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Data spotlight: Corporate venture investing appears to slowDeal making appears to slip from the torrid pace of last fall
VC-backed Nebula hires SVP of engineeringNebula has hired Herb Schneider as senior vice president of engineering. Schneider was the co-founder of GridIron and Extreme Networks. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Nebula is a private cloud company. Its backers include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Comcast Ventures and Highland Capital Partners.
- DocuSign snaps up $85 mln
Electronic signature company DocuSign said Tuesday that it has secured $85 million in funding. The company's backers include Comcast Ventures, Google Ventures, SAP Ventures, Sigma West, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Accel Partners and Frazier Technology Ventures. Morgan Stanley was the placement agent for the transaction.
- ClearSlide secures funds led by The Social+Capital Partnership
ClearSlide, a sales engagement platform, has closed a $50 million Series C round of funding led by The Social+Capital Partnership. All current venture investors, including Greylock Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Felicis Ventures participated in the round.
- Canaan Partners leads Series A round for Rocketrip
Rocketrip said Monday that it has raised $2.6 million in Series A funding. Canaan Partners led the round with participation from Genacast Ventures and various unnamed investors. Based in New York City, Rocketrip is a travel management platform that helps companies save money on travel expenses.
Jocks, geeks and venture capitalistsIn high school, the stereotype goes, jocks and computer geeks sit at separate lunch tables and socialize as little as possible.
- Omidyar Network leads seed round for Versa
Versa said Thursday that it has raised $2 million in seed funding. Omidyar Network led the round with participation from John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Quotidian Ventures. According to Versa, the capital infusion will be used for growth and expansion. Based in New York City, San Francisco and Philadelphia, Versa is a media technology company.
- Comcast Ventures leads $4.5 mln round for Enigma
Comcast Ventures has led a $4.5 million Series A round of funding for Enigma. American Express Ventures, Crosslink Capital and the New York Times Company also participated. New York-based Enigma is a search and discovery platform for public data. Enigma previsouly raised $850,000 in seed funding from TriplePoint Ventures, CrossLink Capital and other angel investors.
Jocks, geeks and venture capitalistsPro sports is a huge industry, though startups in the space historically haven’t attracted much venture funding
- VC-backed Nebula names new CTO
Nebula has hired Vish Ishaya as chief technology officer. The appointment is effective immediately. Ishaya was a a member of the NASA team that created OpenStack. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Nebula is a private cloud company. Its backers include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Comcast Ventures and Highland Capital Partners.