But the growth engine on the list is hedge fund managers, with eight on the list in 2000, 19 in 2005 and 37 in 2010.

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Other projects financed by the VC fund: In BorgWarner's engine division engineers are working on strategies to optimize airflow in diesel engines for more efficient combustion.

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Google helped fund Mozilla and signed a deal to have the Google search engine built into Firefox, a deal that is still in place today, the Google spokeswoman said.

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