How much would you donate to charity to have a private pitch meeting with your favorite venture capitalist?
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.
Intel Capital comes out on top.
SmartThings, the hack-your-world Kickstarter project that had already raised $1.2 million, added another $3 million from First Round Capital and more than 20 angel investors.
First Round Capital has just finished raising its fourth fund, a $135 million chunk of change that will keep the firm running just as it’s been running for the past few years.
In a blog post confirming the fundraising, First …
First Round Capital, an early stage firm with a ton of Silicon Valley clout, has just revealed to the SEC it’s raising a new $135 million fund.
In its most recent SEC filing, submitted with Monday’s date, First Round noted …
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Yummly, a recipe search engine that would make any recipe hoarder and home chef happy, announced Wednesday it has raised $6 million is its first round of funding. The site compiles recipes from several popular recipes sites so you can …
The rising cost of healthcare is a national crisis that threatens to sink both individuals and the federal government into long-term debt. New York City based Truveris is trying to bring efficiency and transparency to the fastest growing piece of …
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Lance Tokuda was looking for an old high school friend, but instead he found his second big social networking startup. The co-founder of game publisher RockYou happened to find an old acquaintance from high school on Classmates.com, which has more …
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 …
We have only a few days before the new year ball drops and 2012 is upon us. Many will hope for good health, good fortune and good friends, but in this economy, even more may hope for jobs.
If you’re …
First Round Capital is famous in these parts for its irreverent, awkward and often hilarious holiday e-greetings.
This year, the team and its family of startups pitched in to create an elaborate send-up of Rebecca Black’s soulless mistake of a …
Will 2012 be a continuation of the good, bubble-like times for the venture capital industry and startups that are raising money? Or will we see a dramatic, economic-doldrums-induced slowdown like we did at the end of 2008?
Erick Schonfeld of …
Location-based hotel booking app HotelTonight has raised an $8.6 million Series B round, according to a regulatory filing. The San Francisco-based company has an iPhone app that lets people discover and book discounted hotel rooms at boutique establishments.
Because HotelTonight …
More times than not, hotel booking is a last minute affair, and it’s usually not much fun. But with a $15 billion hotel market, there’s a great opportunity for an app-maker that can make this process seamless and fun. HotelTonight …
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, 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 …
