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Top corporate venture investors of 2013Google Ventures and Intel Capital top this list, along with some less expected names
Corporate takeoverBetter-focused, multi-stage strategic investors now outnumber traditional venture firms and the impact could be profound
Young companies enter senior care marketA series of new startups are gearing up to enter a market that has been long neglected by VCs
Compass-EOS garners $42 mlnCompass-EOS said Monday that it has raised $42 million in financing. Investors included Comcast Ventures, Cisco, Pitango Venture Capital, Benchmark Capital, Northbridge Venture Partners, Marker LLC and RUSNANO. Headquartered in Milipitas, Calif., Compass-EOS is a next-generation routing company.
- Neighborhood social network Nextdoor racks up $60 mln
Nextdoor said Tuesday that it has closed $60 million in funding. New investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Tiger Global Management led the round. Other investors included Comcast Ventures, Benchmark, Greylock Partners and Shasta Ventures. Based in San Francisco, Nextdoor is a private social network for the neighborhood.
Shrink to fit: VCs paring back fund sizesWhether out of necessity or for strategic reasons, a high proportion of VCs closing on new capital this year are raising funds that are smaller than their prior ones. A number of venture firms have closed or held initial closes on funds that are less than half the size of their last ones. Others have cut back by more than a third.
- Comcast Ventures, Expansion VC and ULU Ventures back Viridis
Viridis said Thursday that it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. Investors include Comcast Ventures, ULU Ventures, Expansion Venture Capital, CNF Investments and Dauk/Wagner Investments. Based in New York City, Viridis is a training and hiring platform for the middle-skill workforce.
Shrink to fit: VCs paring back fund sizesLimited partners are cutting back investments in venture capital, and VCs are scaling back fund sizes to suit
Jim Bankoff's Vox Media nears $40 mln funding targetSan Francisco, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Vox Media, the publisher of sports website SB Nation, has raised $34 million of a $40 million new funding round, according to a filing at the Securities and Exchange Commission, sister news service Reuters reported.
Jim Bankoff's Vox Media nears $40 mln funding targetVC firm’s latest funding round on track