Private Equity
2 min read · 14 December 2011
Ecwid said Wednesday it has completed a $1.5 million Series A round of funding from Runa Capital. Ecwid, of Ulyanovsk, Russia, provides technology that lets users build an online store.
4 min read · 14 December 2011
Five unaffiliated investors led by the Isaac Organization have paid $2 million for an equity stake in LiveDeal, the company said Wednesday. LiveDeal issued a total of 1,612,899 new shares of its common stock at $1.24 a share.
3 min read · 14 December 2011
Top Tier Capital Partners said Wednesday that it has hired Sean Warren to lead its compliance and legal effort. Warren will be Top Tier's counsel and chief compliance officer. Warren was previoulsy the president and COO of Robertson Stephens Asset Management.
3 min read · 14 December 2011
Groove Biopharma has raised $6 million in series B financing from Alexandria Venture Investments, ARCH Venture Partners, OVP Venture Partners, Versant Ventures, and WRF Capital. Seattle-based Groove Biopharma is a privately held biotech.
4 min read · 12 December 2011
3 min read · 08 December 2011
Nahla Azmy has left NRG Energy to become become MD-Investor Relations for Energy Capital Partners. Chad Plotkin, who has been with NRG Energy since 2007, will replace Azmy. He will be VP of Investor Relations at NRG.
2 min read · 06 December 2011
Glam Media has completed its buy of Ning, an online platform for building social web site. Marc Andreessen, Ning's cofounder and chairman, has joined Glam's board.
3 min read · 05 December 2011
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has raised $625 million for its fourth fund. The firm, which has been an early backer of companies including Facebook and Spotify, will invest in a mix of early-stage deals and follow-on investments across the aerospace, artificial intelligence, analytical software, emerging biotechnologies, robotics, education and consumer internet sectors.
3 min read · 02 December 2011
5 min read · 28 November 2011
