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Beyond the Rack Raises $12 MillionBeyond the Rack, a Montreal-based members-only "flash sale" site, has raised $12 million in new VC funding from Highland Capital Partners and BDC Venture Capital. This is the company's first institutional venture round, having previously been backed by angel investors. www.beyondtherack.com
- Week in deals, July 12, 2010
Summary of tech companies and other startups in North America that raised venture financing in the past week
- peHUB Wire: Monday, July 12, 2010
Random Ramblings
- peHUB Wire: Monday, July 12, 2010
Random Ramblings
- Google Ventures Backs Stem Cell Drug Company
iPierian Inc., a South San Francisco-based regenerative medicine company that uses induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, has raised $22 million in Series B funding. Google Ventures led the round, and was joined by Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, ATEL Ventures and return backers MPM Capital, Highland Capital Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Privacy ProblemFacebook’s insensitive treatment of users’ data has made privacy a growing concern. VCs need to get serious about the issue quickly—before regulators or legislators take action.
Industry Ventures Bests 9 Other Firms in Triathlon ChallengeThe competitive drive of VCs was in full gear, as investors and staffers from 10 venture firms competed in the Silicon Valley International Triathlon, which featured a 1,500-meter swim, a 24.9-mile bike ride and a 6.2-mile run
- Pixable gets $2.1 mln injection from Highland
Pixable has received $2.1 million in funding from Highland Capital, according to an SEC filing. Pixable, of New York, makes easy to print photo books and calendars. Highland Capital,a venture capital firm, targets sectors including consumer, healthcare as well as information and communications technology.