If $200M in funding doesn’t cut it, do like this company and take on a lot more

AirWatch, a mobile security company, brought on another $25 million in its first round of funding after getting hundreds of millions in February.

Accel’s Jim Breyer to step down from Facebook board

Facebook has been good for Breyer, who made more than $100 million from his investment.

Accel’s massive new $475M fund is all about startups in Europe & Israel

It's a good day for European and Israeli startups seeking funding, as Accel Partners announced a new $475 million fund today for early-stage tech companies.

The 20 biggest private exits of 2012 (for the top 20 VC firms of the year)

Private company research firm Privco has ranked the top 20 merger and acquisitions of the top 20 technology VC firms of 2012, including Ancestry.com's $1.6 billion sale to private equity firm Permira and other top tech acquisitions such as Yammer, Meebo, Instagram, and NextG networks.

The DeanBeat: After Zynga’s crash, game investments dive 42 percent in 2012

Game investments were red hot in the first half, but slowed after Zynga's sinking market value crushed valuations.

Funding Daily: Startup Grind

Venture capital gives startups runway to develop, launch, and grow. Here are the companies putting funding through their grinders.

Accel’s latest European fund rumored at $450M

Accel Partners is said to be closing Accel London IV, a fund primarily dedicated to European tech companies.

Lynda.com raises $103M to tackle the tech talent crunch

Online education platform Lynda.com pulls in a whopping $103 million in its first round of funding.

General Catalyst hires Adam Valkin from Accel’s London office

Six months after the departure of cofounder John Simon, General Catalyst Partners has scooped up Adam Valkin from Accel Partners, where he has worked since April 2010.

Hadoop-based startup Cloudera nabs a massive $65M funding round

Cloudera has pulled in $65 million in its fifth round of venture capital funding, bringing the company's total funds to $140 million.

Forget Facebook! Meet 12 investors on the hunt for the next Microsoft

While consumer-focused companies like Facebook and Zynga exploded, business software startups have been quietly scoring household-name customers with multi-million dollar budgets, kicking legacy players off their pedestal, and filing for higher-than-expected IPOs.

Payment platform Braintree blossoms with $35M

Braintree, a startup that makes payment processing easier for e-commerce vendors, has raised $35 million.

From Ibiza to Istanbul, HouseTrip offers refuge for European travelers

Housetrip, a London-based marketplace for travel accommodation, has raised $40 million from European investors.

‘Big data’ startup Trifacta comes out of stealth with $4.3M in Accel funding

Trifacta is coming out of stealth mode today as the latest "big data" startup. Accordingly, it has raised $4.3 million from Accel Partners' Big Data Fund. Trifacta is creating productivity platforms that make data analysts more productive. And the company's visualization software makes normal folks into database analysts.

Tenable wields $50M sword in battle against cybercrime

Tenable Network Security has taken $50 million in its first round of funding for its software that protects against cyber crime.

Vancouver: Hollywood North’s tech scene is growing, growing, not yet grown

Hollywood North? L.A. with rain? The city that riots whenever its hockey team doesn't win the Stanley Cup?

Americans might think of Vancouver in many ways, but typically not as a tech startup mecca.

Need startup cash? An Oakland VC firm wants to lure you East

San Francisco's East Bay is known for its hippie movement, Berkeley's Telegraph Avenue, and oil refineries -- not so much for venture capital. Claremont Creek Ventures, an East Bay's VC, wants to change this perception.