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  1. Apsalar's analytics tools delve deeper into mobile app engagement and monetization

    Venture Beat &bull Dec 14, 2011

    Analytics is becoming the big science behind mobile games. And the folks at Apsalar are aiming at becoming the biggest propeller heads in the business. The San Francisco company, a veteran of DEMO, is announcing today two new analytics tools aimed at measuring engagement of players and its relationship to higher revenues per users. The… Full Story »

  2. Apple in Talks to Buy Anobit

    Private Equity Hub &bull Dec 13, 2011

    Apple is in talks to buy Israel's Anobit, a maker of flash storage technology, for as much as $500 million, according to a report published on Tuesday, writes Reuters. Anobit has raised $76 million from Battery Ventures, Pitango Venture Capital… Full Story »

  3. HotelTonight Gets Series B Funding

    Private Equity Hub &bull Nov 21, 2011

    Mobile app innovator HotelTonight has secured a $9 million series B investment. The funding round was led by Battery Ventures with additional funding from Accel Partners and First Round Capital. Accel Partners will assume a seat on the board and… Full Story »

  4. HotelTonight Raises $9M From Battery, Accel, First Round

    Private Equity Hub &bull Nov 18, 2011

    HotelTonight said it raised $9 million in a Series B round led by Battery Ventures and including participation from Accel Partners and First Round Capital. Accel Partners will assume a seat on the board of the San Francisco company, which… Full Story »

  5. Battery And Accel Put $9M In App For Last-Minute Hotel Deals, HotelTonight

    TechCrunch &bull Nov 18, 2011

    HotelTonight , a mobile app that offers deep discounts on same-day hotel deals, has raised $9 million in new funding led by Battery Ventures with Accel Partners and First Round Capital participating. Accel Partners will take a seat on the… Full Story »


  6. Winners in the Angie's List IPO

    Vator News &bull Nov 17, 2011

    After leaping out of the gate at $18 this morning-nearly 40% above the original $13 share price-Angie's List closed Thursday at $16.26, a full 25% above the initial share price. The company is now valued at more than $920 million.… Full Story »

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  7. Marketo, Zuora, BrightRoll, Impermium: Bay Area BizTech News by the Numbers

    X-Conomy &bull Nov 17, 2011

    New investor Battery Ventures led the round, which was joined by existing investors Institutional Venture Partners, InterWest Partners, Mayfield Fund, and Storm Ventures. Xconomy profiled Marketo earlier this month. Announced yesterday, the round was led by Index Ventures, with Greylock… Full Story »

  8. Marketo lands $50M from Battery, IVP, InterWest to continue its marketing automation domination

    Venture Beat &bull Nov 16, 2011

    Marketing automation firm Marketo has raised a massive new round of funding - $50 million - that will help it continue assisting companies with aggressive lead and revenue generation, the company announced today. We have a phenomenal growth opportunity now," Marketo CEO Phil Fernandez told… Full Story »

  9. Wikets, The Social Commerce App With $1.5M In Funding, Rewards Users For Recommendations

    TechCrunch &bull Nov 8, 2011

    In September, Wikets , Inc., announced it had raised $1.5 million from venture firms Andreessen Horowitz and Battery Ventures , as well as from six angel investors, to build a new iPhone application that allows users to rate products and… Full Story »

  10. Battery Ventures Congratulates Portfolio Company Executives on TR35 Award

    Yahoo Finance &bull Oct 17, 2011

    WALTHAM, Mass. & MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Battery Ventures, a multi-stage investment firm focused on technology and innovation worldwide, congratulates Andrew Mason and Jesse Robbins for their inclusion on Technology Review's 2011 List of 35 Innovators Under 35 - the TR35. Mason is the CEO and Founder of Groupon, Robbins is Co-Founder and Chief Community Officer of Opscode; both Groupon and Opscode are Battery portfolio… Full Story »

  11. SolarBridge Wins Grant

    Private Equity Hub &bull Oct 10, 2011

    SolarBridge Technologies , a provider of PV microinverter solutions, has been awarded a $1.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The grant is one of ARPA-E's 60 cutting-edge research projects announced last week worth… Full Story »

