Alastair Goldfisher

Seven Peaks names Dave Parker a venture partner in Seattle

Seven Peaks Ventures, an early-stage venture fund focused on the Pacific Northwest region, has opened a Seattle office to be led by Dave Parker, a startup entrepreneur, adviser and investor. Parker most recently served as CEO of Code Fellows, a Seattle coding school. And he led Techstars’ Seattle Startup Week.

Eight-year VC vet Jim Moran joins Perfecto, returns to operational role

Trulia exec Paul Levine becomes EIR at Greylock, Accel

Paul Levine, former president and COO at online real estate platform Trulia, has become an EIR at Greylock Partners and Accel Partners. In announcing the addition, Greylock Partner James Slavet noted that Levine has expertise in consumer internet/mobile businesses, especially ones with local marketplace dynamics. Slavet added that Levine will work with Greylock portfolio companies on their product and go-to-market strategies. He will also split his time between Greylock and Accel. The last EIR to do that was Jeff Weiner in 2008 before he became CEO of LinkedIn.

Promoted associate at Canvas shows cold emailing can work

On the Bleeding Edge: Summer's slog, Juicero post-mortem, and it's a girl!

S3 Ventures leads $22 mln investment in on-demand delivery service Favor

Austin, Texas-based Favor, provider of an on-demand delivery service, announced it has raised $22 million in Series B funding. Existing investor S3 Ventures led the round. The company, founded in 2013 and also backed by Silverton Partners, Tim Draper and others, has now raised $34 million in total funding.

Battery Ventures boosts staff with seven promotions

Battery Ventures announced it has promoted seven team members in its various offices and industry sectors. Boston-based Zack Smotherman, who has been at the firm since 2013 and focuses on transactions in industrial technology, was named principal. Roland Anderson, Sabrina Chiasson and Satoshi Harris-Koizumi, all based in Boston, were each promoted to vice president. Three other team members were promoted associate: Brandon Gleklen and Dominic Kallas of Boston, and Adi Dangot Zukovsky of Herzliya, Israel.

IVP adds four to team

Menlo Park, California-based late-stage investor IVP announced that Kelly O’Kane, Parsa Saljoughian, Chloe Breider and Jason Kong have joined the firm. O’Kane is returning to IVP as its first vice president of business development. Saljoughian is returning to IVP as a vice president on the investment team. The two were previously senior associates at the firm. Breider and Kong join IVP from Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, respectively.

Qadium raises $40 mln in IVP-led funding

San Francisco-based Qadium, a provider of online security services, announced it has raised $40 million in Series B funding led by IVP. Joining the round are new investor TPG Growth and prior investors New Enterprise Associates, Founders Fund, Susa Ventures, and individual angels. The company raised a $20 million Series A round last year led by NEA.

Personal safety app SafeTrek raises $3.2 mln seed round

St. Louis-based SafeTrek, developer of an app focused on providing personal safety, announced it has raised $3.2 million in seed funding. Cultivation Capital led the round, which included participation from New Enterprise Associates, Maveron and Aspect Ventures. a 100% women-founded venture firm.