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Silicon Valley startup Lumiata snags $4 mln from Khosla VenturesLumiata said Wednesday that it has received $4 million in Series A financing from Khosla Ventures. As a result of this transaction, Euan Thomson, an investment partner at Khosla Ventures, will join Lumiata's board of directors. Based in San Mateo, Calif., Lumiata is a provider of predictive analytics that help hospital networks and insurance carriers.
- VC-backed Neverware nabs over $4.1 mln
According to an SEC filing http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1595301/000159530113000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml Neverware has raised $4.156 million in funding. The Form D document shows that the targeted amount is $4.9 million. The investors in this round were not named. Based in New York City, Neverware is a computer network provider to schools. The firm's previous backers include Thrive Capital, Rapture Ventures, Nihal Mehta, General Catalyst Partners, The Collaborative Fund and Khosla Ventures.
Cloudy, with just a hint of rainThe recent deluge of cloud IPOs has been great news for venture investors. And there are signs that cloud startups will continue to make it rain for investors in the coming year
Cloudy, with just a hint of rainThe recent deluge of cloud IPOs has been great news for venture investors. And there are signs that cloud startups will continue to make it rain for investors in the coming year
- Khosla Ventures leads seed round for Pymetrics
Pymetrics has closed $2.5 million in seed funding. Khosla Ventures led the round with participation from angel investors Bob Pittman, Jeff Hammerbacher and Andy Palmer, as well as Terry McGuire of Polaris Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Benjamin Ling, an investment partner at Khosla Ventures, has been named to Pymetrics' board of directors. Based in New York City, Pymetrics is a career assessment and recruiting platform provider.
- Pact raises funds led by Khosla
Pact (formerly known as GymPact) has secured a $1.55 million round of funding led by Khosla Ventures and Max Levchin of PayPal. Pact was founded by Harvard students who realized that having your own money on the line helps limit excuses and get people achieving their goals. Individuals make a Pact of how many times a week they plan to achieve their healthy goals.
Facebook backer Yuri Milner exits automatic Y Combinator investmentsRussian investor withdraws from arrangement that allowed him invest in companies that participate in special program
- VC-backed Square buys Evenly
According to an announcement on its site, Evenly has been acquired by Square. No financial terms were disclosed. Evenly will shut down in early 2014. Based in San Francisco, Evenly is a payment solution that allows people to split bills and other expenses. Square is a payment solution provider. Its backers include Richard Branson, Marissa Mayer, Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, Tiger Technology Global Management and Citi Ventures. To read further details about the Evenly acquisition, visit here https://www.evenly.com/
- Horizon Ventures leads Series B round for Misfit Wearables
Misfit Wearables said Friday that it has closed $15.2 million in Series B financing. Hong Kong-based Horizons Ventures led the round with participation from Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, OATV, Max Levchin and incTANK. Other new backers include Translink Capital, The Coca-Cola Company, TenOneTen Ventures, Atom Factory and Nick D'Aloisio. In conjunction with the funding, Horizon's Jason Wong will join Misfit's board. Headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., Misfit Wearables is a maker of wearable computing products.
- Grokker nets $5.5 mln in Series A funds - AllThingsD
According to AllThingsD http://allthingsd.com/20131202/grokker-gets-5-5-million-to-build-out-expert-video-network-heres-founder-lorna-borenstein-video/ Grokker has raised $5.5 million in Series A funding. The site reported that the investors were Khosla Ventures, First Round Capital's Josh Koppelman and angel investor Ron Conway. Grokker is a network of online videos from "experts" that target consumers.