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BMO Private Bank partners with Silicon Valley's C100BMO Private Bank, a division of BMO Financial Group, announced that it has become a funding partner of C100, a Silicon Valley-based non-profit organization that supports Canadian technology entrepreneurship through mentorship, partnership and investment. BMO's sponsorship will include working on a number of C100 initiatives, including the Accelerate Series and 48 Hours in the Valley. Hummer Winblad Venture Partners' managing director and C100 co-chair Lars Leckie is the author of peHUB Canada's most recent /2013/09/09/memo-from-c100/ "Memo from the C100."
The Series A LotteryEarly-stage scrutiny grows as an excessive supply of companies and larger round sizes make picking winners trickier
Global IPO Volume GrowsA total of 36 known VC-backed IPOs have happened through July, with more on the way
- Reuters: Ad Technology Company Rocket Fuel Files for IPO
Advertising technology company Rocket Fuel Inc filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of its common stock.
- SIPX Raises $4M From Mohr Davidow, XSeed, Stanford, Others
SIPX, Inc. said it raised $4 million of Series B financing in a deal led by Mohr Davidow Ventures and joined by XSeed Capital, Stanford University, Ulu Ventures and angel investors. The round was over subscribed, and Mohr Davidow General Partner Jon Feiber has joined the board.
- Mohr's Hartley Named Presidential Innovation Fellow
Scott Hartley, a partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, has been named a presidential innovation fellow. Hartley and 42 others were named to the second class of fellows and will spend six to 12 months focused on one of nine projects, the White House annoucned. The 1st class of fellows and their five projects kicked off in August 2012.
How Should The NVCA Change Under Its New Leadership?The National Venture Capital Association this week named a new president after sifting through more than 100 resumes during a roughly three-month executive search. So what new course will the appointee, Bobby Franklin, chart for the association? Offer your suggestions to Franklin in the comments section below.
- Memo from the C100
The C100 was founded in late 2009 by a group of 100 Canadian expats working in northern California as venture professionals and executives of technology start-ups and major companies like Apple, Cisco, Facebook, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and Salesforce.com.
Venture Alpha East Video: MDV's Katherine Barr and BandPage Founder J Sider Talk Music BizJ Sider of BandPage and Katherine Barr of Mohr Davidow Ventures talk about venture opportunities in the music industry at Thomson Reuters’ Venture Alpha East conference.
Talking Priorities With New NVCA Chair Josh GreenThe Mohr Davidow GP says he will focus on IPOs, broadening the association's reach and finding a replacement for retiring president Mark Heesen.