Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers’ latest investment in Snapchat values the instant messaging application at close to $10 billion, according to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal. That puts the…
Pluralsight secures $135m round at $1bn valuation
Online technology education service Pluralsight has raised a Series B round worth $135 million led by Insight Venture Partners.
Feedvisor secures $6m Series A round
Feedvisor, a Red Herring Top 100 Europe award winner, has raised $6 million in Series A financing, in a round led by Square Peg Capital. The Tel-Aviv-based company provides an algorithmic pricing and business intelligence platform for online retailers.
DraftKings secures $41m Series C round
DraftKings, a online fantasy sports company, has raised $41 million in Series C funding, in a round led by The Raine Group.
The top 10 mid-stage VCs in the U.K.
The U.K. is the top destination in Europe for venture funding. The country accounted for 29% of total VC investment in the continent for the second quarter of this year, according to…
Alfresco secures $45m funding round
Alfresco, an enterprise content management company and Red Herring Top 100 North America winner, has raised $45 million in new funding led by Sageview Capital. Existing investors Accel Partners, Mayfield Fund and SAP Ventures also participated.
Alexander Fries, Ecosystem Ventures talks European investment
Alexander Fries is a seasoned businessman and venture capitalist. Having moved from his native Switzerland to Silicon Valley over a decade ago, Fries began helping other Europeans cross the Atlantic and become…
FarmLink secures $40 million in Series B financing
Agricultural harvest data and analytics provider FarmLink has raised $40 million in Series B financing. And other investment news in Wednesday’s Investment Round Up.
Guardicore raises $11m Series A round – Investment Round Up
Guardicore, which provides security solutions for data centers, has closed an $11 million Series A round of funding led by Battery Ventures. Greylock IL and other undisclosed strategic investors also participated. The company is to use the funds to expand and sell its technology.
The Exit Report: Alibaba, Slice, SmartThings
IPO An accounting irregularity discovered within Alibaba Pictures Group, formerly ChinaVision Media Group, could cause problems as the Chinese e-commerce giant prepares for its IPO. Alibaba paid $804 million in May to…