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

February 19, 2013 11:18 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

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.

ClearSlide nets $28M to give sales teams better presentation tools

August 29, 2012 12:01 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Sales communications startup Clearslide has raised $28 million in its second round of funding aimed at opening a New York City office, developing new products, and increasing marketing efforts.

Hey entrepreneurs, Felicis Ventures has another $70M to spend on cool startups

June 7, 2012 9:02 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Investment firm Felicis Ventures announced today that it has raised $70 million for a new fund, its third and largest to date since 2006.

Felicis has previously invested in a number of high-profile startups making waves in the tech industry …

CardSpring links coupons directly to your credit card, raises $10M

January 31, 2012 1:23 PM Sarah Mitroff
Sarah Mitroff

CardSpring, a company that creates mobile applications specifically for credit and debit cards, announced today it has raised $10 million in its first round of funding.

CardSpring has produced an Application Programming Interface (API) that developers can use to make …

Kiwi Crate delivers crafts projects to your door, secures $5M in funding

January 19, 2012 10:35 AM Sarah Mitroff
Sarah Mitroff

Kiwi Crate, a subscription service that delivers hands-on crafts to your door, has secured $5 million in its first round of funding the company announced Thursday.

The company, which launched in October 2011 with $2 million in seed funding, delivers …

Kiwi Crate raises $2M to deliver hands-on projects for kids

October 11, 2011 7:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Kiwi Crate is announcing today it has raised $2 million in funding for a subscription service that delivers hands-on crafts and activities for pre-school and kindergarten age children.

The service is aimed at parents who don’t have the time or …

X.commerce names VCs on its Innovate conference panel (exclusive)

October 7, 2011 8:30 AM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

X.commerce, eBay’s developer arm, named the five venture capitalists today who will be involved in next week’s “VC Bait” panel at its Innovate conference.

The Innovate conference, as well as the VC Bait panel, are all about creating for the …