Remember the news that leaked out about Klout’s latest venture capital round during the Business Insider IGNITION Conference? Well, the deal has closed, according to SocialTimes, and there are more details. The $30 mn Series C round came in at …
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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 …
Zynga beaten with buybacks
Earlier this year, Zynga’s CEO unloaded $109 mn worth of stock. The buyer was Zynga. And, he was only one of many who cashed out at the company’s expense this year. Other shareholders selling included: Union Square Ventures ($45.8 mn), …
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, …
BOOM: Zynga loses BILLIONS, falls 75 percent! [VALUATION]
It’s no secret that Mark Pincus craves control of Zynga … but is he happy to have a whole lot of control over not as much company? Once upon a time, a valuation of around $20 bn was being bandied …
LivingSocial to trade IPO for $6 bn valuation?
It was starting to look like LivingSocial would join the IPO pipeline, following in the footsteps of its competitor Groupon. Tough market conditions have made going public a tough proposition, causing 215 companies to yank their IPOs this year. For …