Jonathan Marino
Popdust, the music website, completed a $4.5 million A round consisting of preferred shares that was led by New Enterprise Associates. RRE Ventures, SoftBank Capital and international investment firm and company builder Project A Ventures also participated in the round. Hugh Panero has been named the company’s CEO. PRESS RELEASE: Popdust Announces $4.5 Million Financing […]
Thayer Lodging Group and Quest Hospitality Ventures are pairing up to form a PE sponsor, Thayer Ventures, which will act as the successor to Quest Hospitality Ventures. It will be a part of Thayer Lodging Group’s family of funds. GPs will include Mark Farrell, Chris Hemmeter and Lucien Ruby — the original founders and managing […]
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Bluestream Brands, the Minnesota-based multi-label retailer, boosted its credit facility by an additional $50 million, the company announced. It brings the company’s maximum borrowing capacity to $340 million. Lenders included Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland and PNC Bank National Association. Backers of the company included Bain Capital Ventures and Battery […]
SkySQL, the US subsidiary of SkySQL Ab, the database solutions firm, revealed that the San Jose, Calif.-based company will take on Patrik Sallner as CEO of SkySQL Ab effective later this summer. Additionally, California Technology Ventures is investing $2.5 million in the company, via Series A round. PRESS RELEASE: SAN JOSE, CA, May 30, 2012 […]
The froth is settling.
Or at least that’s the assessment that can be drawn from a variety of reports on the VC business.
Here's a who's who of who's hurting in the wake of Face-plant 2012.
Nigel Morris, co-founder of Capital One, and General Atlantic’s Anton Levy, will join online payments service firm Klarna on its board of directors, the company announced. Other directors include Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital, Klaus Hommels of Hommels Holding, Chairman Eva Cederbalk and the company’s founders. PRESS RELEASE Klarna Appoints Two New Directors to Board […]
Seems like every day there’s another company coming along trying to simplify the often-frustrating process of getting a cab. TaxiForSure has Accel Partners, Helion Venture Partners and Blume Ventures to thank for its round, which wasn’t specified in a statement from the company. Anand Daniel of Accel and Ritesh Banglani of Helion will join TaxiForSure’s […]
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