Private Equity
MediaCrossing has launched with $6 million in Series A financing from Minder Cheng, Daniel Tierney, Steve Schuler, Jerry Putnam, Connecticut Innovations and Rialto Bridge Partners. William A. Lederer is the new company's chairman and CEO while Ted Yang serves as its CTO. Headquartered in Stamford, CT, MediaCrossing is a digital media trading firm.
3 min read · 29 October 2013
Nextdoor said Tuesday that it has closed $60 million in funding. New investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Tiger Global Management led the round. Other investors included Comcast Ventures, Benchmark, Greylock Partners and Shasta Ventures. Based in San Francisco, Nextdoor is a private social network for the neighborhood.
3 min read · 29 October 2013
Pixlee has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. Investors included Andreessen Horowitz, XSeed Capital, Ariel Polar and Rothenberg Ventures. In addition to the funding, Pixlee has named Sharon Goldstein as the company's chief marketing officer. Based in San Francisco, Pixlee is a provider of solutions that create, manage and measure successful user-generated photo/video campaigns.
5 min read · 29 October 2013
Brighter said Tuesday that it has secured $15 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Tenaya Capital with participation from existing investors Mayfield Fund and Benchmark. According to the company, the capital will be used for geographic expansion. Also, Stewart Gollmer, managing director at Tenaya Capital, joins Brighter's board of directors. Based in Santa Monica, Calif., Brighter is a provider of an online marketplace that helps people find dentists.
4 min read · 29 October 2013
9Lenses said Tuesday that it has received an additional $1.1 million in Series A funding from Icon Venture Partners. The funding was part of a round led by Kinetic Ventures and CEB. 9Lenses is a provider of organizational intelligence software.
4 min read · 29 October 2013
According to VentureBeat, San Francisco-based ticketing startup Applauze has closed $7.2 million in funding. The site reported that True Ventures led the round.
1 min read · 28 October 2013
BERG Cloud has raised $1.3 million in funding. Investors included Connect Ventures, Initial Capital and Index Ventures. Based in London, BERG Cloud is a platform for connected devices.
3 min read · 28 October 2013
eRecycling Group said Monday that it has received $105 million in Series C financing. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round with participation from Silver Lake Kraftwerk. eRecycling Group is the parent company of E-Recycling, a provider of mobile device trade-in and reuse solutions. eRC is also backed by OpenAir Equity Partners, SJF Ventures, NGEN Partners, RRE Ventures and TAP Advisors.
5 min read · 28 October 2013
Altia Systems said Monday that it has raised $6.7 million in funding. Investors included Naya Ventures. In addition to the funding, the company has also named Dayakar Puskoor, managing director at Naya Ventures, to its board of directors. Based in Cupertino, Calif., Altia Systems is a maker of the PanaCast 200 degree video conferencing system.
3 min read · 28 October 2013
Drawbridge has expanded its executive team with the hiring of Kate Burns as VP of EMEA sales and business development. Based in London, Burns will be responsible for leading Drawbridge's expansion into the EMEA markets. Burns is the ex-director of Google UK and the ex-CEO of AOL EU. Headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., Drawbridge is a provider of cross-device advertising solutions. It is backed by Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Northgate Capital.
3 min read · 25 October 2013
