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- Kilopass Receives $8m Funding to Expand Tech Roadmap
Kilopass Technology, a provider of semiconductor logic non-volatile memory intellectual property has received an $8 million funding from a major consumer electronics licensee who wishes to remain anonymous until its own product launch. Kilopass is backed by BlueRun Ventures, Pitango Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners.
- CardioKinetix Completes $48 Million Series E Round
CardioKinetix, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based medical device company, has completed the $23 million second-tranche of its Series E financing, bringing the total round to $48 million. Panorama Capital is the company's newest investor. It joins previous investors U.S. Venture Partners, JPMorgan Partners, New Leaf Venture Partners, SV Life Sciences, H&Q Healthcare Investors, and H&Q Life Sciences Investors.
- Remotium Tapped as Most Innovative Security Company at RSA Conference
Remotium, a San Mateo, Calif.-based startup that helps companies manage the security risks of mobile devices, was named the Most Innovative Company at the start of the RSA Conference on Monday. The company, which has not yet raised any venture funding, was one of 10 finalists in the startup competition.
- Med Device Company Intersect ENT Raises Series D
Medical device company Intersect ENT has raised a $30 million Series D round of funding that was led by new investor Norwest Venture Partners. Also participating in the round were existing investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, U.S. Venture Partners, PTV Sciences and Medtronic. The company, which develops therapies for ear, nose and throat surgeons, previously raised $30 million in known funding.
VC Healthcare IT Pipeline Looking GoodLast year, venture capital firms dug in for some big deals in the healthcare IT space. Mercom Capital stated http://store.mercom.mercomcapital.com/products-page/healthcare-it-reports/hit-2012-annual-and-q4-funding-and-ma-report/ in a recent survey that there were $1.2 billion in 163 deals across 2012, much, much more...
- Livefyre Raises $15M From USVP, Greycroft, Cue, HillsVen, ff
Livefyre said it raised a $15M Series C investment in a deal led by U.S. Venture Partners and joined by existing investors Greycroft Partners, Cue Ball, HillsVen Group, and ff Venture Capital. The money will support new growth and expansion into new markets.

- Bunt On Base or Aim for the Fences?
True VCs swing for a grand slam every time they face the pitcher, say Patrick Pohlen and Alan Mendelson of Latham & Watkins
- U.S. Venture Partners Hires Venture Partner
U.S. Venture Partners has appointed Emily Melton as venture partner. Melton previously was a partner at DFJ, where she was actively involved in a number of companies in the firm`s consumer and enterprise portfolio. After DFJ, Emily was with Mayfield Fund, where she was involved in formulating the firm`s mobile and consumer investment strategy.
- US Venture Partners raises $625m
The technology and healthcare specialist has also participated in a $13m financing round for myYearbook.com, a teen social networking website.