Category Archives: Venture Capital

Kik Kicks It Up a Notch, Raising Almost $20 Million For Its Messaging App

Posted on April 23, 2013 by db

I guess it is VC week, as we report on more private company financing. This time it is the mobile messaging space. Mobile is where things are heading, as we have discussed in depth here and in our PRO Reports. … Continue reading →

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No IPO No Problem As Later Stage Companies Attract Private Funding

Posted on April 22, 2013 by db

Eventbrite raises $60 million and puts off IPO for a while. Despite hiring a seasoned public company CFO, Eventbrite will probably not go public before the end of 2013.  Getting a $60 million infusion from the likes of T. Rowe … Continue reading →

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How to Get $1.2 Billion of Goldman Sachs Shares Without Really Trying (err, Paying)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by db

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and Goldman Sachs revise terms of warrants to provide for cashless exercise. When everyone thought the financial world was crumbling and threatening to suck Goldman Sachs down along with it, Warren Buffett stepped up to the … Continue reading →

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MobileSpan Raises Funds to Keep Employees Permanently Chained To Their Desktops

Posted on January 22, 2013 by db

Mountain View-based Company Announced Private Funding Round MobileSpan, Inc., a Mountain View-based company that gives “your workers a single, consistent workspace across all devices,” reported that they raised approximately $2.3 million of their $2.4 million private placement.  There was no … Continue reading →

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More VC News As Stealth Mode-y Paybook Raises About $2 Million. A Minty Fresh Take on Personal Finance Software?

Posted on January 15, 2013 by db

Paybook, an Austin, Texas start in the personal finance space with business applications, filed a notice with the SEC declaring that it has raised $1.95 million of its planned $2 million dollar offering.  There were no other details about the … Continue reading →

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Venture Capital Busy Looking to the Future (Blurry in Once Case) While Rest of Economy Drags Along the Recent Past

Posted on January 11, 2013 by db

Recent Filings Show Some Interesting VC and VC-like Activity RedShift Systems, a private company out of Massachusetts, raised $2.4 million of its $2.85 million Series B round.  This round was led by Technology Venture Partners for the expansion of its team … Continue reading →

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Company With No Assets, But With A Dream, Files to Go Public.

Posted on January 8, 2013 by db

Initial public offering for Company that seems to be both judgment proof and beyond the reach of service of process. Interested in buying IPO shares in a website operator that has no: office stationary office equipment website domain website marketing … Continue reading →

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Stealth Mode Solar Film Maker Gets Some Private Funding. Cha-ching.

Posted on December 13, 2012 by db

You know who else is in stealth mode? James Bond. Izar Solar, reportedly an Illinois-based maker of solar film in stealth mode, recently raised $1.5 million of a $3.5 million round of debt financing. It raised a $3.5 million equity … Continue reading →

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U.S. Stimulating Chinese Economy Again as Wanxiang Group Wins Bid for A123′s Assets

Posted on December 9, 2012 by db

Wanxiang Group was announced as the winning bidder for A123 Systems’ assets.  A123 had previously been awarded a federal stimulus grant of about $250 million, had applied for federal loans of about $233 million and had received other incentives from the … Continue reading →

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