Institutional Venture Partners has joined a growing list of venture firms that have hung their shingles in San Francisco. "We're seeing a ton of tech talent in the city, and if a venture firm is not set up to work with them here in San Francisco, then they're at a disadvantage," IVP General Partner Dennis Phelps told peHUB.
3 min read · 27 February 2014
RedOwl Analytics, which analyzes digital communications to prevent threats in enterprise data, was named the Most Innovative startup company at the RSA Conference this year.
2 min read · 26 February 2014
Titanium Core, an Israeli cybersecurity startup focused on threat protection, won JVP's startup competition, called "Cybertition," on Tuesday. The company, which was one of eight startup finalists presenting to JVP partners and others during a co-sponsored event at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, will receive $1 million in funding. Titanium will also join JVP's Cyber Labs, an incubator focused on cybersecurity startups. Israeli venture firm JVP is currently raising a fund focused on cybersecurity.
4 min read · 26 February 2014
NuoDB, which provides a cloud-based database management system, has raised $14.2 million in new funding led by French-based 3D modelling software developer Dassault Systèmes. Also joining the round are existing investors Canvas Venture Fund (formerly known as Morgenthaler Ventures), Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Longworth Venture Partners. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company has now raised $26.2 million in total funding.
2 min read · 26 February 2014
The mobile telecom vet will focus on enterprise software and infrastructure for the expansion-stage investor.
2 min read · 25 February 2014
Ad tech startup AdStage has raised $1 million in seed funding from returning investor Digital Garage, giving the San Francisco-based startup $2.5 million in total financing. Previous investors include Freestyle Capital, Digital Garage, Quest Venture Partners, 500Startups, LAUNCH Fund, XG Ventures and individual investors Mark Mullen, Stewart Alsop and others.
4 min read · 24 February 2014
The mobile telecom vet will focus on enterprise software and infrastructure for the expansion-stage investor
2 min read · 21 February 2014
ThreatStream, which provides a cloud-based platform to examine cybersecurity threats, announced it has raised a $4 million Series A round of funding. Google Ventures led the round, with participation from Paladin Capital Group and individual investors Tom Reilly, former CEO of ArcSight and current CEO of Cloudera, and Hugh Njemanze, former CTO and founder of ArcSight. Reilly, Njemanze and Google Ventures General Partner Karim Faris are on the board of ThreatStream.
3 min read · 20 February 2014
The Mayfield Fund has closed its second dedicated India fund with the equivalent of $108 million in commitments. The firm makes early-stage investments in India, targeting companies in the infrastructure sector, tech and tech-enabled services and the consumer middle class. Mayfield raised $111 million for its first India fund in 2008. However, Managing Director Navin Chaddha told peHUB that because the rupee has depreciated in value over the years, the rupee-denominated second India fund is actually 25% larger than its predecessor.
3 min read · 19 February 2014
Year starts off with 91 European startups raising capital during January 2014
1 min read · 19 February 2014
