Boston-based Confer, a provider of endpoint detection and response technology, announced it has raised $17 million in Series B funding. Foundation Capital led the round, which included existing investors, Matrix Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners. The company previously raised an $8 million Series A round in January 2014.
1 min read · 02 November 2015
The PVCI falls again to end September at 806.22 points, its lowest level since December 2012.
2 min read · 31 October 2015
Quick profiles of the three venture-backed IPOs that went out on U.S. exchanges in September: Regenxbio, Penumbra and Nabriva Therapeutics.
4 min read · 31 October 2015
Venture-backed acquisitions rise in quarter, led by EMC’s $1.2 billion purchase of Virtustream.
2 min read · 30 October 2015
AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant shares his views on seed investing; plus photos at VCJ’s Venture Alpha conference in mid-October.
4 min read · 30 October 2015
Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Connectifier, which develops recruiting software, has raised $6 million in a Series B round of funding led by Goldcrest Capital. The company has now raised $12 million in total funding, following a $6 million Series A round in June led by True Ventures.
1 min read · 28 October 2015
Munich-based Acton Capital Partners hit its target and held a final close of $200 million on Heureka II Growth Fund. Anchor investors include the European Investment Fund, Hubert Burda Media, KfW Banking Group, UniCredit Bank and family offices. The firm held a $110 million first close on the growth equity fund in January 2014. Acton focuses on growth companies in consumer Internet, such as online marketplaces, e-commerce, e-services, digital media and software as a service.
1 min read · 28 October 2015
Seattle-based Outreach, which uses predictive intelligence and machine learning to optimize the B2B sales communication process, announced it has raised a $9.2 million Series A round of funding. Mayfield Fund led the round, which included participation from existing investors MHS Capital and Floodgate. As part of the latest round, Rajeev Batra, partner at Mayfield, has joined the board.
5 min read · 27 October 2015
Menlo Park, Calif.-based IVP announced that Louise Ireland has joined the firm as an associate, with a focus on enterprise software, Internet and mobile late-stage investments. Before joining IVP, Ireland was with J.P. Morgan. She is a graduate of Brown University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in economics and was a member of the nationally ranked crew team.
1 min read · 27 October 2015
The winding down of the venture-backed tech IPO boom is likely to continue
4 min read · 23 October 2015
