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Salesforce launches its first dedicated corporate VC fund: VCJ

The provider of cloud-based customer relationship management software forms $100 million venture fund focused on the mobile enterprise.

DFJ leads $8.5 mln financing of digital health startup Wellframe

Wellframe, a Boston-based company that provides a mobile platform for patient care management, announced that it has raised $8.5 million in a round led by DFJ. Formation 8, Waterline Ventures and Queensbridge Venture Partners also participated in the financing.

Salesforce launches its first dedicated corporate VC fund

The provider of cloud-based customer relationship management software forms $100 million venture fund focused on the mobile enterprise

LBO funds have been strong performers; venture has momentum: Buyouts

Investors largely got it right betting heavily over the last three decades on leveraged buyout funds, sister magazine Buyouts says. That said, venture capital firms have staged a significant comeback since the woebegone years following the Internet bubble.

Creandum leads $14 mln Series A round for bitcoin startup KnCMiner

Nordic venture firm Creandum has led a $14 million Series A round for KnCMiner, a Swedish maker of bitcoin mining equipment.

Bringing home automation products to life: VCJ

Brian Bedrosian of Broadcom talks about the Internet of Things and how the possibilities are endless for the home automation market.

Secondaries lead the way at Santa Barbara pension: VCJ

If you want proof secondary purchases can lift portfolio performance, look no further than the Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System, Venture Capital Journal reports.

Hardware entrepreneurs: Sept. 5 is last day to win free ticket to our VC conference

Act now! Today is the last day to enter our contest to win a free ticket to the hardware-themed venture capital track of a our LP-GP Summit on Sept. 18 - 19 in New York.

Private equity investing in Latin America falls 10 pct in first half

Private equity investments in Latin America fell 10 percent during the first half of 2014, though venture capital firms, a segment of the total, put more money to work than last year.

LinkExchange co-founder Partovi joins Hampton Creek full time

Ali Partovi, co-founder of LinkExchange and Code.org and an early adviser at such companies as Zappos, Facebook and Dropbox, has joined Hampton Creek full time as chief strategic officer.