As WAMU and other banks fall, aftermath could rock venture firm FTVentures

As WAMU and other banks fall, aftermath could rock venture firm FTVentures

Usually, venture capital firms have funds that last for ten years, and so by and large they are immune from the mess on Wall Street. That’s good for technology start-ups, who count on VC firms to back them.

However, large financial institutions, many of them in… Continue Reading

PSS Systems gets another $18M for legal document software

PSS Systems, which dubs itself as “the standard for legal hold and management software” (basically document policy software), has closed a fourth round of funding

The plan is to use the money to expand PSS Systems’ legal governance product portfolio and its presence in the US… Continue Reading

SenSage raises $15M for data storage

Data warehousing startup SenSage has raised a $15 million round of funding led by new backer FTVentures.

The San Francisco company performs “log management”; In other words, it collects and stores data about a company’s online and IT activities, and that data can later be used… Continue Reading

FTVentures raises $512M fund, short of its $600M target

FTVentures, the San Francisco and New York venture capital firm that invests in companies serving the financial industry, has finished raising $512 million in new funds, falling short of its initial goal of $600 million.

We mentioned the fund would probably fall short here. The firm… Continue Reading

Web analytics company Coremetrics raises $60M

Web analytics company Coremetrics raises $60M

Coremetrics, one of many analytics companies trying to help website owners understand and market to their visitors, has raised $60 million in a fifth round of financing.

Back in 2006, we said there was some real demand in this area, but probably not enough to support… Continue Reading

FTVentures, the VC firm that invests in financial industry, raises $465M, but loses partner

FTVentures, the San Francisco and New York venture capital firm that invests in companies serving the financial industry, has raised $465 million of a planned $600 million fund, according to SEC regulatory documents.

However, we’re hearing the firm may not be able to raise the total… Continue Reading

CapitalStream sells to HCL Technologies for $40M

Founded before the dotcom boom, Seattle-based CapitalStream managed to pull in $75 million in funding during that era from a number of funds, most of whom subsequently abandoned the investment prior to a restructuring of the company.

The company makes a product called FinanceCenter that is… Continue Reading