Jonathan Marino
Life sciences and biotech VCs don't have it easy--and Versant Ventures, with a lengthy track record, is out to buck the trend and raise a big new fund, peHUB has learned.
Today's Facebook's big day--but the company faces a slew of challenges, coming in the form of a crowded social space, a hazy mobile horizon and regulatory uncertainty.
The VC with a string of smash-hit investments is about to close its biggest fund ever.
If you don't eat your life sciences portfolio, you can't have any Sequoia for dessert! As LPs continue to digest medical technology VC investments, GPs are left hungry for more capital.
VCs are having a tougher time getting capital to put to work for life sciences and medical technology entrepreneurs. Is the answer to just hope to lock in funding on campus?
At long last we're getting ready for Facebook's IPO later this month. So who else from the latest bumper crop of IPO candidates has some impressive results to boast?
TalentSprint, the IT industry education firm, has raised INR 20 Crores in a Series A round from Nexus Venture Partners. The company was founded by Madhumurty Ronanki, Santanu Paul, and J.A. Chowdary. Specifics of the financing were not publicized. PRESS RELEASE: TalentSprint raises Series A Funding from Nexus Venture Partners Plans to integrate 100 colleges […]
Boulder Ionics Corp., the advanced energy storage technology company, just bagged a $4.3 million Series A round led by Pangaea Ventures. Other investors include new backers 9th Street Investments, CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund, and JSR Corporation, and existing backers, including Protonic Capital and complementing funds from the National Science Foundation, US Air Force and […]
Indian Forus Health Pvt. Ltd. raised $5 million from Accel Partners and IDG Ventures India. The round is Forus’ Series A; the company is a Bangalore-based medical technology and solutions company. Ranjith Menon, Vice President of IDG Ventures India, and Anand Daniel, of Accel Partners, worked on the deal for the VCs. PRESS RELEASE: Bangalore-based […]
TAPTAP Networks, the Spain-based mobile advertising network, has closed a $4.5 million Series A round led by Nauta Capital. Nauta is investing in the company from its Nauta III Fund. Other specifics regarding the transaction were not publicized. PRESS RELEASE: MADRID, Apr 27, 2012 — –Nauta Capital, with offices in Barcelona and Boston, is a […]