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Ben Franklin, 500 Startups Rank as Most Active Investors in MarchDFJ was the most active institutional venture firm in the month, having backed seven companies
Venture-Backed ViXS Prepares to Go PublicToronto-based ViXS Systems Inc., a semiconductor company which designs and develops high-performance media solutions, has entered into a going-public transaction whereby a subsidiary of ViXS will amalgamate with capital pool company W7 Acquisition Corp. Upon completion of the transaction, W7 shareholders will ultimately receive common shares of the publicly-traded ViXS. ViXS was founded in 2001 with the backing of Celtic House Venture Partners. Its other investors include Export Development Canada, New Enterprise Associates and Novacap.
Fund Performance: Venture Funds Show Gains in CalPERS’ Sacramento PortfolioStandouts include funds by Emergence Capital Partners, NEA and Pinnacle Ventures
peHUB Second Opinion 4.22The hot new scheme to avoid corporate taxes, a foiled terror plot in Canada, the latest from Fred Wilson, Reese Witherspoon is super sorry, Anthony Weiner is tweeting again, and why you need to fact check press releases.
Desire2Learn's Secret to Success with (and without) Venture CapitalDesire2Learn founder and CEOJohn Baker explains why he decided to raise growth capital after 13 years of going it alone -- and how New Enterprise Associates and OMERS Ventures have helped the Ontario-based company supercharge its growth.
- Box Hires Three Enterprise Tech Execs
Box has hired three enterprise technology executives. Justin Somaini, Yahoo!'s ex-chief information security officer, has joined Box as the company's first chief trust officer. Niall Wall, a Symantec veteran, has joined Box as their SVP of business development. And Jeff Mannie, an ex-PayPal executive, was named Box's VP and controller.
- Epizyme Files for an IPO
Epizyme, a six-year-old, Cambridge, Mass.-based biopharmaceutical company that's focused on researching treatments for tumors and blood cancer, has filed an S-1 with the SEC.
- Kaazing Raises $15 Million, Boosting Total Financing to $39 Million
Kaazing, a six-year-old Mountain View, Calif.-based company whose software helps drive the real-time Web and mobile communications of customers like Google, Bechtel, and Intel, has raised a $15 million round of funding that brings its total funding to $39 million. New Enterprise Associates and Columbus Nova Technology Partners led the round, with previous investors participating. Kaazing's last big round of funding came less than a year ago. In June 2012, it raised $17 million. Investors in that round were not disclosed.
KPS Speeds to $3.5B Finish for Fund IV: UPDATEDIn the private equity world, how fast is fast? KPS Capital Partners needed less three months to raise its most recent fund, which collected $3.5 billion.