15-Mar-2007
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-2007
Drilling for high-technology gushers
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-2006
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-2006
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-2006
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-2006
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-2006
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-2005
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.