Mark Boslet

Trusted raises $2.1mln seed round

Trusted has disclosed that it raised $2.1 million in a seed round originally disclosed in September and apparently added to more recently.

Accel raises $2 bln in new capital

Accel Partners has raised $2 billion in new capital, according to a blog post.

Fund performance: Late vintage venture portfolio generating mixed results for California investor

Fund performance: Late vintage venture portfolio generating mixed results for California investor

Funds from Column Group and OrbiMed are off to good starts, while those from Khosla and Cannann aren’t distinguishing themselves from the pack

Angel activity spikes in New England

Angel activity in New England spiked last year, with investors there leading the region to rival California as the nation's center of early company activity, according to the ARI Halo Report.

Propel raises $4.2 mln Series A from Cloud Apps, Salesforce and SignalFire

Propel said it raised $4.2 million in a Series A financing led by Cloud Apps Capital Partners and joined by Salesforce Ventures and SignalFire. The capital will support sales and marketing efforts, and accelerate the development of the company's product lifecycle management product. Matt Holleran of Cloud Apps Capital Partners will join the board.

Virtuix targets $10 mln in Regulation A offering

Virtuix said it will move forward with a mini IPO under the new Regulation A rules, targeting a $10 million fundraise. The fundraising will kick off on March 23 on the SeedInvest crowdfunding platform, and the online maximum for round is $15 million, the company said in a press release. The virtual reality company received more than $30 million of indicated interest in the round from more than 3,300 potential investors and has institutional interest from Scentan Ventures, Western Technology Investment, Tekton Ventures, and Scout Ventures, according to the press release.

Mucker raises $45 mln for new seed fund

Seed-focused Mucker Capital from Los Angeles has raised $45 million for a second institutional fund, which expects to make seven to nine seed deals a year in addition to 10 pre-seed investments through the firm’s MuckerLab accelerator.

Data spotlight: Fundraising looks rosy as it starts year off at good clip

Quarter-to-date fundraising shows U.S.-based firms have raised more than $6.3 billion in the start of the new year, although there appears to be a slowdown in the closings in smaller funds

Spark Capital to raise $370 mln fifth venture fund

Spark Capital has set out to raise a $370 million fifth venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.