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Kleiner Perkins partner to chair NVCATed Schlein, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner, has been elected chairman of the board of directors for the National Venture Capital Association.
- Highland portfolio company rebuffs agreement
Amp Resources, a portfolio company of Highland Capital Partners, has terminated an agreed-upon acquisition by Raser Technologies, but Raser is fighting to stay in the game.
- VCs Move $30M into Leap Motion to Leapfrog Microsoft and Nintendo
Though motion sensing technology is often touted as the most promising underdeveloped frontier in human-computer interaction, just a handful of companies in the space have raised significant venture funding. Leap Motion, with a fresh $30 million in the bank, is the latest.
- Kyruus Seals $11M
Kyruus, a “big data” healthcare company, has added $11 million in Series B financing. Lux Capital led the deal, which included participation from Fidelity Biosciences as well as existing investors Venrock and Highland Capital Partners. Kyruus has raised a total of $19.6 million to date.
VCs on the Move, January 2013USVP adds a partner, as Highland promotes Manish Patel and boosts staff
- General Catalyst holds $365m interim close
General Catalyst Partners has held a $365m interim close for its fourth fund, putting the Massachusetts-based VC group near its $375m target.
- Highland Capital promotes two to GP
The Massachusetts venture capital firm has announced that Jon Auerbach and Fergal Mullen will continue to focus on the wireless and software sectors, respectively, as general partners.
- Deal Round-up 23/08/02
DrKC backs Azanda second round; Sixth investment for GI Ventures
VCs Rocking the Marketing AngleMany firms augmented their marketing efforts in 2012, as they stepped up their game in appealing to entrepreneurs and LPs
- Google Ventures Targets Mobile, Consumer Internet Investing
Ready for a quick year-end update on Google Ventures? As you know, Google last month increased the annual cash it hands to its venture arm to $300 million from $200 million. Here is a breakdown of its investments by sector.