Mark Boslet
Draper Fisher Jurvetson said Heidi Roizen has joined the firm as a venture partner. Roizen will provide portfolio companies strategic advice and identify new investment opportunities. She is a former managing director at Mobius Venture Capital, where she served on the boards of more than 20 private and public companies. PRESS RELEASE Heidi Roizen joins […]
Bday, developer of a Facebook app for gift giving, said it raised $2 million in Series A funding from Tel-Ad Electronics Ltd., a technology company in Israel. The Tel Aviv company said it will use the financing to expand its product portfolio and improve its technology. PRESS RELEASE Bday Launches Gift Finder on Facebook, Announces […]
Institutional Venture Partners provided Inspirato, the Colorado-based luxury travel site, with $20 million in funding, the VC announced Tuesday. Todd Chaffee, a GP with IVP, will join the company’s board as part of the deal. The Denver based site for vacation property leasing also said it plans to add at least 180 new properties in 2012. Last October, Inspirato received $17.5 million in a deal led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Beyers.
AlienVault said it raised a $8 million Series B financing led by Trident Capital and joined by existing investors Adara Venture Partners and Neotec. Trident Managing Director J. Alberto Yepez was named chairman of the board and Trident principal Michael Biggee joined the board. The funding will be used to accelerate research and development and […]
Glooko raised $3.5 million in a Series A round supported by a host of big names, including Bill Campbell, Vint Cerf, Judy Estrin, Andy Hertzfeld and Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social+Capital Partnership, according to a story on AllThingsD. Here is the story. NEWS STORY Glooko Raises $3.5M For Diabetes Logs Mobile diabetes-management company Glooko has raised $3.5 […]
Solera Networks said it raised $20 million in a Series D financing led by Intel Capital and joined by existing investors Allegis Capital, Signal Peak Ventures and Trident Capital. The Salt Lake City security company will use the money to expand global sales, marketing and product development efforts. PRESS RELEASE Solera Networks Raises $20 Million in Series […]
ConforMIS Inc. said it raised $89 million in a Series E round with principal investors including AGC Equity Partners, Axel Johnson, Inc. and government investment funds from Asia and the UAE. The company said it more than doubled its revenues in 2011 and will use the funds to expand sales and marketing expansion, invest in R&D […]
The Experiment Fund, a new seed stage investment fund, opened for business with backing from New Enterprise Associates. The fund is designed to support student start-ups and to nurture novel technologies created in Cambridge, Mass., or by those who started their educations there. Some angel investors are expected to participate. PRESS RELEASE Early Stage Venture Fund launches in […]
ZeaChem Inc. said it was selected for a $232.5 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 9003 Biorefinery Assistance Program. The conditional decision will allow the financing and construction of ZeaChem’s first commercial-scale cellulosic biorefinery. The company is backed by Mohr Davidow Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Firelake Capital, Birchmere Ventures, PrairieGold Venture Partners […]
Highland Capital Partners opened the doors to its summer startup program. The 10-week program offers university-affiliated startups office space and $15,000 in funding. Highland does not take an equity stake. Here is the program’s Web site. WEB POST Summer@HIGHLAND $15K + Cambridge/Menlo Park + Awesome Mentors + No Strings attached Summer@HIGHLAND is a 5-year old […]