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VC-Backed IPO Pipeline Keeps GrowingTengion priced its IPO last Friday, becoming the 11th VC-backed company to go public on a U.S. exchange in 2010. It also was the sixth to do so since we last looked /66353/vc-backed-ipo-pipeline-remains-full/ at the VC-backed IPO pipeline (the other newbies were Calix, China Lodging, MaxLinear, Meru Networks and SS&C Technologies). There also have been eight new additions to the pipeline in the past month. That works out to a total of 42 VC-backed companies currently in registration to go public on U.S. exchanges, representing more than $4.6 billion in targeted raise (a net increase of just over $100m). The full pipeline is after the jump...
- Week in deals, April 12, 2010
Summary of tech companies and other startups in North America that raised venture financing in the past week
- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
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- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
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- Achaogen Raises $65 Million
Achaogen, a San Francisco-based developer of antibiotics to treat life-threatening, multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, has raised $65 million in Series C funding. Frazier Healthcare Ventures led the round, and was joined by Alta Partners and return backers 5AM Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, Domain Associates, Venrock Associates, Versant Ventures and the Wellcome Trust. The company previously raised around $42 million.
Taking Aim at DiabetesVenture-backed startups are coming up with increasingly innovative ways to inject themselves into the $174 billion market
- 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...
- peHUB Wire: Thursday, February 25, 2010
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- peHUB Wire: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Random Ramblings