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Lucky 13: Top venture capital trends in 2013IPOs and bitcoin made headlines in the year, as newsmakers Draper and Heesen stepped aside
Opinion: Bad call by appeals court allows public LPs to hide fund returnsIf you’re a public LP in California, the appeals court has just created a giant loophole for you to avoid providing fund performance data requested under the California Public Records Act.
Khosla Ventures leads seed round for PymetricsPymetrics has closed $2.5 million in seed funding. Khosla Ventures led the round with participation from angel investors Bob Pittman, Jeff Hammerbacher and Andy Palmer, as well as Terry McGuire of Polaris Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Benjamin Ling, an investment partner at Khosla Ventures, has been named to Pymetrics' board of directors. Based in New York City, Pymetrics is a career assessment and recruiting platform provider.
Is Kleiner Perkins’ star rising?Last month VCJ reported that Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers had the most venture-backed IPOs of 2013, at least through mid November.
Is Kleiner Perkins’ star rising?Firm identified as having the most potential tech IPO companies for 2014
- Maeda joins Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as design partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has appointed John Maeda as design partner. Maeda joins KPCB from Rhode Island School of Design where he was president since 2008.
Venture firms with the most 2013 IPOsKleiner Perkins is at the top of the list followed by NEA, MPM and Meritech
- Music service Spotify raises $250 million-Reuters
Online music-streaming service Spotify has raised $250 million in a new funding round, making it one of the world's most richly capitalized start-ups, Reuters reported.
Music service Spotify raises $250 millionSpofity’s latest funding round reportedly led by Technology Crossover Ventures
- SimpliVity snags $58 mln in Series C funds
SimpliVity Corp. has closed $58 million in Series C funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and DFJ led the round with participation from Meritech Capital Partners, Swisscom Ventures, Accel and Charles River Ventures. According to the company, the capital infusion will be used for growth. Based in Westborough, Mass., SimpliVity Corp is an IT infrastructure firm.