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VC-Backed IPO Pipeline Fills UpFallbrook Technologies today filed for a $50 million IPO, although I can't for the life of me figure out why. The company has decreasing revenue, increasing losses and is looking to raise the type of equity infusion that its existing VC backers should be able to provide. If it weren't for Vringo, this would be in contention for the year's "WTF IPO?!?!" prize. All of that is a way of leading into our monthly look at VC-backed companies that are in registration to go public on U.S. exchanges. There are of 37 them, representing more than $4.25 billion in targeted raise. This includes 11 additions since our last list, and two removals (Ironwood Pharma and Quinstreet, which both priced). Get them all after the jump...
- Kellogg Conference Notebooks
peHUB staffers weren't able to make it to Chicago for last Wednesday's Kellogg Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference, so a group of Kellogg MBAs offered to take notes and report back. Get notes on keynotes by Chuck Esserman /63670/kellogg-conference-notebook-keynote-by-chuck-esserman-tsg-consumer-partners/ (TSG Consumer Partners) and Dick Kramlich /63675/kellogg-conference-notebook-kramich-on-large-vc-funds/ (New Enterprise Associates), plus reports from the following panel discussions: The Ovation Pharma success story /63668/kellogg-conference-notebook-the-ovation-pharma-story/ Consumer Internet /63666/kellogg-internet-panel/ Digital marketing /63664/kellogg-conference-notebook-digital-marketing-internet-panel/ and LPs and the future of private equity /63672/kellogg-conference-notebook-notes-from-lp-and-pe-future-panels/ Big thanks to Richard Yan, Doug Potters, Jason Robinson, Joel Stanwood and Stephen Windsor.
- Top Five VC-Backed Solar Companies
Solar market consolidation continued today with Silicon Valley-based CaliSolar agreeing to buy Ontario, Canada-based 6N Silicon. No financial terms were disclosed, but VC backers of both companies agreed to invest an additional $22.5 million. This puts CaliSolar's total VC funding at around $85 million, putting it in 18th place among all VC-backed solar companies. I figured it's worth taking a quick look at the top five, since they are the most likely private acquirers going forward:
- 1BOG Raises $5 Million from NEA
One Block Off the Grid, a San Francisco-based solar energy group discount company and consumer advocate, has raised $5 million in Series A funding from New Enterprise Associates.
- Fund Briefs, February 2010
Alsop Louie raises $20M, Flywheel seeks $35M; NEA nabs $2.5B; Almaz gets $30M; and BioMed raises $104M
Art of the DealAlan Patricof and other VCs look back on their most satisfying deals, their duds and the ones that got away