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- 3-V Biosciences snags $28.5 mln Series D
Menlo Park, Calif.-based biopharmaceutical firm 3-V Biosciences has closed $28.5 million in Series D funding. New Enterprise Associates, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Rock Springs Capital Management led the round with participation from other investors that included Ally Bridge Group.
- Baseline Ventures leads $3.5 mln round for TINYpulse
TINYpulse, which provides employee engagement software, has raised $3.5 million in Series A funding. Baseline Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Harrison Metal.
- Optoro nets $50 mln Series C in KPCB-led round
Optoro has raised $50 million in Series C funding in a round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Other investors were Generation Investment Management, Revolution Growth, Grotech Ventures and SWaN & Legend Venture Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Daniel Oros, a partner at KPCB, has been added to its board. Based in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, Optoro is a provider of solutions that lets retailers and manufacturers increase revenue from returned and excess inventory.
- Area 1 secures Series A led by Kleiner Perkins
Cyber security startup Area 1 Security announced it has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company, which aims to eliminate targeted attacks, has now raised $10. 5 million in total funding, following a seed-stage round earlier this year. Joining Kleiner Perkins in the Series A are Allegis Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Data Collective, First Round Capital, RedSeal Networks CEO and former Venrock Partner Ray Rothrock, and Shape Security CEO Derek Smith. As part of the round, Ted Schlein, general partner at Kleiner Perkins, has joined the company.
- VC-backed LendingClub sets IPO pricing terms
According to an SEC filing http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1409970/000119312514428454/d766811ds1a.htm LendingClub Corp. has priced 57.7 million shares of its IPO at between $10 and $12 a share. The stock will trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "LC." Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Citigroup are the lead underwriters. Based in San Francisco, LendingClub is a peer-to-peer lending marketplace. Its backers include Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Foundation Capital, KPCB and Morgenthaler Venture Partners.
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LendingClub, with plans to go public, also seeks a buyerLendingClub Corp., which is backed by investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is pursuing a dual track process, two sources said.
LendingClub seeks a buyer while on IPO trailThe online lender, which is well into the IPO process, is exploring a potential sale, sources said.