Networking startup SnapRoute just raised $25 million in Series A funding. “Norwest Venture Partners led the round with contributions by Lightspeed, as well as AT&T and Microsoft Ventures,”
reports.
VC Declined In 2016Around the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, January 11, 2017
In 2016, venture-capital funding for U.S. startups decreased significantly, according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers/CB Insights report. “Nationally, companies raised $58.6 billion in 4,520 deals throughout the year, a 20 perce ...
GIF Search Engine Giphy Gets $72MAround the Net in Search Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, October 31, 2016
GIF search engine Giphy just raised an additional $72 million in funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Institutional Venture Partners and China Media Capital. “This brings Giphy’s total funding to ju ...
Theranos & Hampton Creek: Two Stories Too Good To Be TrueOnline Spin, Kaila Colbin - Friday, September 30, 2016
Venture capitalists love a feel-good backstory. But two recent high-profile Valley implosions would make it seem that the feelgood-ness of the story is more important than whether it's, yaknow, t ...
The Trade Desk's S-1 Reveals Projected ValuationReal-Time Daily, Tobi Elkin - Thursday, September 8, 2016
The Trade Desk filed an amended S-1 this week that reveals a projected valuation of between $550 million and $600 million. ...
Kobe Bryant Bows Tech-Focused VC FundAround the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, August 22, 2016
Along with longtime entrepreneur and investor Jeff Stibel, Kobe Bryant just launched a venture-capital fund focused on technology, media and data companies. “The two men are contributing … $100 milli ...
Google Ventures Founder Resigns On A High NoteAround the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, August 11, 2016
Bill Maris, the investor who started Google Ventures, now known as GV, said he is stepping down. David Krane, a managing partner for the venture arm, will take his place ...
VC Investment Dollars On UpswingAround the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, July 20, 2016
There was a 3% rise in global venture capital investment last quarter -- rising to $27.4 billion -- according to a newly released report from CB Insights and KPMG. “Y ...
It's More Than A 'Team With A Dream' For AngelsOnline Spin, Cory Treffiletti - Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Remember that last couple of times the bubble burst in the start-up world? Back in 2000 and then again around 2008, things went south and the venture money dried ...
Less than 6% Of VC "Decision-Makers" Are WomenAround the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, April 4, 2016
Across U.S. venture capital firms, less than 6% of all “decision-makers” are women, Fortune reports. “It is a pathetic figure, but also a slight improvement over the last time ...
Analytics Startup Moat Gets $50MAround the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Analytics startup Moat just raised $50 million in a new investment round led by Insight Venture Partners. Funds in hand, Moat “plans to challenge Google, Nielsen, comScore and other digit ...
Crimson Hexagon Raises $20MThe Social Graf, Erik Sass - Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Social media analytics outfit Crimson Hexagon has raised $20 million in additional equity funding in a new round of investment led by Sageview Capital. ...
Andreessen Horowitz Raising Fresh $1.5BAround the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, March 7, 2016
Top technology venture firm Andreessen Horowitz is reportedly in the process of raising a fresh $1.5 billion. “Altogether, Andreessen Horowitz, which launched in June 2009, has so far raised $4. ...
Anonymous Messaging App After School Gets $16.4M Around the Net in Mobile, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Anonymous messaging app After School just raised $16.4 million in a fresh round led by Accomplice. “The funding is noteworthy considering that this time last year it looked as thou ...
BloomReach Raises $56 Million To Personalize The WebSearch & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, January 29, 2016
BloomReach added $56 million to its coffer Friday in a Series D funding round, which comes at a time when many public software as a service (SaaS) companies have reported ...
Vidyard Raises $35 Million For Video AnalyticsEmail Marketing Daily, Jess Nelson - Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Vidyard on Tuesday announced $35 million in Series C funding, placing equity funding in the video marketing company to date at more than $60 million. ...
RallyPoint Raises $5 MillionThe Social Graf, Erik Sass - Thursday, December 31, 2015
RallyPoint, a social network for current and former military service members, has raised an additional $5 million, the company revealed in a regulatory filing this week. ...
Programmer Network Gigster Raises $10MAround the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Gigster -- a startup that connects freelance programmers with the companies in need -- just closed a $10 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz. “As a (Gigster) custome ...
Jet.com Raises $350MAround the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Jet.com has raised $350 million in new funding led by Fidelity. “The company has also received verbal commitments for another $150 million, which would bring the round’s total size ...
