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Kleiner Perkins files to raise new venture funds - ReutersKleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has filed to raise two new funds totaling $1.2 billion, writes Reuters. The new funds are an early stage growth fund of $450 million known as KPCB XVI and a later-stage fund of $750 million known as KPCB Digital Growth.
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- Electric bus maker Proterra nabs over $30 mln
Proterra has received more than $30 million in funding. Kleiner Perkins and GM Ventures led the round with participation from Tao Invest, Vision Ridge Partners and Hennessey Capital. The company expects an additional capital infusion of $10 million within the coming weeks. In addition to the funding, Michael Smith, vice president of Constellation and head of Constellation Technology Ventures, has been appointed to Proterra’s board. Based in Greenville, South Carolina, Proterra is a maker of electric buses.
- Electric bus maker Proterra nabs over $30 mln
Proterra has received more than $30 million in funding. Kleiner Perkins and GM Ventures led the round with participation from Tao Invest, Vision Ridge Partners and Hennessey Capital. The company expects an additional capital infusion of $10 million within the coming weeks. In addition to the funding, Michael Smith, vice president of Constellation and head of Constellation Technology Ventures, has been appointed to Proterra’s board. Based in Greenville, South Carolina, Proterra is a maker of electric buses.
- HackerRank raises Series B
HackerRank has raised $9.2 million dollars in Series B funding from Khosla Ventures, Battery Ventures and angel investors. HackerRank is a platform used by hackers to hone their skills and companies to streamline their recruiting process.
- Andreessen Horowitz powers up Mesosphere with $10 mln Series A
San Francisco-based Mesosphere announced it has raised $10 million in Series A funding from Andreessen Horowitz,with an additional $500,000 in funding from Data Collective and Fuel Capital. The company, which also has an office in Germany, provides an operating system for data centers to read the open source Apache Mesos. It previously raised $2.25 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Foundation Capital and SV Angel. The company was founded by former engineers from Twitter and AirBnB.
- KPCB leads Series A round for Mango Health
Mango Health said Wednesday that it has raised $5.25 million in Series A funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round. In conjunction with the funding, Dr. Beth Seidenberg, a general partner at KPCB, has been added to Mango Health's board of directors. Based in San Francisco, Mango Health develops apps that help users better manage and improve their health.
- Kleiner Perkins leads oversubscribed round for Instart Logic
Instart Logic, which provides a cloud-based service for Web publishers to improve site performance over mobile and WiFi networks, has raised $26 million in Series C funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round, which included prior investors Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures and Tenaya Capital. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company has now raised $43 million in total funding.
- Aquion Energy grabs $20 mln from Trinity and CapX
Aquion Energy has secured a $20 million venture debt loan from Trinity Capital Investment and CapX Partners. Based in Pittsburgh, Aquion Energy is a maker of batteries and energy storage systems.
- Victory Park Capital provides credit facility to LendUp
Victory Park Capital has provided a $50 million credit facility to LendUp. The business is a direct lender focused on non-prime borrowers.