  12. Clean Urban Energy Adds Steve Schaefer

    Private Equity Hub &bull Oct 7, 2011

    Clean Urban Energy , a maker of energy storage and smart grid technology, has named Steve Schaefer senior vice president of corporate development. Schaefer previously co-founded Enerlogics, a consulting company specializing in demand response, energy efficiency, and renewables. Clean Urban… Full Story »


  13. HiGear raises $1.3M for luxury peer-to-peer car sharing

    GigaOm &bull Oct 7, 2011

    HiGear, a peer-to-peer car sharing startup that focuses on luxury and sports cars, has raised $1.3 million in a seed round from a group of venture and angel investors, HiGear President Murtaza Hussain told me in an interview. Investors include Battery Ventures, BV Capital, and… Full Story »

  14. LiveIntent, with $8M from Series B, Plans New Hires and Weighs Overseas Opportunities

    X-Conomy &bull Oct 6, 2011

    Catching the attention of customers can hinge on timing and placement. That's the thinking behind New York's LiveIntent, which offers advertisers and publishers a way to tailor banner ads in e-mails for the recipients. The two-year-old startup closed an $8… Full Story »

  15. EMC Picks Up Zettapoint, IBM Scoops Up Q1, Intel's McAfee Acquires NitroSecurity, & More Boston-Area Deals NEws

    X-Conomy &bull Oct 5, 2011

    New England area security, consumer Web, database, and medical device tech startups have been acquired by firms near and far at a feverish pace in the last week. CustomMade, a Cambridge, MA-based provider of an online marketplace for connecting consumers… Full Story »


  16. Venture-backed firms looking overseas for better IPO market

    Biz Journals &bull Oct 3, 2011

    The entrance to the Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney, where venture-backed, Massachusetts-based life sciences firm GI Dynamics pursued a successful IPO during the most recent quarter. Companies seeking to go public, such as Lexington, Mass.-based GI Dynamics Inc., increasingly looked to overseas markets in the third quarter as volatility in the U.S. stock market became the norm. Five of the 10 U.S. venture-backed companies that completed initial public offerings in the quarter did so on… Full Story »

  17. Battery Ventures Completes Acquisition of Third European Company in Fourteen Months

    Yahoo Finance &bull Oct 3, 2011

    WALTHAM, Mass. MENLO PARK, Calif. HERZILYA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Battery Ventures, a multi-stage investment firm focused on technology and innovation worldwide, today announced that it has acquired Planit, a leader in CAD/CAM software for the specialist manufacturing sector, headquartered in the UK. Its operations will be combined with existing Battery portfolio company, UK-based Vero Software, to create the global leader in manufacturing-centric CAD/CAM software. The Planit transaction is the third European acquisition Battery has made in the past 14… Full Story »

  18. Battery Ventures Hosts Smart Building Technology Summit in Effort to Accelerate Cleantech Innovation

    Yahoo Finance &bull Oct 3, 2011

    WALTHAM, Mass. MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Battery Ventures, a multi-stage investment firm focused on technology and innovation worldwide, hosted an educational, networking event on Smart Building Technology on September 15th in Palo Alto, CA. The session featured 13 expert speakers, including a keynote address from PGE, and three panel discussions on Solid… Full Story »


  19. Kayak CEO: No change in IPO status

    Biz Journals &bull Sep 30, 2011

    Kayak Software Corp. CEO Steve Hafner on Friday declined to confirm a report that the company has put its proposed initial public offering of stock on hold. The AllThingsD report Thursday quoted Kayak's chief marketing officer saying the equity markets are too volatile for an IPO. However, the report said the company would… Full Story »

  20. Three Companies to Watch: BetterLesson, Wikets, and PeerApp Raise Funds

    X-Conomy &bull Sep 29, 2011

    BetterLesson, a Cambridge, MA-based startup that helps teachers organize and share lesson plans and curricula online, has closed a new $1.6 million financing round from Highland Capital Partners, General Catalyst Partners, New Markets Ventures, NewSchools Venture Fund, and angel investors.… Full Story »

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