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VC fund-of-funds Weathergage raising $200 mln

Firm’s Fund III is close in size to its two earlier pools

1 min read · 07 February 2014

Fretting about the Series B crunch

In the latest VCJ cover story, we look at how the Series B shortfall could pack a bigger punch than the Series A. Think down rounds, bridging and slower innovation.

2 min read · 06 February 2014

Venture seed activity climbs in 2013

Deal activity is highest since 2009 after a surge in the second half

1 min read · 05 February 2014

Josh James's Domo raises $125 mln from TPG, others - Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Enterprise-software startup Domo has raised another $125 million in funding, it announced Wednesday, doubling the capital that investors have put into the company.

1 min read · 05 February 2014

Expa Capital to raise $75 mln

According to an SEC Form D filing, Expa Capital is planning on raising $75 million. Based in San Francisco, Expa Capital is an investment vehicle for tech startups. Expa was launched by Garrett Camp, co-founder of Uber Technologies and StumbleUpon.

1 min read · 05 February 2014

Luminari Capital seeks to raise $40 mln for debut fund

According to an SEC Form D filing, Luminari Capital is seeking to raise $40 million for its first fund. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., Luminari Capital is a digital media fund.

1 min read · 05 February 2014

EXCLUSIVE: DFJ has ‘one and done’ close on $325 mln Fund XI -- UPDATED

Draper Fisher Jurvetson has closed its early-stage focused Fund XI on $325 million after roughly two months in the market, the firm said on Tuesday. Fund XI is the smallest the firm has raised for some time, which reflects the firm's slimmed-down strategy.

3 min read · 04 February 2014

Draper Fisher Jurvetson has ‘one and done’ close on $325 mln Fund XI

Firm has quietly raised $325 million for a new early-stage venture fund

3 min read · 04 February 2014

Ex-Sequoia partners raise $250 mln for Silicon Valley-style startups in Midwest

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Regions around the world have long sought to replicate California's success in launching startups. Now, two venture capitalists have raised $250 million in a gambit to recreate some Silicon Valley-style growth in the U.S. Midwest.

2 min read · 04 February 2014

After scaling 6x, accelerator shifts to launch mode

Entrepreneur Peter Relan is back with a $12 million venture that will focus on wearables, big data, mobile and sharing economy companies.

2 min read · 04 February 2014

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