The online bulletin board Pinterest has secured $367 million, with an option to raise as much as $211 million more, from an undisclosed group of new and old investors. The financing reportedly…
Dyson makes $15m Sakti3 investment
Dyson, the U.K.-based maker of vacuum cleaners, has invested $15 million in Sakti3, a company developing long life batteries, the Financial Times has reported. The newspaper reported that Chairman and Founder of…
The Exit Report: 2lemetry, CyActive, InMobi
Amazon has purchased 2lemetry, a Denver, CO-based platform with a platform that facilitates the Internet of Things in enterprise settings.
Video conferencing startup Highfive raises $32m
Video conferencing company Highfive has raised $32 million in Series B finding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Previous backers Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, SV Angel, Aaron Levie, Drew Houston, Marc Benioff and…
Alibaba reportedly set to invest $200m into Snapchat
Snapchat is reportedly looking to raise up to $500 million in financing from Alibaba and Saudi Arabian investor Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, TechCrunch has reported. According to Bloomberg, Alibaba is set to…
Zuora secures $115m funding round
Zuora, which supports subscription business models, has raised $115 million in funding from new investors Wellington Management Company LLP and Blackrock Inc., PremjiInvest and Passport Capital. Previous backers Benchmark Capital, Greylock Partners,…
21 Inc. emerges from stealth with Bitcoin offering
21 Inc., a secretive bitcoin start-up co-founded by Andreessen Horowitz partner Balaji Srinivasan, has raised $116 million in venture funding from a16z, RRE Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Data Collective, the Chinese PE firm…
Onshape raises $64 million for CAD software solution
Onshape, a computer-aided design (CAD) software company, has raised $64 million in funding from New Enterprise Associates, North Bridge Venture Partners and Commonwealth Capital, Fortune first reported. The company has also launched…
The Exit Report: Etsy, Paypal, Aruba Networks
Brooklyn tech darling Etsy has filed for an IPO that it hopes will raise $100 million. Etsy is an online marketplace for the sale of handmade and vintage goods backed by Union Square Ventures and Accel Partners, among others.
KPCB backs premium sock company Stance
Stance, a high-end sock company, has raised $50 million from an A-list of VC investors, including Kleiner Perkins, Menlo Ventures, and Shasta Ventures. Science, Sherpa Ventures, August Capital, and Mercato Partners also participated.