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The ‘Pao effect’The lawsuit filed against CVC has echoes of Ellen Pao’s case against Kleiner Perkins in 2012.
- LendUp pulls in $150 mln
San Francisco-based financial tech company LendUp has secured $150 million in funding. The investors included Susa Ventures, Data Collective, GV, QED, Kapor Capital, Victory Park Capital and SV Angel.
- KPCB leads $48 mln Series C funding in Looker
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led a $48 million Series C funding round in Looker, which makes business intelligence software. Other investors in the funding included Redpoint Ventures, Meritech and Sapphire Ventures. Looker has raised a total of $96 million since its launch in 2013.
Year in Review: Sequoia ranks as most active VC investorSequoia Capital backed the most companies and invested the largest amount of capital in 2015, according to preliminary data
- Align Commerce takes in $12.5 mln in KPCB-led round
Global payments provider Align Commerce has raised $12.5 million in Series A funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round with participation from other investors that included SVB Ventures, Recruit Venture Partners, Pantera Capital, Digital Currency Group and FS Venture Capital LLC. In addition to the funding, Randy Komisar, a general partner at KPCB, has been appointed to Align Commerce’s board of directors.
- KPCB invests in energy conservation company Cenergistic
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has acquired a minority stake in Cenergistic, an energy conservation company. No financial terms were disclosed. In addition to the funding, Ben Kortlang, a partner in Kleiner Perkins’ Green Growth Fund, has been added to the Cenergistic board.
- Open Ocean launches new European software fund
Finnish venture firm Open Ocean has raised 100 million euros for its latest fund that will focus on backing European software companies. The fund's investors include European Investment Fund and Finnish Industry Investment. In addition to the fund, Open Ocean is opening an office in London that will be led by Richard Muirhead, who is joining the firm as a general partner.
Gender door edges openWomen still make up a tiny minority of GPs, but the ground is shifting in the gender diversity debate
- IronNet Cybersecurity nabs $32.5 mln Series A
IronNet Cybersecurity, a cybersecurity solutions provider, has secured $32.5 million in Series A funding. Trident Capital Cybersecurity led the round with participation from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. In addition to the funding, Ted Schlein, a general partner at KPCB, has been named to IronNet’s board of directors.