A total of 18 VC-backed companies were acquired in June, led by the outsized Stemcentrx deal
1 min read · 25 July 2016
Aeglea BioTherapeutics remains the lowest performing VC-backed company to debut this year
2 min read · 25 July 2016
The PVCI ended June at 906.22 points
2 min read · 24 July 2016
Longtime investor Annie Lamont, who spoke at the GES, chats about her views on investing and exiting within fintech and healthcare services
5 min read · 19 July 2016
VC-backed Prisma app is drawing plenty of interest; Bonatsos gets married; Norwest party recall
3 min read · 19 July 2016
2 min read · 18 July 2016
Global firm has raised $770 million in last 18 months
3 min read · 14 July 2016
Early-stage investor DCM Ventures raised $500 million in commitments for its eighth flagship fund. The oversubscribed fund is about 43 percent larger than DCM's seventh fund, which closed three years ago on $350 million. In addition to Fund VIII, DCM Ventures early last year raised $170 million for its Turbo Fund, which makes growth-stage investments, and $100 million for its second A-Fund, which focuses on seed-stage deals across mobile and emerging platforms.
1 min read · 14 July 2016
San Francisco-based Zenrez, a provider of a consumer fitness platform to secure last-minute bookings, has raised $2 million from ARTIS Ventures, Summit Action Fund (the investment arm of Summit Series) and Precursor Ventures. Zenrez has now raised $4 million in total funding.
1 min read · 14 July 2016
San Francisco-based GameOn, a provider of a mobile engagement platform for sports fans, announced it has raised $2 million in seed-stage funding from. Investors include Quest Venture Partners, XG Ventures, Next News Ventures and the DeBartolo family, as well as Joe Montana and Snoop Dogg. Former NBA player Gary Payton is also an investor, leading an AngelList syndicate, the company says. GameOn has now raised $3.5 million in total funding.
1 min read · 14 July 2016
