Jonathan Marino
So many experts are confounded by the stellar performance of LinkedIn's stock since its IPO. They're missing what the company is really doing right.
Liqvid, the online learning solutions company specializing in English language training technology, has raised funding from SBI Ven Capital. SBI Ven Capital is the investment arm of SBI Holdings in Japan, managing $3 billion. Brijesh Pande, board member at SBI Ven Capital, will join LIQVID’s board as part of the transaction PRESS RELEASE: Noida, Uttar […]
Gild, the human resources recruiting solutions firm based in San Francisco, has closed a $2 million seed financing led by Globespan Capital Partners and Mark Kvamme. The company recently launched Gild Source, used to profile developers. Venky Ganesan, a Globespan Managing Director, joined Gild’s Board of Directors last year. PRESS RELEASE: Gild ( http://www.gild.com ), […]
MindSnacks, the developer of educational games for iOS, has raised $6.5 million from Sequoia Capital to boost its portfolio. Bryan Schreier, a partner with Sequoia, worked on the transaction for the VC. With titles teaching users new languages, part of the company’s growth plan is to develop games covering math, geography and other subjects. PRESS […]
Doug Hickey, CEO and president of Binwise and former Hummer Winblad partner, and Bruce Felt, CFO of SuccessFactors, will each join the board of YouSendIt, the Calif.-based file collaboration company. YouSendIt VC backers include Sevin Rosen Funds, Alloy Ventures and Cambrian Ventures. PRESS RELEASE: CAMPBELL, CA – 08/02/12 — YouSendIt, Inc. today announced the appointment […]
FiveStars, the California-based loyalty rewards program, has taken in $13.9 million in new funding from investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners and DCM. To date, FiveStars has raised about $16 million from investors also including YCombinator, Mayfield Fund, and angel investors, Hadi and Ali Partovi, and Chamath Palihapitiya. PRESS RELEASE: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug 02, 2012 […]
Handset maker Nokia is struggling, and, now, sources tell peHUB, its former namesake investment arm is feeling the pain as well.
Atlassian, the Australian provider of collaboration software, has announced it will bring Doug Burgum, ex-chairman of SuccessFactors, on as its chairman. The Accel-backed start-up didn’t stop there, either. It brought on Murray Demo, former CFO of Adobe Systems, Dolby Laboratories and LiveOps and Kirk Bowman, venture partner at venture capital firm Accel Partners and former […]
Benvenue Medical, a developer of invasive solutions for spine repair, just completed a $25 million round of financing from VCs including DeNovo Ventures, Domain Associates, Technology Partners and Versant Ventures. Specifics on the investment were not publicized. PRESS RELEASE: SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 28, 2012 — Benvenue Medical, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive solutions […]
Venture capitalists may have to turn back to M&A in order to rack up big returns for LPs. Which tech industry verticals will fare best, based on history?