, general counsel for Starboard Ventures, gave a presentation on the newly established Russian Venture Company and other recent developments in venture financing in Russia.

01-Nov-06

Starboard Ventures announces appointments to its Board of Advisors

Starboard Ventures LLC announced today that it has named Dr. Roger Werne and Darin Mason to its Board of Advisors.

10-Oct-06

Starboard Ventures announces collaboration with IFTI

Starboard Ventures LLC is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with the International Foundation of Technology and Investment (IFTI), a Russian organization that is a leader in commercializing technologies originated in Russia.

06-Sep-06

Sparsix Corporation announces appointments to its Board of Advisors

Sparsix Corporation announced today that it has named Dr. Roger Werne and Maria Douglass to its Board of Advisors.

12-Jan-06

Unlocking the profit potential of new Russian technology

The key? Closing the management gap

Russia has a wealth of intellectual capital, but a shortage of experienced managers who understand how to work with both technologists and foreign investors makes venture capital firms hesitant to do early-stage technology deals. One way to close this management gap without re-directing the focus of investors or technologists is to use a team of interim managers to develop the start-up company and manage the development of its technology.

This article is also available in Russian at the Russian Venture Capital Association website.

28-Nov-05

Starboard Ventures announces formation of Sparsix Corporation

Sparsix’s mission is to accelerate the speed at which general-purpose computing architectures process sparse data, thereby cutting solution times and permitting faster decision-making.