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Despite lip service, Silicon Valley venture capital still a man’s worldDespite the lip service Silicon Valley has given about the need to recruit more women venture capitalists, at senior levels the industry’s gender balance hasn’t budged, even as other industries with poor gender diversity show improvements.
Burch Creative Capital leads Series B round for BaubleBarBaubleBar has closed $10 million in Series B funding. Burch Creative Capital led the round with participation from Aspect Ventures, Triplepoint Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Accel Partners and Greycroft Partners. Based in New York, BaubleBar is an online jewelry retailer.
- Exabeam raises $10 mln from Norwest, Aspect
Big data security analytics company Exabeam has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Norwest Venture Partners. Aspect Ventures and individual investor Shlomo Kramer also participated. The San Mateo, Calif.-based company has now raised $13 million in total funding, having previously raised $3 million from Kramer. As part of the Series A funding, Matt Howard of Norwest and Theresia Gouw of Aspect have joined the board.
- Draper Associates leads $1.1 mln seed round in SupportPay
Draper Associates has led a more than $1.1 million seed round in SupportPay, a platform that automates child support payments and related expenses. The funding round also included TEC Ventures, Broadway Angels, Aspect Ventures, RPM Ventures and salesforce.com, as well as several other angel investors.
People page: Midas List spotlights newcomers and old guardAndreessen tweets and update on Draper’s plans for Six Californias
Accel Partners closes two funds adding up to nearly $1.5 blnAccel Partners, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based venture firm that was an early investor in Facebook, has closed two news funds totaling $1.475 billion. The firm raised $475 million for its 12th main fund, the same size as Accel XI, which closed in 2011. The firm also raised $1 billion for Accel Growth III, exceeding the $875 million that the firm raised for its second growth fund, which also dates back to 2011, according to Thomson Reuters.
- Accel Partners closes two funds adding up to nearly $1.5 bln
Accel Partners, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based venture firm that was an early investor in Facebook, has closed two news funds totaling $1.475 billion. The firm raised $475 million for its 12th main fund, the same size as Accel XI, which closed in 2011. The firm also raised $1 billion for Accel Growth III, exceeding the $875 million that the firm raised for its second growth fund, which also dates back to 2011, according to Thomson Reuters.
Data spotlight: More women becoming founding partnersAspect Ventures becomes the latest firm with an all-female founding team
- Promotion at Battery boosts ranks of female venture investors-Reuters
Battery Ventures has promoted Chelsea Stoner to general partner, the firm announced on Tuesday, making her a rare senior female partner in the ranks of venture capital.