Secondary funds strategy continues to bring results
1 min read · 16 November 2014
Upfront Ventures has added Kara Nortman as a partner, according to a blog post from Partner Mark Suster. Nortman is presently board chair at Seedling and previously co-founded Moonfrye. She spent nearly seven years at IAC where she was SVP at Urbanspoon and Citysearch, and earlier co-headed the M&A group. She also spent time at Battery Ventures, Morgan Stanley and Microsoft.
1 min read · 14 November 2014
Unshackled on Thursday unveiled a small angel fund with a big mission: Support foreign-born entrepreneurs interested in starting their own companies in the United States.
1 min read · 13 November 2014
Private company deal pricing appears to be adjusting lower after exuberance earlier this year led venture valuations to striking heights.
2 min read · 12 November 2014
IBM's Watson Group said it invested in Pathway Genomics Corporation. No financial terms were disclosed. The investment brings Pathway Genomics’ funding in the past six years to more than $80 million.
5 min read · 12 November 2014
VISANOW said it raised $16.1 million from General Catalyst Partners. The online immigration services company also appointed to its board Karen Mills, former administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, General Catalyst XIR and former CEO of Zipcar Scott Griffith, and General Catalyst Managing Director Brian Shortsleeve. Details of the funding are available on a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission here.
4 min read · 12 November 2014
Revel Systems said it raised about $100 million of Series C funding from private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and other strategic investors. The round includes a direct $65 million investment from WCAS and an additional $25 million equity line from WCAS. WCAS General Partner Sanjay Swani will join the board.
4 min read · 11 November 2014
CalSTRS sees gains from OrbiMed, Sofinnova, Shasta and GGV.
2 min read · 11 November 2014
Venture capitalists showed increasing caution during the third quarter with median deal valuations falling across most investment stages, a report from the law firm Cooley shows.
1 min read · 10 November 2014
As micro VCs flood the seed market, deal competition, round sizes and valuations rise. A messy down leg could be on the way.
6 min read · 06 November 2014
