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New Issues Continue to Squeak OutFirst half of year looks strong compared to same time last year, but more companies are slashing prices to get deals done
Top 10 VC Recipients of 2010 (So Far)The first half of 2010 is fast coming to a close, so it seems appropriate to rev up the old list-icle engine. This one is the 10 companies that have raised the most venture capital (so far) in 2010. There are a bunch of changes since we last did this, and the threshold to qualify is now $100 million. Overall, venture capitalists have invested around $8.6 billion into 1,123 U.S.-based companies in 2010 (36% increase over this time last year). Get the biggest raisers after the jump:
- Olympus Inks Deal for Spiration
Olympus Medical Systems has agreed to buy Spiration, a medical device company based in Redmond, Wash. Financial terms were not disclosed. Spiration has received more than $94 million in funding from investors including Olympus, New Enterprise Associates, New Leaf Venture Partners (Sprout Group), InterWest Partners, Investor Growth Capital and Three Arch Partners. Olympus Medical is owned by Olympus Corp.
- Week in deals, June 28, 2010
Summary of tech companies and other startups in North America that raised venture financing in the past week
- Executive moves, week of June 28, 2010
Hires and promotions at various other PE and VC firms.
- Andreessen Horowitz ready to raise sophomore fund
Early stage investor has already committed two-thirds of its $300M first fund
- Exit watch, week of June 28, 2010
Briefs about Incline Therapeutics and other venture-backed companies acquired in the past week.
- peHUB Wire: Monday, June 28, 2010
Random Ramblings
- peHUB Wire: Monday, June 28, 2010
Random Ramblings
- Playdom Keeps Buying: New Addition is Hive7
Playdom, a Mountain View, Calif.-based social gaming company, has acquired Hive7, which buildsd games played on Facebook and other social networks. No financial terms were disclosed. Playdom has raised $80 million in VC funding, including $33 million earlier this week. Backers include Bessemer Venture Partners, Steamboat Ventures, New World Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Norwest Venture Partners. Hive7 had raised venture capital from True Ventures.