Jonathan Marino
At long last, the great IPO ice age is over--and both LBO shops and VC firms are looking to take advantage of the coming liquidity events...
Sources inside Twitter say the company has already contained the problem of its incredible growing shareholder base--but should the soon-to-be hottest private company in the US still be worried about the "500" rule?
Switchfly, formerly known as ezRez Software Inc., has secured a $15 million Series C round led by StarVest Partners in New York. Canaan Partners and Azure Capital Partners, each existing investors, also participated in the round. Switchfly provides SaaS loyalty and travel payment solutions and is based in California. The company has raised $32 million […]
DollarShaveClub.com, the membership service offering high-quality shave razors, launched out of Science Inc. with a $1 million seed round co-led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Forerunner Ventures. Other investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Shasta Ventures, Felicis Ventures, White Star Capital and individual backers Shervin Pishevar, Dennis Phelps, and David Honig. PRESS RELEASE: DollarShaveClub.com, a […]
California-based HCL CleanTech, the developer of cellulosic sugars, is rebranding to Virdia and taking on a new CEO. Philippe Lavielle will replace co-founder Eran Baniel as CEO. The company also struck a $75 million deal with the Mississippi Development Authority to develop manufacturing plants in the state. The company also raised more than $20 million […]
In the mobile payment space, relationships may be what separates industry titans from well-funded flops--but Jumio just announced it has a boldface partner.
Spark Capital has been generating eye-popping returns for nearly 20 years, according to LP documents--but with the VC's Twitter stock sale, it may eclipse even its best historical returns.
Komli Media, the Asia Pacific media tech firm, acquired digital media network Admax Network, reaching 90 million users in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. VCs backing Komli include Norwest Venture Partners, Draper Nexus Ventures, Helion Ventures, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. PRESS RELEASE: Regional, March 1, 2012: Komli Media, Asia Pacific’s leading media technology […]
California-based social networking enterprise services provider Yammer locked down another $85 million in financing that was led by DFJ Growth. New investors Meritech Capital partners, Capricorn Investment Group, Jeff Skoll’s investing arm, Khosla Ventures and CrunchFund all signed up for the latest round. Charles River Ventures, Emergence Capital, Founders Fund, Social+Capital Partnership, and U.S. Venture […]
PE & VC veterans and alums rubbed elbows at Harvard Business School over the weekend--but each asset class sang a distinctly different tune.