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Eliadis Joins Lux CapitalKaren Eliadis has joined Lux Capital as its CFO based in Palo Alto. Eliadis was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of BlueRun Ventures.
Waze Sale Would Give Boost to Kleiner Perkins; BlueRun Positioned for Biggest ROIKleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which has been taking heat in the press of late, could get a lift if Facebook acquires mobile navigation app maker Waze. Kleiner is among the VCs that have invested $67 million in the company since its founding in 2009.
- Silicon Valley Confidence Index Rises For Third Quarter In A Row
The Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index rose in the first quarter for the third quarter in a row, University of San Francisco Professor Mark V. Cannice said Wednesday. The index of 3.73 (5 indicates high confidence and 1 indicates low confidence) increased from 3.63 in the fourth quarter. The index is meant to measure business sentiment in the entrepreneurial environment of the San Francisco Bay area and Silicon Valley.
- Kabbage Seals $75M Credit Facility
Victory Park Capital announced a $75 million credit facility for Kabbage Inc., a leading online provider of small business financing. Victory Park Capital led the facility while Thomvest Ventures, an existing equity investor, participated in the commitment, the company said Wednesday.
Fund Performance: University of California’s Most Improved Venture FundsThe performance is solid, as 19 of the venture funds in its portfolio had positive IRRs, as of June 2012, compared to 15 that were in the black in June 2011
- Kilopass Receives $8m Funding to Expand Tech Roadmap
Kilopass Technology, a provider of semiconductor logic non-volatile memory intellectual property has received an $8 million funding from a major consumer electronics licensee who wishes to remain anonymous until its own product launch. Kilopass is backed by BlueRun Ventures, Pitango Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners.
- Verve Mobile Adds $14M Series C
Nokia Growth Partners led a $14 million Series C round for mobile advertising company Verve Mobile. New investor Qualcomm Ventures and Series B lead investor BlueRun Ventures also participated. Verve has offices in New York, Washington D.C., and San Diego, Calif.
- Venture-Backed Thirst Labs Launches Revamped Site
Thirst Labs, which provides a mobile app and Web platform to discover and share news, announced today that its Thirst news platform has been revamped and is now available to everyone online. Thirst Labs raised a $950,000 seed round from BlueRun Ventures and individual investors Steve Newcomb (co-founder of Powerset) and Jason Krikorian (co-founder of Sling Media). Thirst Labs co-founder and CEO Anuj Verma says the company plans to start working on raising a Series A round during the first quarter of this year.
Can LBO Shops Follow Up on Tech-Tastic ’12?Private equity has got its eye on the tech space—and 2013 could be the year where aging mega-corporates begin to see increased interest from LBO shops looking to make the most of one-time technology darlings on the decline.
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