Jonathan Marino
Not every life sciences investor has a good story to tell--but, peHUB has learned, Skyline Ventures is marketing a $250 million sixth fund.
Penn Foster, the Pennsylvania-based online education company, is taking on Bain Capital Ventures’ EIR Frank Britt as CEO now. Britt will remain on with Bain Capital Ventures as an advisory partner. Penn Foster recently sold off its Princeton Review test prep business. PRESS RELEASE: Penn Foster Names Frank F. Britt as New CEO Company to […]
In conjunction with its new $7 million round of funding, OneID, the California-based digital identity firm, is appointing Alex Doll as CEO. Most recently, Doll worked with Khosla Ventures—which backed OneID—as an EIR where he investigated digital ID solutions. He was also a founding executive of PGP Corp. Steve Kirsch will move into role of […]
The Instagram acquisition just offered concrete evidence the $1 billion Pinterest valuation is probably a low-ball... So, how should the photo-sharing startup conduct its next round of financing?
FirstBest Systems, Inc., the Massachusetts-based software provider for insurers, completed $10 million in funding from investors including NewSpring Capital, Verisk Analytics, Brookstone Partners and Flybridge Capital Partners. Michael DiPiano, general partner with NewSpring, will join FirstBest’s board. PRESS RELEASE: Insurance Software Provider FirstBest Systems Closes $10 Million in Growth Financing NewSpring Capital Leads New Round […]
Pertino Inc., the cloud networking company, closed an $8.85 million Series A round from VCs Norwest Venture Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company was founded by 2011. PRESS RELEASE: Cupertino, CA – April 3, 2012 – Pertino, Inc., a cloud networking innovator set to transform business networking, announced today that it has closed an […]
Thomson Reuters and National Venture Capital Association charted Q1's VC winners--and peHUB inspects some of the quarter's biggest sales and IPOs.
The IPO pipeline has opened up, and several VC-backed companies are on the verge of taking advantage of exit opportunities, beginning this spring.
Secondary offerings are giving VCs a chance to show off early returns to their limited partners--but are retail investors getting a bargain, or getting burned?
Big data is making big headlines this week--and offering VCs and entrepreneurs big exits into public markets and even bigger buyers, too.