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Kleiner Perkins, Shasta Ventures make about 20x their money on Nest LabsThe two VC firms were investors in the company, which Google has acquired in a $3.2 billion deal
Silicon Valley startup Lumiata snags $4 mln from Khosla VenturesLumiata said Wednesday that it has received $4 million in Series A financing from Khosla Ventures. As a result of this transaction, Euan Thomson, an investment partner at Khosla Ventures, will join Lumiata's board of directors. Based in San Mateo, Calif., Lumiata is a provider of predictive analytics that help hospital networks and insurance carriers.
- Batteries maker Aquion Energy nets $55 mln in Series D funds
Aquion Energy has raised $55 million in Series D financing. Investors included Bill Gates, Tao Invest, Bright Capital, Gentry Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Foundation Capital and Advanced Technology Ventures. Based in Pittsburgh, Aquion Energy is a maker of batteries and energy storage systems.
- Kleiner Perkins, Jafco invest in big data startup Zephyr Health
Zephyr Health announced it has raised a $15 million Series B funding round that was co-led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Jafco Ventures. The San Francisco-based company, which provides companies in the life sciences industry a big data analytics platform, previously raised $1 million in funding from a private individual investor. As part of the recent round, Brook Byers, general partner at Kleiner Perkins, and Joe Horowitz, managing general partner at Jafco, have joined the board.
Permira to take controlling stake in VC-backed LegalZoom.comFirm will retain management team and largest shareholders, including Polaris Venture, Institutional Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins
Providence to make 3x its money with AutoTrader saleProvidence Equity Partners, which completed fundraising for its seventh pool last year, is exiting AutoTrader Group after a more than three year hold.
- Providence to make 3x its money as Cox Enterprises buys AutoTrader stake UPDATE
Providence Equity Partners LLC, which completed fundraising for its seventh pool last year, is exiting online car marketplace operator AutoTrader Group Inc after a more than three-year hold, sister news services peHUB and Reuters reported.
VCs on the moveA recap of changes at Accel and Kleiner Perkins, while Pappas and North Bridge add to its teams
Kleiner Perkins ranks as most active investor in 2013The firm invested nearly $475 million during the year into 103 deals, according to Thomson Reuters data
Kleiner Perkins ranks as most active investor in 2013The firm invested nearly $475 million during the year into 103 deals, according to Thomson Reuters data