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  • Fastback Networks pulls in $15 mln Series C
    Iris Dorbian- 22 January 2015

    San Jose, California-based infrastructure firm Fastback Networks has received $15 million in Series C funding. Harmony Partners led the round with participation from return backers Foundation Capital, Granite Ventures, Juniper Networks and Matrix Partners.

  • BlockCypher collects over $3.1 mln seed
    Iris Dorbian- 14 January 2015

    San Mateo, California-based BlockCypher, a block chain web services startup, has secured over $3.1 million in seed funding. The investors in the round included Foundation Capital, New Enterprise Associates, AME Cloud Ventures, Tim Draper, Upside Partnership, Streamlined Ventures and Fenox Venture Capital.

  • Anaplan raises $100 mln Series D led by DFJ Growth
    Angela Sormani- 13 May 2014

    Planning platform business Anaplan has completed a Series D round of $100 million in financing, bringing total investment in the company to $150 million. The round was led by DFJ Growth with participation from Brookside Capital, Coatue Management, Sands Capital Management, and Workday and Anaplan’s current investors, Granite Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, salesforce.com, and Shasta Ventures.

  • Yaletown-backed Indicee acquired by Dun & Bradstreet
    brad meikle- 30 April 2014

    Indicee Inc has been bought by Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE: DNB). The acquisition price was not disclosed. Founded in 2006, the Vancouver-based Indicee has developed a cloud-based platform that helps businesses of all types bring disparate data and intelligence together quickly and efficiently. Dun & Bradstreet said Indicee would form part of its Cloud Innovation Center and leverage new ways to deliver the company's proprietary data and analytics. The deal gives exits to Canadian venture capital firm Yaletown Venture Partners and U.S. firm Granite Ventures. Yaletown helped seed the company in 2008 and participated with Granite in Indicee's US$6 million Series A financing round in 2009.

  • Yaletown-backed Indicee acquired by Dun & Bradstreet
    rowanwaac- 30 April 2014

    Indicee Inc has been bought by Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE: DNB). The acquisition price was not disclosed. Founded in 2006, the Vancouver-based Indicee has developed a cloud-based platform that helps businesses of all types bring disparate data and intelligence together quickly and efficiently. Dun & Bradstreet said Indicee would form part of its Cloud Innovation Center and leverage new ways to deliver the company's proprietary data and analytics. The deal gives exits to Canadian venture capital firm Yaletown Venture Partners and U.S. firm Granite Ventures. Yaletown helped seed the company in 2008 and participated with Granite in Indicee's US$6 million Series A financing round in 2009.

  • Honing your bitcoin strategy
    Mark Boslet- 26 February 2014

    Bitcoin investing appears ready to rise this year as VCs step up their search for next-gen applications

  • Workboard bags $2.75 mln Series A funds
    Iris Dorbian- 25 February 2014

    Workboard said Tuesday that it has closed $2.75 million in Series A financing. Granite Ventures and Opus Capital led the round with participation from Crosslink and Shea Ventures. Workboard will use the funding for product development and customer acquisition. In addition to the financing, Chris Hollenbeck of Granite Ventures and Carl Showalter of Opus Capital have joined the company's board of directors. Based in Redwood City, Calif., Workboard is a provider of execution intelligence solutions for managers.

  • VC-backed HyTrust buys HighCloud Security
    Iris Dorbian- 8 November 2013

    HyTrust, a cloud security startup, has acquired HighCloud Security, according to a blog post on HyTrust's website. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Silicon Valley, HighCloud Security is a provider of cloud security management solutions. HyTrust is backed by a number of investors that include Trident Capital, EPIC Ventures, Granite Ventures and Intel Capital. To learn more details about the acquisition, visit here http://hytrust.com/blogs/554

  • HireVue nets $25 mln
    Iris Dorbian- 2 October 2013

    HireVue said Wednesday that it has raised $25 million in funding. Sequoia Capital led the round with participation from return backers Investor Growth Capital, Granite Ventures, Peterson Ventures and Rose Park Advisors. HireVue is a digital recruiting platform.

  • RGB partners with Conax
    angela sormani- 10 September 2013

    RGB Networks, a provider of scalable multiscreen IP video delivery solutions, has today announced its new partnership with Conax, a provider of solutions for securing multi-device and digital video content distribution. RGB Networks is backed by Accel Partners, Comcast Interactive, Focus Ventures, Granite Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, and Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners.