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Sandell begins chairmanship of NVCA; new board members addedNew Enterprise Associates General Partner Scott Sandell assumed the chairmanship of the National Venture Capital Association, as six new board members are also announced at the organization's annual meeting, called VentureScape, in San Francisco.
Would you want your daughter to be a VC?It’s a question that cuts across gender lines, and it presents an opportunity for discussion next month at VentureScape 2014, NVCA’s annual meeting in San Francisco
AbilTo nets $6 mln Series B fundsAbilTo said Tuesday that it has raised $6 million in Series B financing. BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and Sandbox Industries led the round with participation from .406 Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Tom Hawes, managing director at Sandbox Industries, has been added to AbilTo's board of directors. Based in New York City, AbilTo is a provider of behavioral health programs that help adults overcome mild and moderate depression associated with medical events and life transitions.
- VC-backed Bit9 snags $38.25 mln, merges with Carbon Black
Bit9 has closed $38.25 million in funding and merged with Carbon Black. Existing investor Atlas Venture led the round with participation from .406 Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital and previous Carbon Black backer Blackstone. The combined company will retain the Bit9 name. Based in Austin, Carbon Black is a cybersecurity company while Bit9 is a provider of advanced threat protection solutions for endpoints and servers.
- Kaltura welcomes new investors in $47 mln funding round
Kaltura, an open source video platform, has secured an additional $47 million in a funding round led by new investors SAP Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, Commonfund Capital and Brazil-based Gera Ventures. Existing investors participating in the round included.406 Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank.
- TiVo to buy VC-backed Digitalsmiths for $135 mln
TiVo will acquire Digitalsmiths for $135 million in cash. Headquartered in Durham, NC, Digitalsmiths is a provider of personalized video searches and recommendations for consumers. Its backers included The Aurora Funds, Chrysalis Ventures and.406 Ventures.
- New York City startup Urban Compass raises $20 mln in Series A funds
Urban Compass said Wednesday that it has received $20 million in Series A funding. Investors included Condé Nast parent company Advance Publications, Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, .406 Ventures and Salesforce.com founder and CEO Marc Benioff. Based in New York City, Urban Compass is a home rentals platform.
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- Pwnie Express Garners $5.1 Mln in Series A Financing
Pwnie Express has raised $5.1 million in Series A financing. The lead investor was.406 Ventures. Fairhaven Capital and the Vermont Seed Capital Fund also participated in the round. The new capital will be used for product growth and expansion. Based in Berlin, VT, Pwnie Express is a provider of penetration testing products.
- Boston-Based .406 Ventures Promotes Principal to Partner
Boston-based venture capital firm .406 Ventures said Tuesday that it has promoted Greg Dracon from principal to partner. Prior to joining .406 Ventures, Dracon was a vice president at Core Capital Partners.