Citrix Startup Accelerator said it invested $250,000 in AppEnsure Inc. The Citrix Startup Accelerator provides seed funding and office space to select startups from around the world. Earlier this year, AppEnsure, which is developing an application performance management platform, was selected by venture capitalists and Citrix leaders to be the recipient of a $100,000 Citrix investment during the Startup.Synergy Challenge.
4 min read · 01 October 2012
Venture capital activity in China is at a low ebb, with deal making down, valuations soft and exits markets bottled up. So when will the good times roll in? The answer has a lot to do with whether you believe business cycles in China remain compressed or start to resemble the longer ones of the United States and Europe.
3 min read · 01 October 2012
The LP’s largest commitments made from 2007 to 2011 have gone to funds from Khosla Ventures and W Capital Partners
2 min read · 01 October 2012
The pressure is on for VCs to generate any remaining value out of their funds from a dozen years ago. Check out VCJ’s exclusive report on more than 160 funds from 1999, 2000 and 2001 to see which are the biggest winners and losers so far.
7 min read · 01 October 2012
Billion-dollar mega funds are capturing a record share of venture fundraising as some big-name firms chase multi-stage deals
6 min read · 01 October 2012
The TechStars’ co-founder talks about the expansion and success of accelerators and incubators and why more need to be transparent
5 min read · 01 October 2012
VenturEast said it appointment of Sateesh Andra to be managing partner of its seed-stage technology focused VenturEast Tenet Fund. Andra was previously a venture partner and one of the founding members of Draper Fisher Jurvetson India. In his new role, he will help create a Valley-like incubation ecosystem and help companies tap into global venture funding.
4 min read · 28 September 2012
Zumper said it raised $1 million in seed funding earlier this year from investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, CrunchFund, New Enterprise Associates, Dawn Capital, the Experiment Fund and the DeWilde family trust. Zumper is using the money for expansion.
2 min read · 27 September 2012
CorpU said it raised $4.5 million in a round of financing led by Global Silicon Valley Capital, Red Eagle Ventures and Penn Venture Partners. The company will use the capital to design new courses and add to its management. CorpU also said it appointed David Pottruck, former CEO of Charles Schwab and current Intel board member, to the board.
3 min read · 25 September 2012
I took a look at the 17 venture-backed companies that have either conducted IPOs since mid May or filed for intended offerings. Here are the investors holding major stakes in the most deals.
2 min read · 25 September 2012
