Capital Chaos

 GlobalScholar (Bellevue, WA) pulled in a hefty Series B of $27M led by previous investors Ignition Partners and Knowledge Universe Education.  This brings the total raise to date at $42.5M which is a hefty amount for a site that is a WebEx for tutors. 
The company offers a valuable tool to both parents and students who […]

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 Etsy (Brooklyn, NY) raised an astounding $27M in Series C led by Union Square Ventures and Hubert Burda Media with new investor Jim Breyer from Accel Partners participating as well.  According to TechCrunch, the company “previously raised a total of $4.6 million from Union Square Ventures and angels Caterina Fake, Stewart Butterfield, Joshua Schachter, and […]

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 St. Petersburg Times staff writer, Kris Hundley, is down at the 17th annual Floria Venture Capital Conference which is being held this week at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort.  The two-day event which kicked off yesterday has seen an overwhelming number of both participants (1,200) and VC firms (200) ready to be engaged. 
Kris reports that, “venture […]

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 ThisNext (Santa Monica, CA), the social shopping network, finalized $5M in Series B led by their Series A financiers Anthem Venture Partners and Clearstone Venture Partners.  The site offers users a creative way of recommending products and giving feedback on them which will hopefully translate into a sale.
This social shopping space will expand throughout the […]

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