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  • 4Info Raises $20 Million
    VCJ Staff- 22 January 2009

    4Info Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of mobile SMS advertising and publishing services,, has raised $20 million in sixth-round equity and debt funding. Peacock Equity and Gannett Inc. co-led the round, and were joined by fellow return backers U.S. Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Sand Hill Capital. The round’s only new investor was Selby Ventures. 4Info has now raised over $50 million in total VC funding.

  • PE Week Wire: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
    Brad Meikle- 20 January 2009
  • PE Week Wire: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
    Brad Meikle- 20 January 2009
  • VC Deal Scoop: Potbelly, Geni & More...
    Dan Primack- 19 January 2009

    What follows are six VC deals culled from recent Regulation D filings with the SEC. They have not been otherwise disclosed: * Ardian Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of a medical device to treat congestive heart failure, has secured $30 million of a $60 million venture round, according to a regulatory filing. Listed shareholders include return backers Advanced Technology Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures and St. Paul Venture Capital. It had previously raised over $18 million. * Maskless Lithography Inc. of San Jose, California has raised around $29.5 million in Series A funding, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include TL Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners. The company does not yet have a working website. * Potbelly Corp., a Chicago-based quick-service sandwich shop chain, has secured $10.6 million of a $20 million Series F round, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include Benchmark Capital, Maveron LLC and Oak Investment Partners.

  • VC Deal Scoop: Potbelly, Geni & More...
    Briac- 19 January 2009

    What follows are six VC deals culled from recent Regulation D filings with the SEC. They have not been otherwise disclosed: * Ardian Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of a medical device to treat congestive heart failure, has secured $30 million of a $60 million venture round, according to a regulatory filing. Listed shareholders include return backers Advanced Technology Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures and St. Paul Venture Capital. It had previously raised over $18 million. * Maskless Lithography Inc. of San Jose, California has raised around $29.5 million in Series A funding, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include TL Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners. The company does not yet have a working website. * Potbelly Corp., a Chicago-based quick-service sandwich shop chain, has secured $10.6 million of a $20 million Series F round, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include Benchmark Capital, Maveron LLC and Oak Investment Partners.

  • Maskless Lithography Raises Series A Round
    VCJ Staff- 19 January 2009

    Maskless Lithography Inc. of San Jose, California has raised around $29.5 million in Series A funding, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include TL Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners. The company does not yet have a working website.

  • Week in deals, Jan. 19, 2009
    Brad Meikle- 19 January 2009

    Summary of tech companies and other businesses that raised financing in North America in the past week

  • Week in deals, Jan. 12, 2009
    Brad Meikle- 12 January 2009

    Summary of tech companies and other businesses that raised financing in North America in the past week

  • Exit watch, week of Jan. 12, 2009
    Brad Meikle- 12 January 2009

    News briefs about Force 10, Premise and other VC-backed companies that have been bought or merged in the past two weeks

  • PE Week Wire: Friday, January 9, 2009
    Brad Meikle- 9 January 2009

    Friday Feedback