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Etsy Raises $40 Million In Series F
French Mobile Coupon Service Shopmium Raises $2.1 Million
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]
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Cloud-Based Presentation Software Company Prezi Raises $14 Million
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.
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Freshdesk Raises $1 Million From Accel Partners
How Much Groupon Executives and Investors Made From The IPO
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:
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Categories 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
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Brightcove Files For An IPO
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.
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Centrify Raises $16 Million In Series D
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.
Couchbase Raises $14 Million
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]
Storm8 Raises $300 Million, $1 Billion Valuation
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.
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Turntable.fm Raises $7.5 Million from USV
Betabeat reports that the rapidly-popular music service Turntable.fm has found an investor in Union Square Ventures. The company is reported to have raised about $7.5 million, having chosen an investment from Union Square-based USV instead of the west coast’s Kleiner Perkins or Accel. It’s possible that other investors from the founders’ other startup Stickybits may join in the funding, including First Round Capital, Lowercase, Polaris, Chris Sacca and Mitch Kapor.