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KPCB and Shasta Ventures back LeanplumSan Francisco-based Leanplum, a mobile lifecycle marketing provider, has secured $11.6 million in Series B funding. The investors were Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Shasta Ventures.
IPO Profile: Teladoc IncThe telehealth company was backed by Kleiner Perkins, Trident, Icon Ventures and others
- Sequoia leads $70 mln round for Flipagram
Flipagram said Thursday that it has raised a $70 million round of financing led by Sequoia. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Index Ventures joined in the round. Michael Moritz, chairman of Sequoia, and John Doerr, general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, have joined Flipagram’s board. Flipagram is an app that lets users make highly social, short video stories.
- Nodality names LaPorte its CEO
Nodality Inc. said Wednesday that it named Kathleen LaPorte as CEO. She has served as Nodality’s chief business officer since July 2014. Nodality, a biotech firm based in South San Francisco, is backed by Kleiner Perkins, TPG Biotech, Maverick, Pfizer and LabCorp.
- Doerr of Kleiner Perkins says in email firm is committed to diversity--WSJ
John Doerr, partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, emailed an undisclosed number of people he calls "friends and partners," to say diversity is a core value at the firm, the WSJ reported.
- IPO Profile: Invuity Inc
The maker of surgucal devices raised $48 million in its IPO and is backed by Kleiner Perkins, among others
- Proterra raises $55 mln
Proterra said Tuesday that it raised $55 million in strategic financing. This included a $30 million Series 4 equity round and $25 million in debt financing from Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. Based in Greenville, South Carolina, Proterra is a maker of electric buses. Prior investors include Kleiner Perkins and GM Ventures.
- Ellen Pao owes Kleiner Perkins $276,000 for lawsuit costs: Reuters
The Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers venture capital firm should get nearly $276,000 instead of the $973,000 it sought from former partner Ellen Pao to cover the cost of successfully defending itself during her discrimination lawsuit, Reuters News reported.
PE HUB First ReadFirst Read jumpstarts your morning with news that nine people were shot dead in a shooting at an historic black church in the South, a judge suggests Ellen Pao pay $276,000 to Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Alexander Hamilton will be sharing space on the $10 bill with a woman whose identity has yet to be announced.
Kleiner Perkins unveils Edge Fund and new portfolio services initiativeThe new fund aims to seed 15 to 20 companies in its first year