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Disney in talks to buy VC-backed Maker Studios: report(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co is in talks to buy Maker Studios, potentially valuing the fast-growing developer and publisher of YouTube entertainment videos at half a billion dollars or more, tech blog Re/code reported on Tuesday. Maker's VC backers include Greycroft Partners, Upfront Ventures and Time Warner Investments, among others.
RainDance Technologies snags $16.5 mln Series E fundsRainDance Technologies said Monday that it has raised $16.5 million in Series E financing. The investors in this round included GE Ventures and Northgate Capital. Based in Billerica, Mass., RainDance Technologies is a developer of molecular testing of complex diseases.
- Semiconductor developer SuVolta nabs $10.6 mln
SuVolta said Tuesday that it has raised $10.6 million in funding. The investors included Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, August Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Northgate Capital and DAG Ventures. Based in Silicon Valley, SuVolta is a semiconductor company.
- Insight Venture Partners leads Series C round for DataSift
DataSift said Tuesday that it has received $42 million in Series C financing. Insight Venture Partners led the round with participation from existing investors Scale Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures, IA Ventures, Northgate Capital, Daher Capital and Cendana Capital. DataSift is a social data platform.
- DAG Ventures leads $4.5 mln round for Mustbin
Mustbin has raised $4.5 million in Series A funding. DAG Ventures led the round with participation from General Catalyst Partners, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Northgate Capital, Hubspot co-founder Dharmesh Shah, Jonathan Kraft and angel investors. Mustbin is an app for organizing, storing and sharing vital personal information.
- VC-backed Drawbridge appoints Burns as VP of EMEA sales and business development
Drawbridge has expanded its executive team with the hiring of Kate Burns as VP of EMEA sales and business development. Based in London, Burns will be responsible for leading Drawbridge's expansion into the EMEA markets. Burns is the ex-director of Google UK and the ex-CEO of AOL EU. Headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., Drawbridge is a provider of cross-device advertising solutions. It is backed by Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Northgate Capital.
- Social data platform DataSift hires new CMO
DataSift has appointed Beth Beld as chief marketing officer. Previously, Beld served as CMO for Attensity. Backed by Scale Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures, Northgate Capital, Daher Capital and IA Ventures, DataSift is a social data platform.
FireEye's debut signals red hot interest in cybersecurityVenture firms Sequoia Capital, MDV and Norwest stand to benefit most from FireEye and Rocket Fuel IPOs
Sequoia, Mohr Davidow, Norwest Benefit From FireEye and Rocket Fuel IPOsIPOs from FireEye and Rocket Fuel debuted to, well, a combination of fire and fuel on Friday, finishing their first day of trading with 80% and 89.7% share price rises, respectively.
- Sequoia, Mohr Davidow, Norwest benefit from FireEye and Rocket Fuel IPOs
Mohr Davidow’s Rocket Fuel position worth $629 million, Sequoia’s FireEye holdings total $778 million