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Gaming Start-up SCVNGR Raises $15MLocation-based gaming start-up SCVNGR has raised $15 million in new venture financing in a round led by European venture firm Balderton Capital. Existing shareholders Google Ventures and Highland Capital Partners also participated. Balderton partner Barry Maloney will SCVNGR's board as a result of the round. SCVNGR is based in Cambridge, Mass.
- Consumer VC Backs Tongue Cleaner Famous for its Viral Videos
2X Consumer, which focuses on food and beverages, personal care products, home care and pet care, invested an undisclosed amount in Orabrush
- Best of peHUB - October
The top 10 posts on peHUB.com in the month of October, as judged by the editors of VCJ
- European People Briefs, November
Executive moves at Highland Capital Partners, Advent International, Amadeus Capital Partners, Mulliez PE firm, SVG Capital and Charlemagne Capital
- peHUB Second Opinion 10.25
Want to know which U.S. brands are spending the most on advertising? Find out here http://blog.kissmetrics.com/top-ad-spenders/?utm_source=wptwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blogtwitter Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh says bad hires have cost his company "well over $100 million." http://www.businessinsider.com/tony-hsieh-making-the-right-hires-2010-10 Digg is circling the drain http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/25/digg-to-lay-off-37-percentof-staff/ Highland Capital Partners is getting sued over its Cash4Gold investment http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/25/vc-firm-sued-over-cash4gold-investment/ Michael Bloomberg is supporting a two-term limit http://gawker.com/5673030/ for, cough, New York City mayors. According to a new survey, finance professionals are feeling rosier about their jobs, even while feeling gloomier http://www.fins.com/Finance/Articles/SB128802273093950395/Finance-Pros-Confident-This-Quarter?Type=0 about the economy. A look at why people are defecting http://it-jobs.fins.com/Articles/SB128803068143250423/The-New-Tech-Talent-Exodus from some fast-growng startups. Meet the leading contender http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/berkshire-hires-key-investment-manager/ to manage Warren Buffett's gazillions.
Growth SpurtLate stage returns have outpaced early stage returns by close to 4x in the past five years. No wonder so many VCs are getting into the growth game.
- OpGen Completes $17m Series B Financing
OpGen, Inc., a Maryland-based commercial phase genomics company, completed a $17 million Series B round of equity financing. The new round of financing was led by jVen Capital with participation from the company’s other major investors, including CHL Medical Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Mason Wells Biomedical and Versant Ventures. Evan Jones of jVen Capital has been named as executive chairman of OpGen’s boards.
- Executive moves, week of Sept. 27, 2010
Personnel moves at Perseus, Benchmark and other PE and VC firms
- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Broad Application For Lean Start-Ups