Amit Chowdhry | December 18, 2011 | 380 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Accel Partners, ISAI, Shopmium

Shopmium is a mobile shopping service company that has raised $2.1 million from Accel Partners and ISAI. Shopmium launched in September 2011 and they allow large consumer brands to stay engaged with users through special offers and coupons that are pushed to smartphones. Between the company’s Android and iPhone apps, there was about 100,000 downloads in the first few weeks since launching in France. [TechCrunch]
Amit Chowdhry | December 18, 2011 | 467 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Accel Partners, Adam Somlai-Fischer, Andrew Braccia, Peter Arvai, Peter Halacsy, Prezi, Sunstone Capital

Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software company that has raised $14 million in Series B funding led by Accel Partners and Sunstone Capital. Andrew Braccia of Accel will be joining the board at Prezi. Prezi is based in Budapest, Hungary and was started in 2009 by Adam Somlai-Fischer, Peter Halacsy, and Peter Arvai.

Amit Chowdhry | December 1, 2011 | 337 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Accel Partners, Freshdesk, Girish Mathrubootham, Shanmugam Krishnasamy

Freshdesk is a software-as-a-service based company that has raised $1 million in funding from Accel Partners. This investment will be used for expanding their product team. Freshdesk was founded by former Zoho executives, Girish Mathrubootham and Shanmugam Krishnasamy.

Amit Chowdhry | November 5, 2011 | 725 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Andrew Mason, Battery Ventures, Brad Keywell, Brian Totty, Digital Sky Technologies, Elizabeth Lefkofsky, Eric Lefkofsky, Fidelity Investments, Greylock Partners, Groupon, Groupon.com, Howard Schultz, Kenneth M. Pelletier, Kleiner Perkins, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Maverick Fund, Morgan Stanley, New Enterprise Associates, Robert Solomon, T. Rowe Price, Technology Crossover Ventures, Ted Leonsis, The European Founders Fund, The Growth Fund of America

Yesterday Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) had an initial public offering. The company set their stock price at $20 and yesterday it closed at $26.11. The company was given a valuation of over $17 billion. BusinessInsider.com has compiled a list of how much the executives and investors made from the IPO. Below is the list:

Amit Chowdhry | August 26, 2011 | 452 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Accel Partners, Brightcove, General Catalyst Partners, Morgan Stanley, Pacific Crest, Raymond James, RBC Capital, Stifel Nicolas

Brightcove is an online video infrastructure company that has filed for a $50 million IPO. It is unknown how many shares they plan on selling as part of the deal. The underwriters in this IPO includes Morgan Stanley, Stifel Nicolas, RBC Capital, Pacific Crest and Raymond James.

Amit Chowdhry | August 18, 2011 | 428 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Accel Partners, Centrify, Invesco Private Capital, Mayfield Fund, Sigma Partners

Centrify has announced that they have raised $16 million in Series D. They plan on using the funding for international expansion and continued revenue growth. Centrify provides security and compliance for on-premise and cloud-based systems. Centrify also provides applications to over 3,500 customers. Investors in this round include the Mayfield Fund, Accel Partners, Invesco Private Capital, and Sigma Partners.
Riley Kennysmith | August 10, 2011 | 461 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Accel Partners, Couchbase, Ignition Partners, Mayfield Fund, North Bridge Venture Partners

Couchbase, the NoSQL database company created by the merger of CouchOne and Memebase, has raised $14 million in new funding. The investors include Ignition Partners, Accel Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners and Mayfield Fund. The Series C funds, which bring the company’s total to $30 million, will be used to grow Couchbase’s enterprise and help the company expand internationally. [TechCrunch]
Riley Kennysmith | August 3, 2011 | 522 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Accel Partners, Storm8, TeamLava, Technology Crossover Ventures

Mobile gaming development company Storm8 has, according to TechCrunch‘s sources, raised about $300 million in funding. At a rumored $1 billion valuation, possible investors include Accel Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures. Storm8′s games include iMobsters and TeamLava’s Restaurant Story, Farm Story and more. The company boasts more than 210 million downloads.