Salesforce finalized its $689 million acquisition of Buddy Media, paying $475 million in cash and 1.4 million common stock shares, according to an SEC filing. The deal is the largest contract in…
Care.com Raises $50M for Babysitting, Pet Care,Tutoring and More
Care.com, a care portal covering everything from childcare and tutoring to senior care to pet care to housekeeping, recently raised $50 million in its fifth round of funding. Institutional Venture Partners (IVP)…
GitHub Raises $100M in Andreessen Horowitz’s Largest Investment Ever
GitHub has raised a jaw dropping $100 million from Andreessen Horowitz, the largest investment ever for the Sand Hill firm, according to the Wall St. Journal. The investment reportedly values the company…
IVP Raises $1B Late Stage Tech Fund
Institutional Venture Partners, the late stage venture capital firm, has raised a $1 billion investment fund, the largest fund the firm has raised to date. Dubbed Fund XIV, the fund’s target had…
Practice Fusion Raises $34M to Corner eMedical Record Market
With one in four doctors on their platform, Practice Fusion has become the go-to company for electronic medical records. To further solidify their corner, the company just raised $34 million in a…
Microsoft Buys Yammer for $1.2 Billion
Putting an end to the rumors, Microsoft officially announced it has bought Yammer for a whopping $1.2 billion price tag. Continuing in its San Francisco location and managed by CEO David Sacks,…
True Ventures Raises 3rd Fund of $205M
True Ventures, the early stage investment firm, has raised $205 million for its third fund. With more than $600 million under management and over 100 companies successfully funded, the firm supports over…
Boston’s Gemvera Raises $25M for Online Customized Jewelry
Gemvera has raised $25 million for its online platform selling customized jewelry, which was about “twice as much as we thought we were going to raise,” CEO Matt Lauzon told the Boston…
Pearson Acquires Certiport for $140M for Global IT Testing
Pearson, the educational publisher, recently announced plans to acquire Certiport, a maker and distributor of certification and practice tests for IT skills, for $140 million in cash from Spire Capital Partners, the…
Sequoia Capital Raising $1B in Global Funds
Sequoia Capital is raising about $1 billion in several global funds, Fortune reported. The news organization states that the new funds might include a China-growth fund, one for growth equity and later…