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.

Red-hot mobile security startup Zenprise gets snapped up by Citrix

December 5, 2012 1:58 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Zenprise has been acquired by Citrix, which may come as a surprise to Silicon Valley insiders who expected an initial public offering from the red-hot mobile security startup.

Zenprise raises $30M to secure mobile devices for the enterprise

October 11, 2011 8:52 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Mobile service Zenprise has raised $30 million to help businesses better manage their mobile devices when it comes to security and functionality, the company announced today.

Zenprise is capitalizing on the substantial increase of smartphone use in the workplace. The …

FlashSoft raises $3M for software that speeds data center processing

June 28, 2011 4:30 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

FlashSoft is announcing today that it has raised $3 million in funding for its software that improves data center performance. The software works with enterprise flash memory to determine which data should be stored in quickly accessible memory caches. The …