Report: Twitter investor Chris Sacca readying venture fund

Report: Twitter investor Chris Sacca readying venture fund

Well-known angel investor Chris Sacca is about to launch an early-stage venture fund called Lowercase Capital, according to a report in TechCrunch.

The fund would be pretty small, the report says — $5 million in all, with investments of about $50,000 to $150,000 each. Still, it’s… Continue Reading

‘Separating the men from the boys’ in Government 2.0

‘Separating the men from the boys’ in Government 2.0

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Everyone knows the internet is critical to getting elected nowadays, especially after it played a crucial role in President Obama’s success. But you need to do more than just throw up a Facebook page and a Twitter account, said Obama campaign advisor/Twitter investor Chris Sacca… Continue Reading

Google’s wireless chief, Sacca, leaves to become angel investor

Google’s wireless chief, Sacca, leaves to become angel investor

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Chris Sacca, the head of special initiatives at Google who led Google’s efforts to open up the wireless spectrum to more competition, is leaving Google to invest in early-stage technology companies.

Sacca wielded significant clout at Google. He pushed hard on a free WiFi initiative in… Continue Reading

Drug delivery co., Macroflux, raises $75M

Macroflux Corp., a Mountain View developer of drug delivery technology using patches, has raised $75 million in first-round funding, as it spins out from Johnson & Johnson subsidiary ALZA Corp.

Nomura Phase4 Ventures led the deal, and was joined by New Enterprise Associates and HBM… Continue Reading

Chris Sacca latest Google angel investor

Chris Sacca latest Google angel investor

Another Google guy has started investing in start-ups, though this time he is not likely to leave Google anytime soon to do this full-time.

Chris Sacca, a dealmaker at Google and overseer of Google’s WiFi project in San Francisco, says on his blog What is Left… Continue Reading