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US firms look to scale back fundsUS venture capital firms are increasingly struggling to hold on to the large funds raised before the technology crash.
- Pluribus Networks Raises $23M From Menlo, NEA, Mohr
Pluribus Networks said it raised a $23 million Series C round funding led by Menlo Ventures and joined by existing investors New Enterprise Associates, Mohr Davidow Ventures and others. Pluribus Networks previously closed a $17.5 million Series B round in April of 2011.
- HealthTap Buys Health Biz of Avvo
HealthTap, a mobile health platform to connect doctors to users with health questions, has acquired the health business of Avvo Inc., the company said. The business includes a directory and network of medical professionals and repository of answers to health questions. Terms were not released. Avvo is privately held with funding from Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures and Ignition Partners.
Mohr Davidow’s Move Back To IT Investing And A Smaller FundMohr Davidow Ventures says it is charting a course away from the cleantech and life sciences investing of the past several years and back to the firm’s information technology roots.
- Splice Machine Carves Out $4M Series A
Splice Machine, developer of a SQL-compliant database designed for Big Data applications, has closed on $4 million in Series A financing from Mohr Davidow Ventures. The company is based in San Francisco.
- Former Yahoo C.E.O Scott Thompson Joins Kabbage Board
Scott Thompson, the former Yahoo chief and former PayPal president, has joined the board of directors for Kabbage Inc. Kabbage is an online provider of working capital for small businesses. Thompson, who left Yahoo in May, is currently the chief executive for online shopping network ShopRunner.
VCs See Rebirth in Life SciLife-sciences and health investing, long shunned by venture-capital investors, is making a comeback. Several venture firms globally have raised or are raising funds this year in the $200 million to $400 million range dedicated to life sciences, biotech, and medicine...
- Kabbage Raises Plenty of Green for Itself
Atlanta-based Kabbage, which provides capital to small and mid-sized online merchants, has raised $30 million in Series C funding. The company has now raised $56 million in total equity. The latest round was led by Thomvest Ventures, the venture arm of Peter Thomson, who's also a director of Thomson Reuters (owner of peHUB). Joining in the round are UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, Mohr Davidow Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, SV Angel and individuals Warren Stephens and David Bonderman.