TheFunded.com:
| Fund Rated 3.9I am the CEO of a biotechnology company that recently entered into a major transaction with a large pharmaceutical company. Healthcare Ventures invested in us a year and a quarter prior to exit. Before Healthcare Ventures we had gone through multiple pitches with several other VC groups (sound familiar any (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
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People keep asking me – what’s with the moustache? What’s with the caterpillar on your top lip? What’s with the bum fluff? Insert bad ‘tache gag here.The answer, my friends, is pretty simple. I have joined the Movember movement, in support of prostate cancer awareness. How I plan to raise awareness when you could hardly see (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
1020 Placecast, a location-based ad network and platform, has raised $5 million in a second round of funding. New investor Quatrex Capital joined for this round, with participation from previous backers Onset Ventures and Voyager Capital. 1020 will use the money to continue building out its location-based ad targeting techn (Read More)
TheFunded.com:
| Posted by SystemExpertCEO and Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe are co-sponsoring a breakfast panel titled "The Changing Face of Private Company CEO Compensation" the morning of Wednesday, November 18, at the Menlo Park offices of Orrick.Registration and Breakfast: 8:00 a.m.Program: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.Networking: 9:30 - 10:00 (Read More)
Submitted by Crenk
from blog:
Its been reported that Evernote the popular note taking service has raised another $10 million in Series B funding. This series B funding comes after already raising $6 million.
Already Evernote has a solid business model with a great number of premium subscribers who already pay for the service. (Read More)
TheFunded.com:
| Posted by cbl | Fund Rated 3.9My partner & I presented to WRF's John Reagh and Loretta Little. They didn't invest in us (yet!) but they were very well-prepared, thorough in their questions and really engaged throughout. Later, I asked for feedback on how we could improve our pitch, exec summary and/or business plan. My ex (Read More)
Submitted by Mogston
from blog:
IMImobile has closed a $13 million round of financing. The financing round was led by Sequoia Capital India and includes participation from existing investor FirstMark Capital.
The significance for European venture is that IMImobile is the largest portfolio investment of SPARK Ventures, the UK-based early stage VC... (Read More)
TheFunded.com:
| Posted by The Founding MemberTheFunded.com has created a unique Silicon Valley networking event for seed and early stage founders, the Founder Showcase. The evening event highlights the newest ideas and cutting-edge businesses, helping innovators gain traction among the Silicon Valley elite.Ten companies will be elected b (Read More)
Fred Wilson Dot VC:
“the non-linear increase in contacts arising from a right-sized syndicate can, substantially de-risk an early-stage investment” - Information Arbitrage: “Social Leverage” in Venture Capital. (Read More)