New Enterprise Associates, a top performer according to SecondMarket stats, just raised a mammoth round of funding. The venture capital firm brought in $2.08 bn in fresh capital for ‘a fund that could grow in size to become one of …
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It’s not Arianna, but close enough
Even without Michael Arrington, it seems Aol doesn’t know what to do with TechCrunch. According to PandoDaily – run by former TechCrunchie Sarah Lacy – TechCrunch and Engadget are being put up for grabs. Aol is reportedly looking for a …
12 IPOs set for this week
The IPO calendar is already getting full! A dozen companies are set to go public this week, representing a number of sectors. Let’s take a closer look: 1. Audience IPO This mobile device chip maker is looking for $79 mn …
Evernote raises $70 mn it doesn’t need [VENTURE CAPITAL]
Start-up Evernote just pulled down a Series D round of venture capital funding that’s good for $70 mn in fresh capital. The result is a $1 bn implied valuation from the company. Meritech Capital Partners and CBC Capital led the …
More data, more money: DataSift picks up $6 mn
DataSift, a software company focused on analyzing social media data, just raised $6 mn. The company revealed on its blog that the venture capital round was led by IA Ventures and GRP Partners. According to the statement, ‘DataSift is one …
SocialCam picks up 20 mn users, 46 investors [VENTURE CAPITAL]
Viddy has company. The mobile video company made headlines with its recent $30 mn capital raise, which values it at more than $350 mn. Now, its competitor is getting into the fray. SocialCam has picked up 46 angel investors, according …
Viddy: Instagram-for-video raises $30 mn [VENTURE CAPITAL]
Once a company sells for a billion dollars, a whole lot of other companies want to follow in its footsteps. So, welcome to the land of the Instagram clones. In order to differentiate sufficiently to attract investor attention, the next …
Venture capital: Quora aiming for $400 mn valuation
There’s some big betting happening in Silicon Valley. According to TechCrunch, Quora is working on a new round of venture capital financing – and it’s looking for $30 mn to $50 mn. As much as $20 mn of that could …
10 insights into US venture capital investment in Q1 [CHARTS]
Q1 was tough for the venture capital community in the US. Although there was the occasional bright spot, deal flow and capital raised were generally down, and consumer internet was hit particularly hard. Here’s what you need to know: [Article …
Will Mark try to steal Reid’s fortune?
Depending on the intellectual acrobatics to which you’ll commit, Facebook owes at least part of its existence to LinkedIn. As an early social network, of course, the latter helped pave the way for the former. Also, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman …