Larry Cheng, Managing Partner at Volition Capital, and Jennifer Shaheen, the president of The Technology Therapy Group, answer viewer questions about figuring out how to finance your company and how you can approach large retailers to build a rapport.

PR Newswire Collaboration Will Expand Stylesight Offering in Growing China Market NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Stylesight( http://www.stylesight.com ), the industry-leading global content and technology provider for professionals in the style, fashion and design sectors, announces an exclusive operational partnership with the China Textile Information Center (CTIC). Stylesight is now the official partner for all CTIC online … Continued

DUBLIN, Ireland & ARMONK, N.Y. – 05 Dec 2011: IBM (NYSE: IBM) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cúram Software Ltd. to help governments improve the efficiency, effectiveness and accessibility of social programs for smarter cities.   Financial terms were not disclosed. Cúram Software is used in more than 80 government agency projects around the world to … Continued

Seagate, Serco and ABB join rapidly growing roster of Fortune 1000 companies embracing RedBrick’s Health Engagement Technology to re-invigorate their employee health & wellness initiatives MINNEAPOLIS (November 29, 2011) ­– RedBrick Health, an emerging leader in consumer health engagement technology, announced today a significant expansion in the roster of large companies selecting RedBrick to deliver integrated, … Continued

Acquisition adds small and mid-sized business IT offerings MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 7, 2011 – Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) said today that it has reached an agreement to acquire mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc., the nation’s leading managed service provider (MSP) for small and mid-sized businesses, for $167 million. The transaction will help accelerate Best Buy’s growth in the small and … Continued

Best-in-Category Seasoned Returns Increase to 10.69%, Drive Record Growth  SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – Oct 20, 2011) – Prosper.com, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending marketplace for personal loans that brings together creditworthy borrowers with individual and institutional investors, today released its P2P lending results for September 2011. The results showed a 367% year-over-year increase in loans funded compared … Continued

A $12M round of financing has been closed by Black Duck Software (News – Alert). New investor Split Rock Partners was the main investor in this round of financing. The existing investors had also participated in the financing. Acceleration of growth is the main focus of Black Duck Software. Apart from advancing key development projects, the company will continue … Continued

GlobalTranz Recognized at 2011 ACE Awards (Phoenix, Ariz.) September 26, 2011 – GlobalTranz, a leader in the third party logistics and transportation industry, has been named the second fastest-growing company in Arizona and 29th largest in revenue for privately held companies in the state at this year’s Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) awards held on September … Continued

 (NECN) – August 18th, 2011 – Another competitor to the Apple iPad comes out tomorrow. The Blackberry Playbook is geared towards business people. Sean Cantwell of Volition Capital joins NECN Business with a look at the Playbook and the tablet business. Image by stokpic from Pixabay

Volition Capital, a technology-oriented growth equity and venture capital firm, announced that Sean Cantwell has been promoted to Partner.  Sean focuses on software, technology-enabled services and Internet investments.  “Sean has distinguished himself as one of the rising stars in the growth equity industry, and we are pleased to recognize his exceptional performance with this promotion,” … Continued