Posted on: June 18, 2013 by asormani
This week there are job vacancies at venture veteran Benchmark Capital and secondaries specialist Coller Capital. Buyout behemoth Blackstone is also seeking a deal assistant for its growing Park Hill Secondaries team.
Tags: Benchmark Capital, Blackstone, Coller Capital, Park Hill Secondaries
Posted on: May 7, 2013 by Connie Loizos
Balderton Capital, one of Europe’s largest venture capital groups, is in the market for a fifth fund, according to a just-published SEC Form D.
Tags: Balderton Capital, Benchmark Capital, Betfair, The Hut Company, Wonga
Posted on: May 3, 2013 by Lawrence J. Aragon
Trending on peHUB this week: Uber, CorePower Yoga, Insight Venture Partners, KKR, Cerberus, RetailNext, Carlyle, Wyoming Loan and Investment Board, VC disruption, job openings at Benchmark and Bay City.
Tags: Bay City Capital, Benchmark Capital, Carlyle, Cerberus, CorePower Yoga, Insight Venture Partners, KKR, RetailNext, Uber, VC disruption, Wyoming Loan and Investment Board
Posted on: May 1, 2013 by Connie Loizos
Despite the popularity of Facebook and Instagram, a growing number of smartphone users are clearly looking for alternative communications platforms. The question is whether such new apps are real businesses, or if they’re just as evanescent as the technology solutions they provide.
Tags: App Annie, Benchmark Capital, Bill Gurley, Facebook, First Round Capital, Greylock Partners, Josh Elman, Kent Goldman, Kik, Menlo Ventures, Snapchat, Venky Ganesan, Viber, WhatsApp
Posted on: April 30, 2013 by Connie Loizos
The race to become the most sought-after analytics provider to brick-and-mortar retailers is on, with RetailNext bagging a $15 million Series C to help retailers track their customers’ every move.
Tags: Alexei Agratchev, August Capital, Benchmark Capital, Commerce Ventures, Euclid Analytics, Nokia Growth Partners, RetailNext, StarVest Partners
Posted on: April 30, 2013 by asormani
This week peHUB has earmarked venture vacancies at veteran technology investor Benchmark Capital and life sciences specialist Bay City Capital. There are also various associate and senior associate positions up for grabs.
Tags: Bay City Capital, Benchmark Capital, BRAVO, Greystar, Pine Tree Equity, Salt Creek Capital, tennessee consolidated retirement system
Posted on: February 5, 2013 by asormani
SaaS-based application management provider New Relic has raised $80 million in mezzanine financing to help the company expand into the mobile market, extend operations to Europe in preparation for a future public offering. Insight Venture Partners led the financing, which also included a major investment from accounts managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Other participants included Dragoneer Investment Group LLC, Passport Ventures LLC, and the company’s existing investors Allen & Company, Benchmark Capital, Trinity Ventures and Tenaya Capital.
Tags: Allen & Company, Benchmark Capital, Insight Venture Partners, Passport Ventures LLC, T. Rowe Price Associates, Tenaya Capital, Trinity Ventures
Posted on: January 9, 2013 by asormani
ERP testing and upgrade automation SaaS provider Panaya has secured $16 million in Series D funding. Funding came from the company’s existing investors, led by Battery Ventures. Also participating in the round were Benchmark Capital and Hasso Plattner Ventures.
Tags: Battery Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Hasso Plattner Ventures
Posted on: December 12, 2012 by asormani
Online farmer’s market Farmigo has raised $8 million in Series B financing led by Sherbrooke Capital and RSF Social Finance. Series A lead investor Benchmark Capital also joined this round.
Tags: Benchmark Capital, RSF Social Finance, Sherbrooke Capital
Posted on: October 31, 2012 by Connie Loizos
Sausalito, Calif.-based Glassdoor, a five-year-old online career and jobs site, has raised $20 million in venture financing led by DAG Ventures, with participation from existing investors Benchmark Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures and Battery Ventures. This new round brings Glassdoor’s total capital raised to $42.2 million.
Tags: Battery Ventures, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, Glassdoor, Sutter Hill Ventures