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WellTok Raises $18.7M From Emergence, InterWest, NEAWellTok, Inc. said it closed an $18.7 million Series B funding with Emergence Capital Partners and InterWest Partners co-leading the round and New Enterprise Associates joining the funding. The company also appointed Executive Chairman Jeff Margolis to chief executive officer. Margolis founded TriZetto.
Where the Action isVenture-backed enterprise IPOs were last year’s bright spot. They could be again in 2013. VCJ has a list of the top candidates.
- Quasar Ventures Launches With $5.4M From Emergence, Others
Quasar Ventures said it has begun operations with $5.4 million in investment capital from a group of investors led by Emergence Capital Partners. The firm will follow a strategy that varies dramatically from an incubator. It plans to use its capital to develop 10 new technology companies globally in the coming four years. The firm is led by former Officenet executives Andy Freire, Santiago Bilinkis and Pablo Simón Casarino.
Emergence Study Shows B2B Companies Outperform B2C Post IPOFirst it was Model N. Then Marin Software. Suddenly 2013 is looking promising for venture-backed enterprise IPOs. This is a good thing for the venture industry’s bottom line.
- Emergence Names Wagonfeld As Operating Partner
Emergence Capital Partners said it appointment Alison Berkley Wagonfeld operating partner. She will work with portfolio companies and help them with recruiting and talent management. Wagonfeld previously was executive director of Harvard Business School’s California Research Center in Menlo Park and before that co-founded QuickenLoans at Intuit.
Distributions From Venture Funds SpikeVenture capital returns creep ahead in fits and starts. Distributions to LPs, however, have gone through the roof. In the third quarter of 2012, they hit their highest level since 2001, and they look poised to go higher in the fourth quarter and beyond.
- Emergence acquires tech talent
Former American Express and Digital Insight top gun Jeffrrey Stiefler has joined the San Mateo-based technology investor as venture partner.
- Emergence closes $200m VC fund
California venture capital firm Emergence has closed its second, online software-focused fund on $200 million.
- Insightly Completes $3M Round
Emergence Capital Partners led a $3 million round for Insightly, a maker of customer relationship management software for small businesses. The company is using this financing to expand its service outside of the Google Apps platform. Emergence Capital Partners is based in San Mateo, Calif.