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LightSpeed, Frank & Oak deals put VC raised by C100 companies at $1.1 blnVenture capital raised by C100 companies has passed the $1 billion dollar mark. Due to recent financings of Montréal startups Frank & Oak and LightSpeed Retail, money going into Canadian companies that have participated in C100 mentoring programs or that have received investments from C100 charter members reached nearly $1.1 billion in September. That is a ten-fold increase since the Silicon Valley-based nonprofit organization got underway in 2010.
- New generation of firms can help close VC gender gap
The percentage of women in VC is low, but there’s hope the tide will turn
- VC-backed Mustbin promotes CTO to CEO
Mustbin, a Boston-based app for organizing, storing and sharing vital personal information, has promoted Satyender Mahajan to CEO from chief technology officer. The firm's backers include DAG Ventures, General Catalyst, Mohr Davidow Ventures and Northgate Capital.
- Retention Science grabs $7 mln Series A
Retention Science, a Santa Monica, Calif-based retention marketing firm, has raised $7 million in Series A financing. Upfront Ventures led the round with participation from investors that included Baroda Ventures, Forerunner Ventures and Mohr Davidow Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, the firm has appointed Greg Bettinelli of Upfront Ventures and Kirsten Green of Forerunner Ventures to its board of directors.
- Splice Machine nets $3 mln Series B
Splice Machine said Wednesday that it has closed an additional $3 million in its Series B funding. The investors were Correlation Ventures, Roger J. Sippl and Roger Bamford. Splice is a developer of a SQL-compliant database for big data applications.
VC-backed BuildDirect.com appoints Tal Ball its first CTOBuildDirect.com Technologies Inc has appointed Tal Ball as its first CTO. Previously the senior VP products, technology and content at U.S.-based Gracenote Inc, Ball will lead BuildDirect's innovative efforts to create a smarter, simpler and more empowered home improvement industry, the company said. In early 2014, the Vancouver-based startup raised $30 million in a Series B financing /canada/2014/04/14/builddirect-and-startups-that-go-big-a-conversation-with-mdvs-katherine-barr/ led by U.S. venture capital firm Mohr Davidow Ventures and supported by Canadian investors, including BDC Capital IT Venture Fund.
- Neon Labs nabs $4.1 mln Series A
Neon Labs has raised $4.1 million in Series A funding. Mohr Davidow Ventures led the round with participation from return backers True Ventures and Steve Blank. Based in San Francisco, Neon Labs is an image selection platform for monetizing digital content.
Greycroft joins the growth fund gangGreycroft Partners has raised $200 million for its first growth fund, following in the footsteps of Union Square Ventures and Spark Capital.
- 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.
- Nokia's HERE to buy VC-backed Medio Systems
Nokia subsidiary HERE is planning on buying Medio Systems. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Seattle, Medio Systems is a provider of predictive analytics for mobile applications. Its backers included Mohr Davidow Ventures, Trilogy Equity Partnership, Accel Partners and Frazier Technology Ventures.