by mboslet
Posted on: March 18, 2013 by mboslet2 Comments »
Thanks in part to the Facebook IPO, venture investors in 2012 saw their best return on invested capital in a decade. A steady rise in the ratio of portfolio company exit size to capital raised continued through the year.
by mboslet
Posted on: January 30, 2013 by mbosletNo Comments »
During the year, 2,277 private tech companies were acquired globally, according to a study from CB Insights. While most of the deals were relatively small, or completed without a disclosed transaction value, eight of the companies were purchased for more than $1 billion.
by mboslet
Posted on: November 19, 2012 by mbosletNo Comments »
Cisco Systems said it would acquire privately held Meraki Inc., a San Francisco cloud networking startup with investors including Sequoia Capital, Google and DAG Ventures. Cisco will pay about $1.2 billion in cash and retention-based incentives. Meraki’s offerings will expand Cisco’s product portfolio in the midmarket.
(Reuters) – Private equity firms are sitting on $116 billion of assets trapped in so-called zombie funds that lie dormant
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Madrona Venture Group, a Seattle-based early-stage venture capital firm, said on Thursday that it has promoted Julie Sandler to principal.
Author : idorbian
The National Venture Capital Association said on Tuesday that Bobby Franklin will become its next president and CEO starting in
Author : idorbian
Banco Santander has invested more than than €5 million in iZettle, it was announced by both companies today. Based in
Author : idorbian
SageCloud said on Tuesday that it has closed $10 million in Series B financing. The lead investor was Braemar Energy
Author : idorbian
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