Angel Cap Group + Screampoint

Nashville-based Angel Capital Group has invested an unspecified amount in a recently reopened C-round raise for Screampoint, a data-visualization software and services provider with offices in Menlo Park and abroad, according to a release. ACG CEO Rachael Qualls told VNC that ACG learned of the opportunity through an ACG angel. Screampoint's C-round remains open and will eventually close with about $3.5MM total, she said. Previous ACG coverage on VNC is here.

U.S. growth jumped in 4Q09

Although subject to further adjustment a month from now the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis announced this morning that fourth quarter gross domestic product (GDP) rose 5.7 percent over 3rd quarter, a sharp increase from the previous month-to-month rise.