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HealthTap Raises $24M From Khosla Ventures, Mayfield, MohrHealthTap said it raised $24 million of Series B financing in a deal led by Khosla Ventures and joined by existing investors Mayfield Fund and Mohr Davidow Ventures. Keith Rabois will join HealthTap's board, and Vinod Khosla will join the board as an advisor.
- LP Scorecard: How CalPERS' Asia Funds Are Faring
This week Buyouts takes a look at the top and bottom five performing Asia-focused funds in the private equity portfolio of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System as of September 30, 2012. This does not include country-specific funds such as those funds dedicated exclusively to China, India or Japan.
- Onetime Khosla Operating Partner Joins Chipmaker
Sagar Pushpala, a former operating partner with Khosla Ventures, was tapped to take over TSI Semiconductors as CEO. TSI was formerly known as Telefunken Semiconductors.
Corporate Venture Deal Making Falls Slightly in First QuarterCorporate venturing is on the rise. This was on display again in the first quarter, when 222 investments from corporate venture groups around the world took place worth $4 billion, according to Global Corporate Venturing.
Accel Raises Its Voice, Hires Yelp Marketing Guru IchinoseIn yet another sign of the importance of marketing in an increasingly noisy startup world, Accel Partners today announced that it has hired Stephanie Ichinose, formerly Yelp's Senior Director of Communications, as its marketing partner. In the new role, Ichinose will be responsible for the firm’s brand and help portfolio companies with their strategic positioning and communications.
- AppNexus Goes "All-In" on Mobile Advertising
The New York-based digital advertising firm AppNexus is upping its commitment to mobile advertising, the company announced today. More specifically, its mobile buy-side offering, which is in beta with clients including Collective, CPX Interactive, FlxOne, and Matomy, is expected to be available to all AppNexus customers this summer. The beta product is already integrated with mobile supply sources such as Nexage, Smaato, and MoPub. AppNexus raised a $75 million Series D round of financing led by Technology Crossover Ventures in January.
VCs on the Move: Sumeet Jain, Matt Turck and OthersIntel Capital lures Sumeet Jain from CMEA; Draper Triangle adds Will Indest; Matt Turch jons FirstMark; and other personnel moves
Zynga CIO is Off to Nirvanix, Becoming Its Fifth CEO in Six YearsDebra Chrapaty has left her post as Zynga's CIO to become the CEO of cloud-storage startup Nirvanix. But to get the company on track, the tech veteran may have to overcome morale issues first.
BOLDstart Raising $15M NY-Based Enterprise FundNew York-based BOLDstart Ventures, a seed and early stage investor focused on enterprise software and services, has raised $10.7 million toward a planned $15 million fund.
The Surfrider Foundation Takes on UberVC Vinod KhoslaSilicon Valley venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has stepped into the middle of a long-standing controversy over a California tradition: open access to the state's famed beaches.