Jonathan Marino
California-based Citrus Lane, the subscription e-commerce company, has closed a $5.1 million Series A funding round that it will use to hire more employees and expand its business. The company provides child’s products from Green Toys, Weleda, Zoli and Episencial. PRESS RELEASE: Citrus Lane Announces $5.1 Million Series A Funding from GGV Capital and Greylock […]
Voyager Capital, angel investor Geoff Entress, BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu, former Facebook executive Rudy Gadre, HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes, and TiE Oregon Angels all contributed to a $1.3 million round in Chirpify, the Twitter commerce platform based in Portland, Oregon. PRESS RELEASE: PORTLAND, OR, Apr 24, 2012 — Chirpify, the Twitter Commerce Platform, today announced […]
Facebook filed an updated S-1--and new details emerge in its Instagram acquisition.
Tango, the California-based mobile video communications provider, closed a $40 million Series C round, the company revealed. Qualcomm Ventures and Access Industries contributed to the company’s financing, bringing Tango’s total cash to approximately $100 million. PRESS RELEASE: PALO ALTO, CA, Apr 19, 2012 — Tango, the leader in mobile video communications, today announced it has […]
Lifecrowd, the social activities discovery site, has tagged on $5 million more to help boost the company’s online marketplace. Chicago-based investment fund Lightbank led the investment and will get a board seat as part of the transaction. Other backers include Bullpen Capital, Baroda Ventures, Prism VentureWorks and MuckerLab. PRESS RELEASE: SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 19, […]
Alder BioPharmaceuticals closed a $38 million Series D round led by a new investor—Novo Ventures—and including existing Alder investors Sevin Rosen Funds, Ventures West, WRF Capital, H.I.G. Ventures, Delphi Ventures and TPG Biotech. Novo’s Peter Bisgaard will join Alder’s board as part of the deal. Alder BioPharma is based in Washington and is develops products […]
Adams Street Partners led a $12 million fundraising through equity financing in Five9 Inc, the cloud-based contact center software firm. Partech International and Hummer Winblad Venture Capital also participated in the investment. To date, Five9, based in Calif., has raised $49 million. PRESS RELEASE: SAN RAMON, Calif., Apr 19, 2012 — Five9 Inc., the leading […]
Breakups don't always go well... but lately, some private equity and venture capital firms have seen big names set out to hang their own shingle.
2Tor, the Maryland-based online provider of higher education coursework, has closed a $10 million revolving line of credit with Comerica Bank, coming on the heels of the company’s $26 million Series D financing. The company plans to use the capital for growth purposes. PRESS RELEASE: 2tor, Inc. Secures a $10 Million Revolving Line of Credit […]
Shasta Ventures led a $4.5 million Series A round in San Francisco-based on-demand carwash startup Cherry, the company announced today. Founders Fund and a group of angel investors including Bill Lee and Shervin Pishevar joined prior investors David Sacks and Keith Rabois on the deal. The funds will be used to spread Cherry’s service to […]