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Personal Trading of Shares by VCs on Secondary Exchanges Raises Concerns of Conflicts of InterestThe trading of private company shares in the personal accounts of venture capitalists is raising concerns over potential conflicts of interest for firms as the influence of secondary market exchanges continues to grow. Numerous venture firms permit employees' trading in secondary market shares with some limitations, including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, YCombinator, Matrix Partners, Founder Collective, Blackberry Partners Fund, Volition Capital and Rho Ventures, according to a peHUB investigation into the practice. Others -- which appear far fewer in number -- such as Flybridge Capital Partners, block the practice with policies demanding general partners hold no secondary securities. Many more VC firms refused to comment at all, when peHUB contacted senior partners. (How do you feel about this issue? Take our poll at the end of this story.) Sources at firms willing to acknowledge they prohibit GPs from making secondary market investments cited conflict of interest concerns when asked by peHUB.com.
- G5 Names Vogt Senior VP of Sales and Services
G5, which is backed by Volition Capital, said Tuesday that it has named Ilene Vogt the senior VP of sales and services. Bend, Ore.-based G5 provides vertical-specific local marketing services for mid-market companies.
- GlobalTranz Secures $10 Million; Investment Led By Volition Capital
GlobalTranz Inc. closed its first institutional round of financing and secured $10 million. Volition Capital LLC of Boston, Mass., led the investment. GlobalTranz is a Phoeniz, Ariz.-based transportation management and logistics company. Larry Cheng, who is a managing partner at Volition, will join GlobalTranz’s board. Sean Cantwell, a principal of Volition, will serve as an observer.
- Week in deals, Aug. 16, 2010
Summary of tech companies and other startups in North America that raised venture financing in the past week
- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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- peHUB Wire: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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- G5 Raises $15 Million
G5, a Bend, Ore.-based provider of vertical-specific local marketing solutions, has raised $15 million in first-round funding led by Volition Capital.