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Khosla Ventures invests in The Hunt, bringing Series B round to $10 mlnKhosla Ventures has joined previous investor Javelin Ventures in bringing app company The Hunt's total Series B funding round to $10 million. The funding follows a recent $5.5 million Series A investment with total funding tallying $15.5 million. Proceeds will be used for hiring, as the company has doubled its staff since mid-2013. Ben Ling, investment partner at Khosla Ventures, will join The Hunt's board.
- Khosla Ventures and ex-Citigroup CEO Pandit back Fundbox
San Francisco-based risk engine creator Fundbox has raised $17.5 million in funding. Khosla Ventures led the round with participation from investors that included SV Angels, former Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit and former Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer.
Wattpad scores $46 mln in Series C funding led by OMERS VenturesWattpad, also known as WP Technology Inc, has secured $46 million in a Series C financing round led by OMERS Ventures, the venture investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System. The round was also joined by August Capital, Raine Ventures and Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund, as well as existing investors Union Square Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Jerry Yang of AME Cloud Ventures, Golden Venture Partners, and Boris Wertz of Version One Ventures. Based in Toronto, Wattpad is a social platform that creates direct connections between readers and writers. The company said it will use its latest funding to expand its Toronto team and to support product development and platform growth.
- Wattpad scores $46 mln in Series C funding led by OMERS Ventures
Wattpad, also known as WP Technology Inc, has secured $46 million in a Series C financing round led by OMERS Ventures, the venture investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System. The round was also joined by August Capital, Raine Ventures and Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund, as well as existing investors Union Square Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Jerry Yang of AME Cloud Ventures, Golden Venture Partners, and Boris Wertz of Version One Ventures. Based in Toronto, Wattpad is a social platform that creates direct connections between readers and writers. The company said it will use its latest funding to expand its Toronto team and to support product development and platform growth.
- Story-sharing platform Wattpad nets $46 mln
According to a blog post on its site, Wattpad has raised $46 million in funding. OMER Ventures led the round with participation from investors that included August Capital, Raine Ventures, Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund, Union Square Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Jerry Yang of AME Cloud Ventures. Based in Toronto, Wattpad is a story-sharing platform. To read more details about the funding, visit here http://blog.wattpad.com/
- VC-backed Okta taps Salesforce.com former SVP for new position
Okta said Monday that it has hired Krista Anderson as its first chief customer officer. Anderson is a former senior vice president at Salesforce.com. Based in San Francisco, Okta is an identity management service. It is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Khosla Ventures and Sequoia Capital.
- VC-backed Okta taps Salesforce.com former SVP for new position
Okta said Monday that it has hired Krista Anderson as its first chief customer officer. Anderson is a former senior vice president at Salesforce.com. Based in San Francisco, Okta is an identity management service. It is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Khosla Ventures and Sequoia Capital.
- BioConsortia raises Series B from Khosla Ventures and Otter Capital
BioConsortia has raised an additional $15 million in Series B funding. Khosla Ventures and Otter Capital participated equally in the round.
Venture’s social media superstars: VCJWhich venture capitalists have the most followers on Twitter, the highest Klout scores, more tweets than anyone else? Refinements in both the sites and how we use social media are increasingly turning it into a targeted marketing tool for communicating with entrepreneurs, building relationships, creating personal brands and improving portfolio company visibility.
- Venture’s social media superstars: VCJ
Which venture capitalists have the most followers on Twitter, the highest Klout scores, more tweets than anyone else? Refinements in both the sites and how we use social media are increasingly turning it into a targeted marketing tool for communicating with entrepreneurs, building relationships, creating personal brands and improving portfolio company visibility.