Instructure said it raised $30 million of Series D funding in a deal led by Bessemer Venture Partners and joined by existing investors, including EPIC Ventures and TomorrowVentures. The company now has raised a total of $50 million. Bessemer Partner Byron Deeter has joined the board.
4 min read · 05 June 2013
Personal Capital said it raised $25 million of Series C financing in a deal led by Crosslink Capital and joined by new investor BlackRock and existing investors Institutional Venture Partners and Venrock. Crosslink's Jim Feuille has joined the board.
5 min read · 05 June 2013
Knocking a Google-like grand slam out of the park has never been the rule in local investing, despite the potential of luring large consumer audiences deeply interested in neighborhoods and area merchants. This hasn’t kept venture capitalists from continuing to try.
2 min read · 05 June 2013
MOVABLE said it raised $1.9 million in seed funding from angel investors including Ray Shealy, former general manager of RelayHealth and Joseph Laguardia, a former executive at Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Wellpoint and Kaiser Permanente. Additional capital came from JumpStart, Inc., the Great Lakes Innovation & Development Fund, Founders Factory and investors SeaDog Ventures and Hatch Partners.
3 min read · 04 June 2013
Scripted.com said it raised $4.5 million in a Series A financing led by Crosslink Capital and Redpoint Ventures. Joining the round are James Currier and Stan Chudnovsky from Ooga Labs, Branchout CEO Rick Marini, Bebo co-founder Michael Birch, Military.com co-founder Chris Michel and LA angel Paige Craig. Chris Moore from Redpoint Ventures and Eric Chin from Crosslink Capital will be join the board.
2 min read · 04 June 2013
CalPERS’ cleantech portfolio shows mixed results, with now bankrupt Solyndra partly to blame for some poor performance
2 min read · 03 June 2013
Venture capitalists are rethinking portfolio services as they race to catch pioneers Andreessen Horowitz and First Round Capital
6 min read · 01 June 2013
A deep dive what five innovative venture firms are doing to provide more than just capital to their portfolio companies
5 min read · 01 June 2013
The First Round Capital GP says the venture industry over the next few years will focus on transforming a portfolio into a community and building a platform so entrepreneurs can network
3 min read · 01 June 2013
Busbud said it raised $1 million in a deal co-led by iNovia Capital and Real Ventures. Busbud's website and free mobile application give travelers access to intercity bus travel information and ticket purchases.
3 min read · 31 May 2013
