Opus hits the fundraising trail, looking for $250M
Early-stage venture firm Opus Capital Ventures is hoping to scrape together $250 million for its next fund (which has a hard cap of $350 million), reports VentureWire. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., the firm used to be called Weiss Peck & Greer Venture Partners. It… Continue Reading
Corefino raises $13.6M for business accounting and finance
Yet another company focused on helping businesses with their accounting — and specifically with regulatory compliance — has received its first funding, with $13.6 million going to Sunnyvale, Calif. startup Corefino.
The firm joins a set of similar companies to receive funding in the past… Continue Reading
People search engine Spock raises $7M, to launch next year
Spock, the Menlo Park start-up that wants to provide a definitive search engine focused on people, has raised $7 million in a first round of VC funding from Clearstone and Opus Capital Ventures.
VentureBeat reviewed the secretive company here, after getting a demo. It wouldn’t allow… Continue Reading
VCs pour on to campus, in greater numbers than 1999
Venture capitalists have launched a full-court press on campuses. With thousands of venture firms jockeying for the best ideas, it’s no surprise that venture capitalists are spending more and more time with young students at the best universities.
Mark Stevens (pictured here), a venture capitalist… Continue Reading