Private secondary trading platform SecondMarket has revealed its Q1 2012 results. Many of the same charts are available, although the company has added the community banking sector results, reflecting its entry into this new space. Here’s what you need to …
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This financial social media start-up is about to turn a profit!
Seeking Alpha is right on the edge of red and black, according to the latest from Inside Investor Relations. Already, it boasts 1 mn registered users and monthly unique visitors ranging from 5 mn to 7 mn. Sure, these numbers …
Venture capital funds pinned down by Facebook IPO
The Facebook IPO is expected to have broad implications for the market as a whole, and there are 63 venture capital-backed companies in the pipeline waiting to learn more. IronPlanet, backed by Accel Partners and Kleiner Perkins (among others), is …
Brightcove chooses NASDAQ for IPO
Online video platform Brightcove has selected NASDAQ for its IPO and plans to trade under the symbol BCOV. The company is looking to raise $55 mn in fresh capital by offering shares in a range of $10 to $12 each. …
SecondMarket: 2011 results [CHARTS]
There’s no doubt that 2011 was an exciting year for private shares trading platform SecondMarket. Trading volume surged, and many of the companies trading on its platform are set to go public in the next year. Let’s take a look …
Accel to see 800X growth on original Facebook investment
It all started with a venture capital $12.2 mn investment in 2005. Accel Partners put that capital to work prudently, it now appears, as Facebook heads toward its IPO at a rumored $100 bn valuation. Accel is the company’s ‘top …
Five tech IPOs to watch in 2012
In the tech IPO market, there wasn’t much to celebrate in 2011. Sure, some companies popped, but many of them fell back to Earth. Imperva is among the exceptions, according to an International Business Times report, but the likes of …
Opower hires new CFO [IPO SIGNALS]
It’s hard not to take this as a hint. Energy software company Opower has picked up Thomas Kramer as its new CFO. Kramer used to be the CFO at Cvent and was previously the mind behind Boston Consulting Group’s ecommerce …
Everything you need to know about SecondMarket’s third quarter! [CHARTS]
The end of a quarter means new information from private company stock exchange SecondMarket. It’s always exciting to see which pre-IPO players are attracting attention, especially those that are relatively new to the environment. Well, a lot happened in Q3, …
Dropbox picks up a cool quarter billion [VENTURE CAPITAL]
Dropbox is one of Silicon Valley’s hottest start-ups right now. The online storage company proved it with a $250 mn Series B venture capital round announced this week. All the big names are involved: Goldman Sachs, Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners, …








