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- Week in deals, July 19, 2010
Summary of tech companies and other startups in North America that raised venture financing in the past week
- Lady Getjar, Accel and Mobile Apps Dominate Gettie Awards
Layar, the Dutch provider of augmented reality software for smartphones, was named the top mobile app at Getjar’s first annual Getties Award on Monday night. The awards ceremony featured a performance by “Lady Getjar,” which was actually the emcee Lauren Mayer dressed up in a wild costume. The event billed itself as the Oscars for the mobile app community, and it didn’t disappoint John Hering, founder and CEO of San Francisco-based Lookout, which was named the best Android app. “It was unlike any other mobile event I had been to before, to say the least,” said Hering, pictured below, holding the Getties trophy with other members of the Lookout team. “We need to see more of this. Support and recognition of app developers through these kinds of awards are great for end users in general as they aid in discovery of key must have apps.”
- ZocDoc Raises $15 Million
ZocDoc, a New York-based provider of physician finder and appointment booking services, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. Founders Fund led the round, and was joined by return backer Khosla Ventures.
- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Random Ramblings
- VC-Backed IPO Pipeline Springs A Leak
The VC-backed IPO pipeline was drained over the past month, with five VC-backed companies going public and two more withdrawing their offerings. Those companies represented around $1 billion in planned raise, while the month's two new registrants only plan to raise a total of $215 million. There also were two China-based issuers who both filed and priced within the month (HiSoft and AutoNavi). All of this means the current VC-backed IPO pipeline has 39 companies seeking to raise nearly $3.4 billion. That's the lowest dollar expectation since we began keeping track back in January. The full pipeline is after the jump..
- peHUB Wire: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Random Ramblings
- peHUB Wire: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Random Ramblings
- EcoMotors Raises New Round from Gates, Khosla
EcoMotors, a Troy, Mich.-based developer of low-emission, fuel-efficient diesel engines, has raised Series B funding from Bill Gates and existing backer Khosla Ventures. The company did not disclose a dollar amount, but TechCrunch puts it at $23.5 million. The company previously raised just over $5 million.