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- peHUB Wire: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Random Ramblings…
- peHUB Wire: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Random Ramblings…
- VCs Stuff More Companies Into IPO Pipeline
Financial Engines priced its IPO above range last night, and just closed its first day of trading up nearly 44 percent. It was the fifth VC-backed IPO to price in 2010, and the third to do so since we last looked at the VC-backed IPO pipeline /63772/vc-backed-ipo-pipeline-fills-up/ (the others were pharma companies AVEO and Anthera). There also have been four new additions to the pipeline in the past month, including the recent filing from Broadsoft. That works out to a net total of 38 VC-backed companies in registration to go public on U.S. exchanges, representing more than $4.5 billion in targeted raise. View the entire pipeline after the jump...
- Exit watch, week of March 15, 2010
Briefs about Teknovus, DocVerse, LET Systems and other investment-backed companies bought in the past week
- Sex toy maker gets $2M
JimmyJane has now raised $8.3M in total funding
- LivingSocial Raises $25 Million
LivingSocial.com, a Washington, D.C.-based social discovery and cataloging network, has raised $25 million in Series B funding. U.S. Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Grotech Ventures and Steve Case's Revolution LLC. The company previously raised a $5 million Series A round.
- peHUB Wire: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Inside One Very Private Equity Firm
- peHUB Wire: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Inside One Very Private Equity Firm
- Sex Toy Maker JimmyJane Raises $2M
Sex toy maker JimmyJane raised $2 million from a group of investors in its Series E round, according to a new regulatory filing. This brings the company's total to $8.3 million. JimmyJane, a startup looking to become the Montblanc of vibrating sex toys, has raised money from investors such as technology hedge fund Palo Alto Investors and a limited liability company controlled by venture capitalist Tim Draper, documents show. Since its initial institutional financing round, the company has launched several new products. Its original line of high-end toys were pricey, starting at $175 and ranging up to $3,250 for its diamond-studded platinum vibrator. It has since added several down-market offerings, such as a the $90 “Iconic Rabbit” and a $36 vibrating ring.