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- GE taps four VC firms for new cleantech fund
GE announced a $200M contest with VC firms Kleiner Perkins, Emerald Technology Ventures, Foundation Capital and Rockport Capital
- peHUB Wire: Monday, July 19, 2010
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- peHUB Wire: Monday, July 19, 2010
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- What Is Joe Lacob's Future at Kleiner Perkins
Kleiner Perkins partner Joe Lacob yesterday agreed to buy the Golden State Warriors. Now I know what you're thinking: "Gee, he must have gotten tired of having to attend all those playoff games as a Celtics minority owner. Next May, he'll be able to turn in by 10pm each night." For me, the question is if he'll be a fulltime owner like Wyc Grousbeck, who quit his VC job before later returning in a part-time capacity (after he realized that there wasn't too much for him to do in the Celts office each day, after working out in the team gym). Or will he be like Steve Pagliuca, who kept his dayjob at Bain Capital (and even found time to run for U.S. Senate)? I put the question to Lacob via email, to which he replied: "Good question. But, I cannot comment on this one yet."
- peHUB Wire: Friday, July 16, 2010
Random Ramblings
- peHUB Wire: Friday, July 16, 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..
- 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.