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GoodData and Box Expand Technology PartnershipGoodData and Box have launched the GoodBox Bash™, a cloud-based app that allows Box customers to process data about the effectiveness of highly-collaborative teams.
Reinventing Kleiner PerkinsThis week, two widely read pieces have been published about the trials and tribulations of Kleiner Perkins -- and how it plans to regain its spot at the top of the venture capital universe. But neither addresses the biggest issue confronting the 41-year-old firm.
Peter Barris Explains Why NEA Charges Low Fees: PartnerConnect 2013 VideoNew Enterprise Associates charges unusually low fees by venture industry standards but takes a higher-than-typical share of carried interest from returns on successful investments, Peter Barris, managing director at NEA, told attendees at Thomson Reuters’ PartnerConnect conference in Boston in April.
- Pure Energies Secures $6M From NEA and NGEN
Toronto-based Pure Energies Inc., which facilitates the adoption by homeowners of solar energy and home conservation products, has received $6 million in equity financing from U.S. venture capital firms New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and NGEN Partners. The company's website http://pure-energies.com/milestones/ confirms the deal was done in March 2013. In 2012, Pure Energies acquired San Francisco solar advisor One Block Off the Grid, which was previously backed by NEA, while earlier this year, the company acquired Seattle-based Cooler Planet.
- Innovate For America Campaign Highlights Companies With Immigrant Founders
Scott Sandell and several of his New Enterprise Associates colleagues unveiled Innovate for America, a campaign to encourage American companies with at least one immigrant founder to publicize the number of people they have hired in the United States. So far, 38 companies are involved and more than 3,700 jobs recorded. Companies that participate can place an Innovate for America widget on their Web pages.
Flying SoloAlthough many firms find success when they team up with certain partners, being the sole investor in big rounds is also an accelerating trend
- Deeya Appoints Non-Exec Chairman
Energy storage system provider Deeya Energy has appointed Ravi Sharma, as non-executive chairman of the board of directors. Sharma joined Deeya Energy's board of directors in late 2012.
Power in PairsJust as certain venture firms perform better than others, so do certain combinations of VCs. The tendency for particular syndicates to see repeated success, investors say, is no coincidence.
Venture Capital’s Powerful PairsWe mixed and matched, sliced and diced, and came up with what we hope is a comprehensive guide to some of the venture industry’s most successful co-investors. Criteria considered in making the list include number of joint portfolio companies, length of time working as co-investors, and successful exits together.
- Topera Raises $25 Million in Series C Financing Led by NEA
Topera, a San Diego-based medical device company with a mapping and targeting system to identify the sources of complex cardiac arrhythmias, has completed a $25 million Series C financing round led by new investor New Enterprise Associates. The round also included an unnamed new strategic industry partner, along with existing (undisclosed) investors and the company's management team.