Alastair Goldfisher

Listen Ventures more than halfway to $30 mln target

Chicago-based early-stage investor Listen Ventures has raised $15.895 million for a targeted $30 million second fund, according to a regulatory filing. Jeff Cantalupo, a one-time vice president at the ad agency Leo Burnett, founded Listen Ventures in 2010. His profile says he has a passion for brand design.

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BlueRun Ventures targets $200 mln for Fund VI

BlueRun Ventures, an investor in small business lender Kabbage and social discovery company Banjo, has filed to raise $200 million for its sixth fund, according to a regulatory filing. The Menlo Park, California-based firm raised $150 million for its previous fund in 2014.

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Former Just Eat CEO Buttress joins 83North in London

83North, which invests in Israel and Europe and recently raised $250 million for its fourth fund, announced that David Buttress is joining the firm as a general partner. Buttress is the former chief executive of Just Eat, which held an IPO on the London Stock Exchange in 2014. 83North was an early investor in Just Eat. Buttress becomes the sixth general partner of the firm, and he will be based out of the London office, although he will focus on deals throughout Europe.

Data report: U.S. fundraising drops in April

Whirlpool to scoop up food discovery platform Yummly

Whirlpool Corporation announced it has agreed to acquire Redwood City, California-based Yummly Inc for an undisclosed price. Whirlpool said it expects to wrap up its acquisition this month. Yummly was co-founded in 2009 by David Feller and Vadim Geshel and has raised about $23 million in venture funding from Bauer Venture Partners, Physic Ventures, Unilever Corporate Ventures, First Round Capital, Harrison Metal Capital and Intel Capital. The food-centric tech company provides personalized recipes and cooking resources and says it has more than 20 million registered users.

Cisco announces $610 mln purchase of VC-backed Viptela

Cisco announced today its intent to acquire San Jose, California-based Viptela Inc, a developer of software-defined wide area network technology. Cisco agreed to pay $610 million in cash and assumed equity awards. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2017. Viptela, founded in 2012, had raised $108.5 million in venture funding, according to Thomson Reuters. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Northgate Capital and Redline Capital.

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Funds in registration: NEA and a bunch of other investors seeking more than $8 bln