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Year in review: Following the crowdCrowdfunding is on the rise and its impact on VC is growing.
Year in review: Following the crowdCrowdfunding is on the rise and its impact on VC is growing
Hired attracts $15 mln Series BJob marketplace Hired has closed $15 million in Series B funding. The investors were Silicon Valley Bank, Comcast Ventures, Lumia Capital, Crosslink Capital, Sierra Ventures, SoftTech and SherpaVentures. According to the firm, the capital will be used for growth and expansion.
Hot dating apps urging more VCs to swipe rightThe growth of Tinder and other online social and dating apps is drawing plenty of interest from VCs, who are hot and bothered over the online dating sector.
Hot dating apps urging more VCs to swipe rightThe growth of Tinder and other online social and dating apps is drawing plenty of interest from VCs, who are hot and bothered over the online dating sector
- Hinge app picks up $4.5 mln
Hinge, a NYC-based app that helps users meet new people through friends, has received $4.5 million in funding. The investors included Founders Fund, Lowercase Capital, CAA Ventures, Lumia Capital, Middleland Capital and Great Oaks.
- VC-backed OpenDNS hires CFO
OpenDNS has hired Burt W. Podbere as chief financial officer. Previously, Podbere worked at Net Optics where he served as CFO. Based in San Francisco, OpenDNS is a provider of internet security solutions. Its backers include Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, Glynn Capital, Cisco, Evolution Capital, Lumia Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures and Northgate Capital.
- Internet security provider OpenDNS bags $35 mln
OpenDNS said Thursday that it has secured $35 million in funding. The investors were Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, Glynn Capital, Cisco, Evolution Capital, Lumia Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures and Northgate Capital. Based in San Francisco, OpenDNS is a provider of internet security solutions.
Thomvest Ventures joins $50 mln Series D financing of KabbageKabbage Inc, an Atlanta-based online lender to small businesses, has raised a US$50 million Series D financing round. The deal was led by U.S. venture capital firm SoftBank Capital and was joined by a number of other new and existing investors, including Thomvest Ventures, the US$250 million early-stage fund of Canada's Peter Thomson. Founded in 2008, Kabbage now has raised about US$106 million in equity since 2010. The company also has raised some US$367 million in debt funding.
- Kabbage raises fresh $50 mln in SoftBank-led round
Kabbage, an online lender for small businesses, has raised a $50 million Series D round led by SoftBank Capital. Also participating in the round is TCW/Craton, Lumia Capital and existing investors, including UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, Thomvest Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures and individuals David Bonderman and Warren Stephens. As part of the latest round, Steve Murray, a partner at SoftBank, has joined the board. Atlanta-based Kabbage has now raised about $106 million in equity since 2010.