Venture Capital Update

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners was founded in 1989 as the first venture capital fund to invest exclusively in software companies. They have helped entrepreneurs build companies in desktop software, embedded systems, client-server, distributed network computing, internet, and software as a service.

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Investments on VCU:

• Baynote
• Aria Systems

Sonico received $4.3 million in Series a funding from DN Capital and individuals Fabrice Grinda, Martín Varsavsky and Alec Oxenford. Sonico is a latin american focused social network.

DN Capital

DN Capital seeks to back European technology companies which have the potential and the ambition to become market leaders.

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Investments on VCU:

• IGA Worldwide

LiveU Received $9 Million for Live Video Transmission over Mobile Networks LiveU received $9 million in Series B funding from Canaan Partners and Carmel Ventures. What does LiveU do? LiveU provides products for the transmission of live video over wireless networks. VCU says: LiveU wants you to be able to stream live video from your [...]

LiveU received $9 million in Series B funding from Canaan Partners and Carmel Ventures. LiveU provides products for the transmission of live video over wireless networks.

NileGuide received $8 million in Series B funding from Austin Ventures, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Draper Richards and KPG Ventures. Total funding is now over $9.5 Million. NileGuide provides a one-stop-solution for online travel planning.

KPG Ventures

KPG Ventures, a San Francisco based venture capital firm founded by Vince Vannelli, brings capital, experience and strategic relationships to early and seed stage companies. KPG is committed to investing in talented people and actively supporting each portfolio company in building their business.

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Investments on VCU:

• SezWho

Austin Ventures

Austin Ventures has been around since 1979. They manage $3 billion and are the most active venture capital firm in Texas, and one of the most established in the nation. With a focus on business services, information services, computer and communications hardware, and enterprise software, Austin Ventures invests at all stages of company development, from $100,000 “planned experiments” to $50+ million investments in management buyouts.

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Investments on VCU:

• Click Forensics

ChipIn Received $5.1 Million for their Money Raising Application ChipIn received $5.1 million in Series B funding from Polaris Venture Capital and Japan`s GVC. What does ChipIn do? ChipIn has a social network application allowing others to send you money via paypal. VCU says: Essentially ChipIn is a way for individuals to send you money [...]

ChipIn Received $5.1 Million for their Money Raising Application ChipIn received $5.1 million in Series B funding from Polaris Venture Capital and Japan`s GVC. What does ChipIn do? ChipIn has a social network application allowing others to send you money via paypal. VCU says: Essentially ChipIn is a way for individuals to send you money [...]