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2tor Raises $22 Million

Posted on: February 16th, 2010

2tor Inc., a New York provider of online degree programs, has raised $22 million in Series B funding. Highland Capital Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Redpoint Ventures, City ...


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Gigamon Raises $22.8 Million

Posted on: February 5th, 2010

Gigamon, a Milpitas, Calif.-based provider of data access networking solutions, has raised $22.8 million from Highland Capital Partners. It is the company's first round of institutional funding. PR...


Dan Primack

Highland Capital Partners Closes Eighth Fund

Posted on: November 12th, 2009

Highland Capital Partners today will announce that it has closed its eighth fund with $400 million in capital commitments, which matches its original target. And I couldn't be happier. Not becau...


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CVS Caremark Taking Stake in Generation Health

Posted on: November 12th, 2009

CHICAGO (Reuters) - CVS Caremark Corp (CVS.N) said on Tuesday it would start offering pharmacy benefit management clients more genetic services next year under a deal with Generation Health Inc, in wh...


Deborah Gage

Nice Exit For Starent’s VCs

Posted on: October 14th, 2009

Cisco's acquisition of the wireless infrastructure company, announced this morning, may have created some happy venture capital firms -- and some happy Limited Partners who can now look forward to get...


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InXpo Raises $9 Million

Posted on: September 14th, 2009

InXpo, a Chicago-based provider of privately-branded virtual events and virtual business environments, has raised $9 million in Series A funding led by Highland Capital Partners. PRESS RELEASE I...


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Mix1 Beverage Raises $6 Million

Posted on: September 2nd, 2009

Mix1 Beverage Co., a Boulder, Colo.-based provider of all-natural beverages, has raised $6 million in first-round funding from the Highland Consumer Fund. The capital will be used to help fund a nati...


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FanSnap Raises $5 Million

Posted on: August 17th, 2009

FanSnap, a Palo Alto, Calif..-based live event ticket search engine, has raised $5 million in new VC funding from Highland Capital Partners. The company previously raised over $10 million from General...


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Catterton & Highland Buy StriVectin

Posted on: July 14th, 2009

Catterton Partners and Highland Consumer Fund have acquired cosmeceutical brand StriVectin and related assets from affiliates of Klein-Backer. No financial terms were disclosed. PRESS RELEASE Ca...


Dan Primack

Highland Capital Delays Fund Close

Posted on: June 26th, 2009

Highland Capital Partners has pushed back the first close for its eighth venture fund from the end of June to mid-July, according to multiple LP sources. The Lexington, Mass.-based firm also has redu...


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Alex Taussig Joins Highland Capital

Posted on: June 12th, 2009

Alex Taussig has joined Highland Capital Partners as a senior associate. He will work out of the firm's Lexington, Mass. office, and focus on cleantech investments. He previously was a research and te...


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City Sports Raises $3.5 Million

Posted on: March 29th, 2009

City Sports, a Boston-based athletic retailer, has raised $3.5 million in new equity funding, according to a regulatory filing. The company is owned by Highland Consumer Fund, a growth equity fund aff...


Dan Primack

Hey Student Entrepreneurs & Undergrads

Posted on: March 17th, 2009

Highland Capital Partners has just begun accepting applications for its third-annual Summer@Highland program, which is designed to “provide selected student entrepreneurs with the environment and re...


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Jack Haire Joins Highland Capital Partners

Posted on: February 23rd, 2009

Jack Haire has joined Highland Capital Partners as a venture executive focused on digital media, according to VentureWire. Haire is a 28-year veteran of Time Warner, where he most recently served as p...


Erin Griffith

LBO-Backed Bankruptcies 2009: One Month, 11 Down

Posted on: February 9th, 2009

Just over a month into 2009 and we've already seen 11 LBO-backed bankruptcies. That's up over the eight we had this time last year, but nowhere near the massive wave some were predicting. In fact, ...
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