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Sandell begins chairmanship of NVCA; new board members addedNew Enterprise Associates General Partner Scott Sandell assumed the chairmanship of the National Venture Capital Association, as six new board members are also announced at the organization's annual meeting, called VentureScape, in San Francisco.
Zana launches virtual Silicon Valley incubatorZana has launched a virtual Silicon Valley incubator for entrepreneurs. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Zana offers mentorship, dialogue with experts and peer-led coaching. Shea Tate-Di Donna, the creator of True University for True Ventures, is Zana's founder and CEO.
- WordPress parent Automattic rakes in $160 mln Series C funds
According to a post on its site authored by CEO Matt Mullenweg, Automattic, the creator of WordPress, has raised $160 million in Series C funding. Deven Parekh of Insight Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Chris Sacca, Endurance and True Ventures. To read Mullenweg's announcement, visit here http://ma.tt/2014/05/new-funding-for-automattic/
- True Ventures leads seed round for Understory
Understory said Wednesday that it has closed $1.9 million in seed funding. True Ventures led the round with participation from RRE Ventures, Vegas Tech Fund, SK Ventures and Andrew C. Payne. Based in Boston, Understory is a provider of next-generation weather sensor hardware and data networks.
- Tiger Global leads Series B round for Peloton
Peloton said Thursday that it has secured $10.5 million in Series B funding. Tiger Global led the round. Headquartered in New York City, Peloton is a provider of at-home fitness solutions for live and on-demand indoor cycling classes.
- Runscope snags $6 mln
According to an announcement on its site, Runscope has closed $6 million in Series A funding. General Catalyst led the round with participation from True Ventures and Lerer Ventures. Dr. Steve Herrold, managing director at General Catalyst, has been added to Runscope's board of directors. Based in San Francisco, Runscope is a provider of tools that help developers monitor APIs. To read more about the funding, visit here http://blog.runscope.com/
- Runscope snags $6 mln
According to an announcement on its site, Runscope has closed $6 million in Series A funding. General Catalyst led the round with participation from True Ventures and Lerer Ventures. Dr. Steve Herrold, managing director at General Catalyst, has been added to Runscope's board of directors. Based in San Francisco, Runscope is a provider of tools that help developers monitor APIs. To read more about the funding, visit here http://blog.runscope.com/
Venture’s social media superstars: VCJWhich venture capitalists have the most followers on Twitter, the highest Klout scores, more tweets than anyone else? Refinements in both the sites and how we use social media are increasingly turning it into a targeted marketing tool for communicating with entrepreneurs, building relationships, creating personal brands and improving portfolio company visibility.
- Venture’s social media superstars: VCJ
Which venture capitalists have the most followers on Twitter, the highest Klout scores, more tweets than anyone else? Refinements in both the sites and how we use social media are increasingly turning it into a targeted marketing tool for communicating with entrepreneurs, building relationships, creating personal brands and improving portfolio company visibility.
VCs on the moveScott Bonham named co-chair of C100, while Heidi Roizen named operating partner