Nice visuals, but just a quick check of the data: Numonyx is a startup? Really? Then why not FreeScale?
Increasingly, "startup" seems to be defined as a way for the M&A guys to make money. If they can't make money, then it's not a startup (or it's a "lifestyle company".)
Ah that explains it. Crunchbase semi is definitely defined as things for M&A guys, and the data are terrible. (Look at Sequoia Comm for example.)
Numonyx was Intel unloading some of their crappier memory biz lines. They eventually unloaded it on micron, which makes me think that some of micron's BoD (or someone in the decision tree) made off personally.
How do I search for VCs who find companies in a given sector (say education)? Currently I see the startups in a sector and have to explore each in turn to see who have funded them.
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 17.7 ms ] threadIncreasingly, "startup" seems to be defined as a way for the M&A guys to make money. If they can't make money, then it's not a startup (or it's a "lifestyle company".)
Numonyx was Intel unloading some of their crappier memory biz lines. They eventually unloaded it on micron, which makes me think that some of micron's BoD (or someone in the decision tree) made off personally.
How do I search for VCs who find companies in a given sector (say education)? Currently I see the startups in a sector and have to explore each in turn to see who have funded them.