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VERSUS IO completes Series AVERSUS IO has completed its Series A funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital. The round also includes additional investments from 500 Startups led by Dave McClure who initially invested $100,000 in December 2012, seed investor High-Tech Gründerfonds and angel investors Lars Dittrich and Dario Suter. To date VERSUS IO has raised $1 million in total.
Crocodoc Sale Provides Exit for Y Combinator, 500 Startups, Other Angels - CorrectedCrocodoc, an angel-backed startup that offers document-viewing software to enterprises, announced Thursday that it has been purchased for an undisclosed amount by Box Inc., a venture-backed cloud storage company. An alumnus of incubator Y Combinator, Crocodoc has raised about $1 million in angel funding, according to Reuters.
The Top 10 Seed Investors Able to Generate Follow On DealsCB Insights took at look at which seed deals received follow-on funding and listed investors by the ability of their portfolios to raise new money. Here are the top 10.
Ben Franklin, 500 Startups, DFJ Rank as Most Active Investors in MarchBen Franklin Technology Partners Southeastern PA, a Philadelphia-based early-stage backer, invested $1.54 million in 11 deals during March, ranking it as the most active investor in the month. Draper Fisher Jurvetson was the most active institutional venture firm in the month, having backed seven companies with nearly $9 million, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Ben Franklin, 500 Startups Rank as Most Active Investors in MarchDFJ was the most active institutional venture firm in the month, having backed seven companies
- Aydin Senkut & Dave McClure Find Agreement On Angel Investing
You might not think the investment strategies of Aydin Senkut’s and Dave McClure’s have much in common. And you might be wrong. This was evident when the pair of iconic investors shared the stage Thursday afternoon.
Aydin Senkut & Dave McClure Find Agreement On Angel InvestingYou might not think the investment strategies of Aydin Senkut’s and Dave McClure’s have much in common. And you might be wrong. This was evident when the pair of iconic investors shared the stage Thursday afternoon.
Lagoa Inks $1.6M Seed Financing Round - ReportLagoa Inc.,a developer of 3D design and rendering software that runs in a browser without a plugin, has raised a seed-stage financing round totaling US$1.6 million, according to TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/02/lagoa-debuts-industry-first-cloud-based-3d-design-platform-raises-1-6m-round-from-500-startups-atlas/ The company's backers are a mix of U.S. and Canadian venture capital firms and angel investors, including 500 Startups, Atlas Venture, Real Ventures and RHO Ventures. Lagoa, which was founded in 2012, has offices in Boston, Montréal and Bonn, Germany.
European Fund Briefs, April 2013Twilio launches API fund in Europe; Xange Private Equity closes second growth fund
- 500 Startups Opens New York Office, Adds Partner
500 Startups is expanding its investing team and geographic footprint with an office in New York and plans for a San Francisco location. The seed fund and accelerator program run by Dave McClure has hired Parker Thomson as a venture partner and promoted George Kellerman to partner, according to a blog post.