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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:31:41 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EverFi Raises $11 Million For Financial Literacy Education Application]]></title>
<link>http://www.secondmarket.com/articles/everfi-raises-11-million-for-financial-literacy-education-application.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    EverFi, a DC based creator of a SaaS application that provides education to young adults about financial responsibilities, has announced a Series A round of financing from NEA, TomorrowVentures and other independent investors
    The company raised $11 Million in this round and plans to use the money for new product development and additional employees
    The company states that 2,000 schools in 47 states are using EverFi, with an expectation to double that in 2011
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<title><![CDATA[HP Buys VC-Backed Stratavia]]></title>
<link>http://www.secondmarket.com/articles/hp-buys-vcbacked-stratavia.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    Stratavia, a provider of database and application automation solutions has been acquired by HP. No financial terms of the deal were disclosed
    Denver, CO. based Stratavia had previously raised around $11 million in VC financing since its inception in &rsquo;01 from Asset Management Co., Adams Street Partners and Vista Ventures
    The company&rsquo;s software will add to HP&rsquo;s Cloud Service Automation business in assisting specifically enterprise database users
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<title><![CDATA[Inflection Raises $30 Million To Take On The Public Records Industry]]></title>
<link>http://www.secondmarket.com/articles/inflection-raises-30-million-to-take-on-the-public-records-industry.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    Inflection, which operates Archives.com, has announced the raise of a $30 million Series A from Matrix Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures
    Archives.com is a site that finds historical information and makes it available on the internet
    The company plans to announce the launch of other search engines starting with PeopleSmart. PeopleSmart will be a search engine that will aggregate public information from public records and social profiles on people
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<title><![CDATA[Apptio Raises $16.5 Million From Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock And Others]]></title>
<link>http://www.secondmarket.com/articles/apptio-raises-165-million-from-andreessen-horowitz-greylock-and-others.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    Bellevue, Washington based Apptio has announced a Series C round of financing totaling $16.5 million. The company has now raised $37.5 million in venture capital financing
    The round, which the company said was oversubscribed, was led by Shasta Ventures and also included all of its previous investors which include: Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners and Madrona Venture Group
    The company, which is a provider of SaaS-delivered technology business management solutions, will use...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Index Ventures Buys Into Etsy, Triples Valuation To Nearly $300 Million]]></title>
<link>http://www.secondmarket.com/articles/index-ventures-buys-into-etsy-triples-valuation-to-nearly-300-million.html</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    Etsy, the website which allows its users to buy and sell handmade items, has announced a Series E round of financing totaling $20 million
    The round was led by new investor Index Ventures, and included Accel Partners and Hubert Burda Media. The pre-money valuation on this round was just under $300 million
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<title><![CDATA[Mapping Startup CloudMade Raises $12.3M]]></title>
<link>http://www.secondmarket.com/articles/mapping-startup-cloudmade-raises-123m.html</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    CloudMade, a mapping data startup, has announced that it has raised $12.3 million in Series B financing
    Greylock Partners led the round and they were joined by return backer Sunstone Capital
    CloudMade provides developers and large companies with innovative tools and APIs that allow them easy access to map data to build different applications. The company said it will use the new capital to further build the world&rsquo;s most comprehensive map and geo database
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<title><![CDATA[Eyeblaster Changes Name, Sets IPO Terms]]></title>
<link>http://www.secondmarket.com/articles/eyeblaster-changes-name-sets-ipo-terms.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    The NY based provider of digital marketing services and technology has changed its name to MediaMind Technologies Inc and has set its IPO terms
    MediaMind Technologies will offer 5 million shares between $14 and $16 per share. The company plans to trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker MDMD
    The company has raised $38 million in VC financing from Sycamore Technology Ventures and Insight Venture Partners
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<title><![CDATA[Readying For An IPO, Jive Software Raises $30 Million From Kleiner Perkins And Sequoia]]></title>
<link>http://www.secondmarket.com/articles/readying-for-an-ipo-jive-software-raises-30-million-from-kleiner-perkins-and-sequoia.html</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    Jive Software, which makes an all-in-one social enterprise software product, has raised $30 million in Series C funding
    The financing was led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers with participation from existing investor Sequoia Capital. This $30 million round brings Jive&rsquo;s total funding to $57 million
    The company, which has 3,000 customers including Charles Schwab, Intel, Nike and VMware, is not yet cash flow positive and will end the year on a $100 million run-rate
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<title><![CDATA[Green Dot increases IPO size by 8 percent]]></title>
<link>http://www.secondmarket.com/articles/green-dot-increases-ipo-size-by-8-percent.html</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    Green Dot Corp raised the number of shares it is offering in its IPO by 8%, a sign that there is strong investor interest. The number of shares currently being offered is 4.2 million, up from the original 3.9 million
    The Monravia, Calif. Based company maintained the expected price range of $32 to $35 a share as it plans to list on the NYSE
    Shareholders of the company include: Sequoia Capital with a 31.9% stake and Total Technology Partners with a 10.8% stake
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<title><![CDATA[Epocrates Re-Files for IPO]]></title>
<link>http://www.secondmarket.com/articles/epocrates-refiles-for-ipo.html</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    San Mateo, California based Epocrates has filed for a $75 million IPO for the second time in two years
    Epocrates, a provider of clinical information and support tools to the healthcare profession, had previously filed for  a $75 million IPO in April &rsquo;08, but pulled it later that year
    The company had raised over $86 million in VC financing from The Sprout Group, Goldman Sahcs, InterWest Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Three Arch Partners and Bay City Capital
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