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Data storage firm Box files for U.S. IPO of about $250 millionIn one of the highly anticipated offerings of 2014, data storage provider Box has filed for a $250 million IPO on the NYSE
- Data storage firm Box files for U.S. IPO of about $250 million
In one of the highly anticipated offerings of 2014, data storage provider Box has filed for a $250 million IPO on the NYSE
Box adds Cisco chief technology and strategy officer to board of directorsBox has added Padmasree Warrior, chief technology and strategy officer for Cisco, to its board of directors. Headquartered in Los Altos, CA, Box is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Emergence Capital Partners, General Atlantic, Meritech Capital Partners, NEA, Scale Venture Partners and U.S. Venture Partners as well as by strategic investors salesforce.com, SAP Ventures and Intel Ventures.
- Box appoints healthcare advisors
Box has appointed Aneesh Chopra, the first chief technology officer of the US, and Glen Tullman, former CEO of Allscripts, to serve as special advisors for the company’s healthcare and life sciences practice. Headquartered in Los Altos, CA, Box is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Emergence Capital Partners, General Atlantic, Meritech Capital Partners, NEA, Scale Venture Partners, and U.S. Venture Partners, as well as by strategic investors salesforce.com, SAP Ventures and Intel Ventures.
- IVP leads $30 mln round for ZEFR
ZEFR said Wednesday that it has received $30 million in financing. Institutional Venture Partners led the round with participation from previous backers U.S. Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital and Richmond Park Partners. Concurrent with the funding, Dennis Phelps, a general partner at IVP, has been added to ZEFR's board of directors. Headquartered in Venice, Calif., ZEFR is a platform that builds social marketing and rights management software for online video.
- Blumberg Capital leads Series A round for Strevus
Strevus said Wednesday that it has secured $5.6 million in Series A funding. Blumberg Capital led the round with participation from U.S. Venture Partners and previous undisclosed angel investors. According to Strevus, the capital infusion will be used for growth plans. Concurrent with the financing, David Blumberg of Blumberg Capital has joined the firm's board of directors. Headquartered in San Francisco, Strevus is a provider of risk and compliance management solutions for financial service institutions.
- Starwood founder invests in HotelTonight
Barry Sternlicht, founder, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, has invested an undisclosed amount in HotelTonight, maker of an app to help users with last-minute hotel bookings. As part of the funding, Sternlicht has joined HotelTonight as a strategic advisor. San Francisco-based HotelTonight has raised more than $80 million in funding from Battery Ventures, Accel Partners, U.S. Venture Partners, Coatue Management. GGV Capital and First Round Capital. It's most recent round /2013/09/hoteltonight-brings-home-45m-series-d-funding/ was a $45 million Series D in September.
- Goldberg named CEO of ScoreBig.com
David Goldberg was promoted to CEO of ScoreBig.com. He succeeds ScoreBig.com co-founder and CEO Adam Kanner who is assuming the role of executive chairman. Goldberg was most recently ScoreBig.com’s chief strategy officer. Los Angeles-based ScoreBig.com is an online marketplace that aims to liquidate unsold ticket inventory. It is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners and the Checketts Partners Investment Fund.
- VC-backed Livefyre buys Realtidbits
Livefyre has acquired Realtidbits. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Diego, Realtidbits is a provider of engagement solutions for publishers and media companies. Livefyre is a real-time conversation and social curation platform. It is backed by Greycroft Partners, Hillsven Capital, Zelkova Ventures, ff Venture Capital, Cue Ball and U.S. Venture Partners.
- VC-backed Livefyre buys Realtidbits
Livefyre has acquired Realtidbits. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Diego, Realtidbits is a provider of engagement solutions for publishers and media companies. Livefyre is a real-time conversation and social curation platform. It is backed by Greycroft Partners, Hillsven Capital, Zelkova Ventures, ff Venture Capital, Cue Ball and U.S. Venture Partners.