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- Soraa Closes $88M Round
Fremont, Calif.-based Soraa Inc., a company developing technology for energy efficient lighting, has closed on $88.6 million in fresh capital, according to a regulatory filing http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1436627/000149667111000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml Formed in 2008 and previously known as SJS Technology Inc., the company says it is commercializing LEDs and laser diodes for various lighting uses. Directors include NEA general partner Ravi Viswanathan, Former SunPower CFO Emmanuel Hernandez and SilverLake managing director Charles Giancarlo. According to the company’s website http://www.soraa.com/ Soraa is backed by Khosla Ventures and NEA.
- GSV Capital Ups Stake in Facebook, Twitter
GSV Capital Corp. announced that it has increased its stake in Facebook, adding 125,000 shares for a total of 350,000 shares. The fund also increased its holdings in Twitter, adding 330,000 shares for a total of 735,600 shares. GSV Capital is a closed-end, publicly traded investment fund that’s been investing in venture-backed private companies. The fund also announced that it had acquired shares in venture-backed companies ZocDoc Inc., Grockit Inc., The Echo System Corp. and Control 4 Inc.
- YuMe Secures $12 Mln from Samsung Ventures, Translink
YuMe said Wednesday that it has received $12 million in funding from Samsung Ventures and Translink Capital. YuMe provides video advertising technology and services.
- New Enterprise Associates Adds Alex Kinnier
Alex Kinnier has joined venture firm New Enterprise Associates as a partner. Previously, Kinnier was a partner at Khosla Ventures in Menlo Park, Calif., where he focused on information and consumer internet technology investments. Earlier in his career he was a group product manager at Google. Kinnier will work out of NEA’s east coast offices.
- Fund Briefs, November 2011
Psilos eyes $400M; USV raises $116M; debt lender secures $1B