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Funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Mayfield Fund, and Others Will Support OUYA's Video Game Developer Ecosystem and Expand Production LOS ANGELES, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Video game startup OUYA today announced $15 million in new funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), with participation from the Mayfield Fund, NVIDIA, Shasta Ventures, and Occam Partners. The company intends to use the additional funding to support OUYA's growing game development...
Funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers with TechOperators, to expand the industry's first unified cloud and mobility security platform; grow sales and engineering teams ATLANTA, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ionic Security Inc., delivering the first unified cloud and mobility security platform for the enterprise, today announced the close of $9.4m Series A-1 investment round. Led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), the round also included Atlanta-based...
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- InMobi, the largest independent mobile advertising network, announced today that engineering leader, entrepreneur and investor, Mike Abbott, general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), an investor in InMobi, has joined the company's board of directors. Abbott is intimately involved with company direction and acts as a strategic advisor on key strategic initiatives. (Logo:...
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --3VR, Inc., the video intelligence company, today announced that Gregory J. Owens, chairman and CEO of IronPlanet®, has joined 3VR's corporate board of directors. Owens has led IronPlanet through significant domestic and international expansion. Owens offers unique expertise as both a venture capitalist and corporate executive. Previous to IronPlanet, Owens was managing director of RedZone Capital and was chairman and CEO of Manugisitics...
ATLANTA, Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lehigh Technologies Inc., a leading sustainable materials company, today announced it has completed $16 million in financing, securing investments from top global venture capital firms, led by Leaf Clean Energy and including Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, Index Ventures, and NGP Energy Technology Partners. The funding will go toward expanding the company's geographic reach and research and development initiatives - bolstering its ability to...
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lending Club (http://www.lendingclub.com), the leading platform for investing in and obtaining personal loans, announced today a $15 million equity investment from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and the appointment of Mary Meeker, general partner at KPCB, to the company's board of directors. John Mack, who recently joined Lending Club's board and currently serves as chairman emeritus of Morgan Stanley, also made a $2.5...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shape Security, a start-up developing new web security technology, announced today that it has closed a $6 million Series A financing round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt's TomorrowVentures. Additional participants in the round include former Accel partner Peter Wagner, Baseline Ventures, as well as top executives from LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. Ted Schlein,...
Olin College junior Margaret Ann Seger has been selected as one of just two female Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) Engineering Fellows for 2012. Needham, Mass. (PRWEB) February 21, 2012 Chosen from a pool of nearly 1,000 applications from over 100 universities, Olin College junior Margaret Ann Seger has been selected as one of just two female Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) Engineering Fellows for 2012. The newly launched KPCB Engineering Fellows Program is a...
Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center announces an evening reception to discuss daytime care options for older adults on Feb. 23 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 270 Escuela Ave. in Mountain View. Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) February 11, 2012 Those who are concerned about their aging loved ones or are interested in learning about other families’ experiences at Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center are invited to attend an informational reception about daytime care options for older adults on Thursday, Feb. 23...
MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Auxogyn, Inc., a privately-held company focused on advancing women's reproductive health, today announced the close of the final tranche of its Series A financing, bringing the total funding to $20 million. The initial tranche was placed in May 2010, and investors in the round include Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, TPG Biotech and Merck Serono Ventures. "Over the course of the last year, we have executed an aggressive...
