Mark Boslet

Eyevensys Receives Investment From Boehringer Ingelheim

Eyevensys said it received an equity investment from the Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund. Further details were not available. The company raised about $2.1 million in its first round of funding in January 2012. It said early investors - Innobio, managed by CDC Entreprises; Inserm Transfert Initiative; and CapDecisif Management - plan to participate in the second round.

Corporate Venture Deal Making Falls Slightly in First Quarter

Corporate venturing is on the rise. This was on display again in the first quarter, when 222 investments from corporate venture groups around the world took place worth $4 billion, according to Global Corporate Venturing.

Relay Foods Raises $8.25M

Relay Foods said it raised $8.25 million. Few details were provided. The online foods market place said its investors were "market, tech, and social impact investors and investment funds." Relay Foods added that it remains a Battery Ventures and TomorrowVentures portfolio company.

CyOptics Is Acquired By Avago

Avago Technologies Limited said it will acquire CyOptics, Inc. for about $400 million in cash. The company makes a indium phosphide optical chip for data communications and counts Jerusalem Venture Partners as an investor.

Quantance Raises $12M From Granite, InterWest, DoCoMo, TD Fund

Quantance Inc. said it has raised $12 million in Series D funding from TD Fund, Granite Ventures, InterWest Partners and DoCoMo Capital. The company manufactures 4G/LTE power supplies.

First Quarter Venture Investment Activity Turns Up, Report Says

Investment activity rose modestly to $6.9 billion in the quarter (vs. $6.8 billion in the fourth quarter) and deal volume climbed to 841, according to a study from CB Insights.

Carried Interest: Where the Debate Goes from Here

President Obama brought new attention to the carried interest debate on Wednesday by unveiling a budget with a proposed change in how venture capitalists and private equity managers are taxed on investment income. Don’t expect a quick tax hike.

Google Ventures, Kleiner, Andreessen Form Syndicate For Investing In Google Glass Ecosystem

Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Andreessen Horowitz have come together to form the Glass Collective, an investment syndicate made up of the three firms to provide seed funding to startups developing for Google's Glass and the Glass ecosystem. The announcement came on a Website from Google Ventures' Managing Partner Bill Maris, Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Marc Andreessen and Kleiner General Partner John Doerr.

MarkLogic Raises $25M From Sequoia, Tenaya, Northgate

MarkLogic Corp. said it raised a $25 million round of growth capital in a deal led by Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital, and joined by Northgate Capital. MarkLogic CEO Gary Bloom also invested in the round. The company, which is developing the NoSQL database, has raised a total of $71.2 million.

WellTok Raises $18.7M From Emergence, InterWest, NEA

WellTok, Inc. said it closed an $18.7 million Series B funding with Emergence Capital Partners and InterWest Partners co-leading the round and New Enterprise Associates joining the funding. The company also appointed Executive Chairman Jeff Margolis to chief executive officer. Margolis founded TriZetto.