Riley Kennysmith | August 18, 2011 | 336 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under BlueRun Ventures, David Bonderman, Jim McKelvey, Kabbage, Mohr Davidow Ventures, PayPal, UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, Warren Stephens

Kabbage, an online merchant lending startup, has raised $17 million in new funding. The investors include Mohr Davidow Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, David Bonderman, Warren Stephens, the UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, Jim McKelvey and others. Kabbage lends money to online merchants using PayPal’s Adaptive Payments API. [TechCrunch]
Amit Chowdhry | July 30, 2011 | 391 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Baseline Ventures, Bradley Horowitz, FLOODGATE, Joe Hyrkin, Lucas Venture Group, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Roger McNamee, Wordnik

Wordnik has raised $8 million in a third round of funding. Google VP of product management Bradley Horowitz has also joined the board of directors at Wordnik.

Riley Kennysmith | July 7, 2011 | 480 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Amazon, Bay Partners, Menlo Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, ParAccel, Silicon Valley Bank, Tao Venture Capital Partners, Walden International

GigaOm reports that Amazon.com has invested in ParAccel, an analytic database company. ParAccel hasn’t released the funding total from their last round of investments, but have revealed a total of $73 million in funding since their first round in 2005. Investors include Amazon, Menlo Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Bay Partners, Walden International, Tao Venture Capital Partners and Silicon Valley Bank. The company expects around $20 million in revenue for 2011.
Amit Chowdhry | April 7, 2011 | 653 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Labrador Capital Fund, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, Northgate Capital, Rocket Fuel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Rocket Fuel is a display ad optimization company that has raised $6.6 million in Series C funding. They will be given a $160 million valuation as a result. Northgate Capital led the funding. Other investors include Mohr Davidow Ventures, Labrador Capital Fund, Nokia Growth Partners, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Rocket Fuel processes approximately 1.5 billion display ads every day. The company has an annual run-rate of $50 million which is up from a $30 million run-rate four months ago. [TechCrunch]
Amit Chowdhry | March 29, 2011 | 610 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Bill Ericson, HealthTap, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Ron Gutman

HealthTap is a company that is currently in private beta. The company is known for being an “Expert Health Companion.” The company is known for its personalization and interactivity. HealthTap raised $2.35 million in the form of a convertible note seed round led by Mohr Davidow Ventures. Other angel investors that participated in this round include Esther Dyson, Mark Leslie, and Aaron Patzer.

Amit Chowdhry | February 16, 2011 | 624 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Bezos Expeditions, Doxo, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Sigma Partners, Thomas Layton

Doxo is a paperless billing company that has raised $10 million in Series B funding in a round led by Sigma Partners. Existing investors Mohr Davidow and Bezos Expeditions also participated in this round. Thomas Layton, former OpenTable CEO, invested in this round and is joining the board of directors at Doxo as well. Doxo is a paperless billing company that has raised $15 million in total funding. On average businesses pay $10 per year per customer for sending them paper bills. Doxo aims to reduce the cost incurred for these businesses. Some of Doxo’s clients include Sprint, Puget Sound Energy, and Kansas City Power & Light. [TechCrunch]
Amit Chowdhry | February 2, 2011 | 846 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Andreessen Horowitz, Aza Raskin, Charles River Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Felicis VC, Greylock Discovery Fund, Massive Health, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Sutha Kamal

Massive Health has announced that they have raised $2.25 million in a seed round of funding from Felicis VC, Greylock Discovery Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Charles River Ventures, and Collaborative Fund. Massive Health intends on using crowdsourcing, game mechanics, and social networking to help people stay healthy. Massive Health is co-founded by Aza Raskin and Sutha Kamal.
Amit Chowdhry | January 27, 2011 | 681 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Acadia Woods Partners, Alloy Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Quaker BioVentures, RainDance Technologies, Roopom Banerjee

RainDance Technologies is a DNA sequencing company that has raised $37.5 million in Series D funding. This round of funding was co-led by Quaker BioVentures and Mohr Davidow Ventures. Previous investors Alloy Ventures and Acadia Woods also participated in this round of funding. RainDance is led by CEO Roopom Banerjee.