When one of the biggest names starts offering college kids $100,000 grants to drop out of college, you Read More
Funding roundup – week ending 10/01/10
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Mehta and friends launch $1.6M mobile fund
Eniac Ventures, a seed stage investment firm focused solely on mobile startups, launched Friday a $1.6 million fund. Read More
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Splash Box: Breakthrough taking health online
Vator hosted Vator Splash September late Thursday to a crowd of 400 attendees. Splash is a networking and Read More
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Textbook renter Chegg raises $75 million
Online textbook rental service Chegg.com has secured a new $75 million investment from Asia-based firm Ace Limited, according Read More
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Fenwick & West Venture Capital Survey – Silic
Introduction Background – Fenwick & West LLP analyzed the terms of venture financings for 126 companies headquartered in Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 07/09/10
Six companies made our funding roundup this week, considerably less than roundups from previous weeks. Maybe it was Read More
Pioneering venture capital firm Venrock has raised a new, smaller fund, $350 million, to continue its investments Read More
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My-Wardrobe raises $9M for designer fashion
My-Wardrobe, an online retailer of “accessible designer fashion,” raised a $9 million Series A investment round led by Read More
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A look at FourSquare series B deal terms
FourSquare Labs announced on their blog on Tuesday that it finally closed on its second round of financing. Read More
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Playdom picks up another $33 million
Social gaming startup Playdom has raised another $33 million in venture funding from new backers Bessemer Venture Partners, Read More
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AOL sells Bebo for ‘meaningful tax deduction’
AOL has sold social networking site Bebo, the one it bought two years ago, to Criterion Capital Partners Read More
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Blip.tv raises $10.1 million
Blip.tv has been around for about five years now, and it sure has come a way. From a Read More
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Gilt Groupe gets $35M for luxury retail
Gilt Groupe, an online luxury retailer, has just raised $35 million in new equity funding according to a Read More
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SuccessFactors purchases CubeTree for collab
SuccessFactors, developer of business execution software for companies of any size, announced on Monday that it has purchased Read More
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Double Fusion raises new round, switches CEOs
Double Fusion, an in-game advertising company, has just raised a new round of funding led by long-time investor Read More