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peHUB Wire: Thursday, February 25, 2010Random Ramblings
- VC-Backed IPO Pipeline Fills Up
Fallbrook 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...
- Week in deals, Feb. 8, 2010
Summary of North American tech companies and other startups that raised venture financing in the past week
- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Random Ramblings
- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Random Ramblings
- UPEK Proposes To Merge with AuthenTec
UPEK Inc., a Berkeley, Calif.-based developer of silicon-based fingerprint security solutions, has offered to merge with AuthenTec Inc. (Nasdaq: AUTH). The stock-for-stock merger would result in each company's shareholders owning a 50% stake in the combined company, with AuthenTec backers also to receive a $40 million cash dividend. UPEK has raised over $38 million in VC funding since being spun out of STMicroelectronics NV (STM) in 2004. Shareholders include Sofinnova Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, Diamondhead Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital, Partners Group and EDBV Management.
- peHUB Wire: Monday, February 1, 2010
Random Ramblings
- peHUB Wire: Monday, February 1, 2010
Random Ramblings
- Flexion Therapeutics Raises $9 Million
Flexion Therapeutics, a Woburn, Mass.-based drug development startup, has raised $9 million in new Series A funding from Pfizer's venture capital group. This brings the round total to $42 million, including a previously-announced first close from Versant Ventures, 5AM Ventures and Sofinnova Ventures.