Alexander Haislip
RFID maker Alien Technology is calling on private investors to raise $144 million, according to a regulatory filing. The financing comes after the Morgan Hill, Calif.-based company nearly went public in the summer. Alien Tech had initially planned to sell 9 million shares of common stock at a price between $10 and $12 per share. […]
Friendster, Facebook and other social networking sites may be vying for teens and college-age users. But the older generations are perhaps the new target for the next generation of social media websites. Witness TeeBeeDee, an online destination for baby boomers that is still in stealth mode, which has raised $1.6 million of a Series A-2 […]
Repeat entrepreneur Peter Sisson has raised $250,000 for a startup called Toktumi, which offers “communications services” according to a regulatory filing. Sisson sold Teleo, a VOIP company he started, to Microsoft in 2005. He is also the former CEO of WineShopper.com and the former Chief Strategy Officer of Wine.com. The startup is based in San […]
This just in: Sequoia Capital has raised another growth fund. PE Week subscribers can get the full story today. Looks like it isn’t having the same problems that are making it hard for Draper Fisher Jurvetson to close its first growth fund.
The International Fight League has raised $32.5 million from 21 investors for the “development of an integrated media and entertainment company involving a mixed martial arts sports league” according to a regulatory filing. No mention of private equity shops involved.
Amazon.com’s CEO is testing the Web 2.0 waters with a series of internet-related investments.He backed search engine ChaCha’s in its $6 million Series A investment round through Bezos Expiditions this past week. Amazon, through Amazon NV Investment Holdings, invested in Wikia’s $10 million Series B in December, presumably to help the for-profit sister of Wikipedia […]
Four former principal investors of Knightsbridge Advisors, a fund-of-funds focused on U.S. venture capital, have resurfaced to launch a new fund-of-funds, according to a regulatory filing. Managing Principals Judith Elsea, Tim Bliamptis and Brad Hammond and Principal Sandra Wallis are co-founders of Weathergage Venture Capital Management Partners. Each of the investors had worked at least […]
A year is a long time to take raising a fund. But after 12 months of solid year of fund-raising, Draper Fisher Jurvetson’s growth affiliate has finally crossed the halfway point in raising its first fund, closing on $128.6 million in commitments toward its $250 million target, according to a regulatory filing. The growth effort […]
Fund of funds faced a tough time raising capital in 2006. Fundraising dropped 15% as 77 funds raised $20.8 billion during 2006, down from the 94 funds that raised $24.5 billion during 2005, according to Thomson Financial (publisher of PEHub.com). But a lack-luster reception for fund of funds isn’t the only thing plaguing the asset […]
Acuity Mobile, a startup based in Potomac Md. Building location-based advertising and applications for mobile phones, raised $250,000 of a $1 million investment round, according to a regulatory filing. The startup is founded by Barry Glick, the former CEO of MapQuest, Alan R. Sultan and Chuck Rieger. Its technology could allow advertisers to send rich […]