Mark Boslet

Fund performance: Distributions spike from Union Square, NEA funds last year

Sequoia leads $8.7 mln round for Orbital Insight

Orbital Insight said it raised $8.7 million of Series A financing in a round led by Sequoia Capital and joined by new investor Google Ventures and existing investors Bloomberg Beta, citizen.vc and Lux Capital. Sequoia Partner Bill Coughran has joined the board.

Upfront to raise $100 mln opportunity fund

Upfront Ventures is raising a $100 million opportunity fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

The case for pre-seed--VCJ

The ground is shifting in early stage as super angels grow into micro VCs. So will a new class of tiny seed fund evolve? The odds are good.

FirstMark raises $200 mln fund

FirstMark Capital has raised a $200 million venture capital fund, according to documents filed with the SEC. The fund - FirstMark Capital P2 - is supported by seven LPs and had a first sale in February.

Corporate VCs may be slowing their investment pace--VCJ

Corporate VCs put more money to work last year in the United States than they had in the previous 14. In Q1, they could be taking a breather, as their investment pace seems to be slowing, although the trend is masked by the giant SpaceX funding.

Looker raises $30 mln from Meritech, Sapphire, Redpoint, First Round, PivotNorth

Looker said it raised $30 million of Series B financing in a round led by Meritech Capital Partners and joined by Sapphire Ventures and existing investors Redpoint Ventures, First Round Capital and PivotNorth.

Zuora attracts $115 mln from Wellington, BlackRock, Passport, others

Zuora said it raised a $115 million Series F round of financing in a deal that brought in new investors Wellington Management Company, BlackRock, Premji and Passport Capital. Existing investors Benchmark Capital, Greylock Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Index Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Vulcan Capital, Next World Capital, Workday co-founder Dave Duffield and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff joined the round.

Spotlight: Corporate VCs may be slowing their investment pace

Corporate VCs put more money to work last year in the United States than they had in the previous 14. In Q1, they could be taking a breather, as their investment pace seems to be slowing, although the trend is masked by the giant SpaceX funding.

Security had biggest investment year ever in 2014

Venture capital deal making topped former peak year of 2000.