Private Equity
3 min read · 26 July 2011
Chestnut Hill Ventures has made a "significant" investment in Affinity Solutions. Financial terms weren't disclosed. Affinity provides partner-based rewards and marketing programs in the U.S.
3 min read · 26 July 2011
Motif Investing said Monday that it received $20 million in Series B financing led by Ignition Partners. Norwest Venture Partners and Foundation Capital also joined in the round. San Mateo-based Motif is developing a platform that will let retail investors "easily invest in ideas," according to a statement.
4 min read · 25 July 2011
What’s up with Roger McNamee and Elevation Partners? This 29-year investment veteran and Elevation co-founder vows he will go seed stage. Yup, that’s the same private equity firm presently making “large scale investments in market-leading media, entertainment and consumer-related businesses.” So what’s afoot? McNamee discussed his new approach late last month during an address to the Paley Center for Media, a Los Angeles-based forum. He acknowledged having changed his focus several times during his career. Apparently the time is
3 min read · 23 July 2011
Bill Ready has joined Accel Partners as an executive in residence. Ready joined Accel from iPay Technologies, a division of Jack Henry and Associates, where he served as president.
3 min read · 20 July 2011
Elias Mendoza has joined Union Square Advisors as a partner in its New York office. Mendoza, most recently, was VP and global head of corporate development at IBM.
3 min read · 20 July 2011
New Enterprise Associates and Insight Venture Partners have provided $136 million in funding to Cvent. Greenspring Associates also participated in the first round. Cvent, of Mclean, Va., provides online software for event management.
4 min read · 20 July 2011
2 min read · 19 July 2011
Sequoia Capital is leading a $10 million Series A round for MoboTap. Matrix Partners is also participating. MoboTap is the mobile technology developer behind the Dolphin Browser.
4 min read · 18 July 2011
2 min read · 18 July 2011
