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Matrix Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners back ConferSecurity solutions provider Confer has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The investors were Matrix Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners. According to the company, the capital infusion will be used for product development and marketing and sales expansion efforts.
Family care website Care.com expects to raise up to $86 mln in IPO - ReutersJan 10 (Reuters) - Care.com, an online marketplace for family care services, is seeking to raise up to $86 million in an initial public offering, valuing the company at up to $475 million.
Family care website Care.com expects to raise up to $86 mln in IPOCompany files with SEC for IPO that values it at about $475 million
- Family care website Care.com expects to raise up to $86 mln in IPO-Reuters
Care.com Inc, an online marketplace for family care services, is seeking to raise up to $86 million in an initial public offering, valuing the company at up to $475 million, Reuters reported.
- VC-backed Care.com files for IPO
Care.com has filed for an IPO. The number of shares the company will be selling has not been set; however, some outlets report that Care.com plans to raise $80 million for the IPO. Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan will serve as lead underwriters. Based in Waltham, Mass., Care.com is an online care marketplace. Its backers include Matrix Partners, Trinity Ventures and Institutional Venture Partners.
- Andreessen Horowitz leads Series B round for Oculus VR - TechCrunch
According to TechCrunch http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/12/oculus-vr-raises-75-million-to-help-bring-virtual-reality-goggles-to-the-masses/ Oculus VR has closed $75 million in Series B funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from Spark Capital, Matrix Partners and Formation 8. The site also reported that Andreesen Horowitz's Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon will join the company's board of directors. Based in Irvine, Calif., Oculus VR is a maker of Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset.
- VC-backed Gilt Groupe may unveil IPO in late 2014 - AllThingsD
According to AllThingsD http://allthingsd.com/20131121/gilt-groupe-eyes-late-2014-ipo-for-real-this-time/ online shopping website Gilt Groupe may be launching an IPO in the fourth quarter of 2014. The site also reported that unlike the previous times in which the company flirted with the idea, this time it may be true. Gilt Groupe has not hired any banks for the IPO so it's possible the launch could be pushed into early 2015. Gilt Groupe is backed by Matrix Partners, General Atlantic, Goldman Sachs, NEA, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Pinnacle Ventures, TriplePoint Capital, Eastward Capital Partners, GSV Capital and SoftBank Capital.
- Matrix Partners back local search platform Locality
Locality, formerly known as Centzy, said Thursday that it has closed $4.3 million in Series A funding. Matrix Partners was the lead investor. Also, Jared Fliesler, general partner at Matrix, has joined the company’s board of directors. Based in San Francisco, Locality, which is also backed by Lightbank, ffVC, Cowboy Ventures and Founder Collective, is a local search platform.
- Matrix Partners leads funding round for Apartment List
Apartment List, which operates an apartment search engine for the rental market, has raised a $15 Million Series A round of funding round. Matrix Partners led the round. As part of the funding, Dana Stalder, general partner of Matrix, has joined the board of the San Francisco-based company. Apartment List, which launched in late 2011, had previously been bootstrapped.
- Dropbox buys VC-seeded Sold
According to an announcement on its site, Sold has been acquired by Dropbox. No financial terms were disclosed. Sold is a service that prices, sells and handles the shipping of items customers wish to sell. The service also deposits customers' funds directly into their bank account. Based in Boston, Sold was seeded by Google Ventures, Greylock Partners, Matrix Partners and Boston Seed Capital. Dropbox, which is based in San Francisco, allows computer users to share photos, documents and videos anywhere without emailing files. To read further details about the transaction, click here http://usesold.com/