It’s April Fool’s Day–so be very careful what you read today… Bessemer Venture Partners closed Read More
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Topsy doubles down on real-time search
Real-time search engine Topsy announced Thursday that it has closed a $15 million Series C round from all Read More
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Bessemer closing in on new $1.5 billion fund?
Bessemer Venture Partners, a New York-based investment firm, is raising between $1.2 and $1.5 billion for a new Read More
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SwipeGood rounds up $500K seed from angels
SwipeGood, a for-profit business that enables people to donate to charity with every purchase, has raised $500,000 in Read More
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Benchmark Capital closes $425M seventh fund
Veteran venture capital firm Benchmark Capital has closed $425 million for its “oversubscribed” seventh fund, peHUB reports. The Read More
Kabbage, provider of capital to online merchants, announced Thursday that it has secured $6.65 million in Series A Read More
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Avalon Ventures closes $200 million fund IX
Avalon Ventures announced Monday that it has closed capital commitments of $200 million for its ninth and largest Read More
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Andreessen Horowitz raises $650 million fund
Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s most reputable venture capital firms, announced Tuesday that it has raised a Read More
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Kleiner Perkins creates $250M social fund
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers announced sFund Thursday morning, a $250 million fund for social apps built on Read More
The Foundry Group, a venture capital firm with an early-stage focus, announced Tuesday the closing of its second Read More
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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
Pioneering venture capital firm Venrock has raised a new, smaller fund, $350 million, to continue its investments 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
Y Combinator has just closed a new $8.25 million fund led once again by Sequoia Ventures and backed Read More
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LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman now a VC
In spite of shrinkage in the venture capital industry, one Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Greylock Partners, announced Read More