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peHUB First ReadCatch up on the latest private equity news headlines including investor concerns about Yunfeng Capital, SamCERA recruiting for a CEO and VC investment leaping to highest levels since dot com era.
Charles River Ventures leads $2 mln round for bop.fmDigital music startup bop.fm has closed $2 million in funding. Charles River Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included SV Angel, Y Combinator, FundersClub, Lew Moorman, president of Rackspace and Tom Ryan, former head of digital at EMI.
AngelList, CircleUp and others on the future of online investingNaval Ravikant says more Series A syndicate rounds will start being done entirely online soon
VCs dish out $11 mln to SpoonRocketBerkeley, Calif.-based SpoonRocket, which provides an on-demand meal delivery service, said it has raised an $11 million Series A round. Foundation Capital led the round and was joined by General Catalyst Partners. The company said it previously raised $2.5 million in seed funding from FundersClub, Y Combinator and individual investors. As part of the funding, Paul Holland, general partner of Foundation, has joined the board.
- RentPath buys VC-backed Lovely for $13 mln
RentPath said Wednesday that it has acquired Lovely for $13 million in cash. Based in San Francisco, Lovely is a marketplace for renters, property owners and managers. Its backers included Felicis Ventures, Founder Collective, S-Cubed Capital and FundersClub.
Honing your bitcoin strategyBitcoin investing appears ready to rise this year as VCs step up their search for next-gen applications
- Monster buys VC-backed TalentBin and Gozaik
Monster Worldwide has acquired TalentBin and Gozaik. No financial terms were disclosed for either transaction. Based in San Francisco, TalentBin is a talent search engine while Gozaik, which is located in Boston, aggregates social job announcements and distributes targeted job ads across social channels. TalentBin's backers included SV Angel, FundersClub, First Round Capital, Charles Ventures, NEA and Lightbank.
Minuum keyboard innovator Whirlscape nabs $500k in seed fundingWhirlscape Inc, developer of the Minuum keyboard and wearable typing methods for OEM device integration, has received $500,000 in seed-stage financing. The Toronto-based company's backers include Canadian venture capital firm BDC Venture Capital, U.S.-based FundersClub and Y Combinator, and a dozen angel investors. Whirlscape said it plans to use the new funds to advance innovation and consolidate the success of its Minuum technology, which was launched last year. Founded in 2012, Whirlscape has been supported by Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator, the Creative Destruction Lab, and UTEST, the MaRS Innovation and University of Toronto accelerator program for early-stage technologies.
- FundersClub appoints Saez to executive team
FundersClub has appointed Engle Saez to the company's executive team. Prior to joining FundersClub, Saez served as chief marketing officer at Blue Nile, where he was responsible for developing revenue and growth initiatives for the online jeweler.
- Parse.ly Raises $5M From Blumberg, Grotech, ff Venture, FundersClub
Parse.ly said it raised $5 million of Series A funding in a deal led by Grotech Ventures and joined by Blumberg Capital, ff Venture Capital, and FundersClub. The company is developing content analysis and optimization technology.