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VCs on the Move, January 2013USVP adds a partner, as Highland promotes Manish Patel and boosts staff
USVP names GP as it nears fund closingMenlo Park venture investor US Venture Partners has hired Chris Rust as general partner as the firm readies to close its ninth fund this week on $600m.
- Danske PEP II raises E349m
Danske Private Equity Partners, a subsidiary of the Danske Bank Group, has held a first closing on E349m for its second fund of funds.
Greg Sands Strikes Out on His OwnSutter Hill Ventures GP launches Costanoa Venture Capital with $100 million to fund early-stage companies
- Easilydo iPhone App Launches With Funding From USVP, Mayfield
U.S. Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund and undisclosed individual investors have put $4.3 million into Easilydo, which launches today. San Francisco-based Easilydo provides a personal productivity app for the iOS.
- AccelOps Appoints CEO
AccelOps has appointed former Cisco Systems executive and Tidal Software chief executive officer Flint Brenton as president and CEO, effective immediately. AccelOps is backed by U.S. Venture Partners.
- U.S. Venture Partners Appoints Toncheva as Partner
Early stage venture capital firm U.S. Venture Partners has appointed Dafina Toncheva as partner. Prior to becoming a venture investor, Toncheva held roles in development and product management at Microsoft.
- U.S. Venture Partners Adds Dafina Toncheva
Dafina Toncheva has joined early-stage venture firm U.S. Venture Partners as a partner. Toncheva, who will focus on enterprise, SaaS and security software, joins USVP from Tugboat Ventures. She was a principal investor at Tugboat from 2010. Prior to Tugboat, she spent two years at Venrock.
- Akros Silicon Secures Financing and New Investor
Akros Silicon, a supplier of intelligent energy management ICs, has secured additional financing bringing total funding in the company to $11 million. Technology Partners led the round as well as existing investors USVP, Levensohn Venture Partners and SPM Capital. Akros has also welcomed Marc van den Berg from Technology Partners to its board of directors.
- Risk I/O Wraps Up $5.25M Series A
Risk I/O, maker of a vulnerability intelligence platform, has raised $5.25 million in a Series A round led by U.S. Venture Partners. Tugboat Ventures and Greg Sands' Costanoa Venture Capital also contributed. As a result, USVP partner Jacques Benkoski joins the company’s board. The company is based in Chicago.