Sierra Ventures, which is raising its 11th fund, announced that it has hired Jim Doehrman as its first operating partner. The firm said Doehrman will work with its portfolio companies overseeing operational guidance and corporate development strategy, and he will handle the firm's finance, investor relations, back-office administration, and corporate marketing functions, as well.
3 min read · 19 November 2015
M&A slowed in October, with only 21 VC-backed companies getting scooped up, including eight with disclosed financial terms
2 min read · 19 November 2015
The PVCI ended October at 845.85, nearly 40 points better than the previous month
2 min read · 18 November 2015
San Francisco-based Joyable, which helps online users overcome social anxiety, has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by returning investors Thrive Capital and Harrison Metal. The company previously raised $2.05 million in seed-stage funding.
4 min read · 18 November 2015
9 min read · 17 November 2015
San Francisco-based Descartes Labs, a deep-learning startup analyzing satellite imagery with a current focus on the agriculture industry, announced it has raised $5 million in Series A funding. Cultivian Sandbox, an ag-focused venture firm based in Chicago, led the round. Also participating are Crosslink Capital, which led the company's seed round, TenOneTen, Data Collective and ValueStream Labs. As a result of this funding, Andy Ziolkowski, a managing director of Cultivian Sandbox, has joined the board.
1 min read · 17 November 2015
Toronto-based Blueprint, a provider of enterprise software for requirements definition and management, announced it has raised $23 million in funding from Centana Growth Partners. The company previously raised about $28 million in funding from the Business Development Bank of Canada, Growthworks, Tandem Expansion and the Walsingham Fund, according to Thomson Reuters.
2 min read · 17 November 2015
2 min read · 17 November 2015
The fear of missing out on the next big deal is an issue for some investors, and it’s being blamed for helping drive up late-stage valuations. There is a way to combat it.
5 min read · 16 November 2015
Ashley Mayer, senior director of communications at Box, announced via a Medium post that she will join Social Capital to run brand and talent. Mayer, who has been with Box for more than six years, said the week of Nov. 16 will be her last at the online file storage company, which went public earlier this year. Social Capital, formerly known as Social+Capital Partnership, was an investor in Box.
1 min read · 13 November 2015
