Luisa Beltran
ComiXology, which provides apps to read digital comics, may be looking to sell a stake.
Russell Steenberg, global head of BlackRock private equity partners, thinks that venture capital represents an investment opportunity.
JUMP Investors has led a $3 million Series B round for UrgentRx. Denver-based UrgentRx provides over-the-counter medications in powder format that are available in single-dose, credit card-sized packets. PRESS RELEASE Colorado start-up UrgentRx today announced that the company has closed on a $3 million Series B round of financing, lead by Los Angeles-based venture capital […]
enVision Capital, a unit of enVision Business Consulting, has invested in SpenDifference. Financial terms weren’t announced. Denver-based SpenDifference is a restaurant supply chain company. PRESS RELEASE enVision Capital, a division of management consulting and mid-stage venture capital firm enVision Business Consulting, has selected rapidly growing restaurant supply chain company SpenDifference, LLC for its first investment. […]
Chris Lynch has joined the investment team of Atlas Venture. Lynch will concentrate on investment opportunities in Big Data and next-generation infrastructure innovation. He was previously an entrepreneur-in-residence at Atlas. He was also CEO of Vertica Systems. PRESS RELEASE Atlas Venture announced today that serial entrepreneur Christopher Lynch has joined its investment team. Lynch, who […]
Ben Smith was named CEO of ShopCo, a digital media company backed by media partners such as Hearst Corp., MediaNews Group and The Washington Post. Smith will remain a venture partner at Accelerator Ventures. PRESS RELEASE ShopCo, the owner and operator of the Find n Save® local shopping sites, announced today the appointment of Ben […]
Joseph Wynne has joined BelHealth Investment Partners as chief financial and adminstrative officer. Previously, he was partner, CFO and registered financial principal of Commonwealth Associates amd ComVest Group. PRESS RELEASE BelHealth Investment Partners, LLC (“BelHealth”) today announced that Joseph P. Wynne, CPA, has joined the firm as its Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Mr. Wynne […]
AutoTrader, which owns Kelly Blue Blook, plans to pay a $400 mln dividend to shareholders--a PE firm and VC among them.
Twitter said Wednesday that it is opening an office in Detroit’s downtown technology district. The office will be located in the M@dison Building, owned by Rock Ventures. PRESS RELEASE There’s a new trending topic in #Detroit, as tech giant Twitter announced today it is opening an office in the city’s growing downtown technology district. The […]
The Triago Quarterly is out and venture capital may be one of the best investment opportunities out there.