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Bo Peabody, Village Ventures’ Co-founder and Managing General Partner contributed this piece to the Huffington Post.
Matt Harris, Co-founder and Managing General Partner of Village Ventures, is featured in this piece.
Simple (f.k.a. BankSimple) was featured in Forbes round up of new financial services and applications that will make financial management the easiest thing you do this year.
Mobile search and advertising company Call Genie has acquired VoodooVox, which was funded by Village Ventures, Softbank Capital, Apax Partners, Steamboat Ventures and Berkshire Capital Investors.
Disney, which has been busy reorganizing its interactive group, is buying Babble Media, a New York-based parenting platform that features several hundred mom bloggers.
BankSimple, the well-funded startup that’s setting out to build ‘a bank that doesn’t suck’, has some big news today: it’s now allowing its first users into the service. And to mark the occasion, it’s announcing another major change: the company is now just called Simple (and yes, they own Simple.com).
Forbes contributor, Dan Woods sat down with Mike Driscoll, CTO of Metamarkets, to develop a checklist for evaluating new solutions and their fit criteria against the challenges of big data.
Business Insider published a list of “21 Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read” and Bo Peabody’s Lucky or Smart? made the list.
BankSimple and On Deck Capital are both featured in this article about how the unique ways startups are using technology to transform the way financial services are delivered and to solve problems that traditional institutions have yet to successfully address.
At this month’s NY Tech Meetup, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the formation of the Mayor’s Council on Technology and Innovation. Mitch Jacobs, CEO and founder of On Deck Capital; was among those appointed to the committee.
BankSimple says it is finally going live and expects its first customers to begin receiving their debit cards by early November.
BankSimple, a yet-to-be-launched personal banking platform, plans to hire 40 new employees over the next year after raising $10 million in a funding round led by existing investor IA Ventures. Founded in 2009, the Portland, Ore.-based company currently has 18 employees.
Microsoft, Facebook, Fedex and Apple. These are some of the most successful businesses in the country and they have another thing in common -they were all started by college student entrepreneurs. Village Ventures’ Bo Peabody was included in this round up of the “10 Most Successful College Entrepreneurs.”
Spirus Medical Inc., a West Bridgewater start-up that is developing a spiral endoscope to improve tests for gastrointestinal disorders, has been acquired by a Japanese buyer.
It’s not uncommon for start-ups to change course, but HealthGuru Media Inc. has a quirkier history than most, evolving from the William Shatner Sci-Fi DVD Club to a health-focused online video portal.
IA Ventures’ Roger Ehrenberg is quoted in this piece about the Internet gold rush spreading east.
Focus groups haven’t changed all that much from the days portrayed in “Mad Men,” until now.
By studying customers and rethinking the user interface, BankSimple finds ways to make online banking more enjoyable.
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PerfectServe, the leading provider of clinical communication services, announced that it closed $10.9 million in an over-subscribed Series C financing round.
IA Ventures and Softbank led a $1.7MM investment in Visual Revenue, the predictive analytics firm for online publishing, and were joined by the company’s existing investors.
Local marketing automation company Balihoo Inc. has gained $5 million in new venture funding in a deal underwritten by existing investors Highway 12 Ventures and OpenView Venture Partners.
BlueTarp Financial, the financial services firm dedicated to building materials professionals, has named Scott Simpson its new CEO. The startup is backed by Flybridge Capital Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Trinity Ventures and Village Ventures.
The National Small Business Association (NSBA) this week launched a new partnership with On Deck Capital (On Deck) to provide America’s small-business owners with greater access to the capital they need to grow.
SendGrid announced that it has raised $21 million in a Series B round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Existing investors Foundry Group, Highway 12 Ventures, SoftTechVC, 500 Startups and Bullet Time Ventures also participated in the financing.
Metamarkets, a San Francisco–based startup providing a cloud-based big data application, is readying itself for significant business growth by making key personnel changes and spreading its wings into new industries.
Balihoo announced $5MM in financing to fund future business growth. OpenView Venture Partners, an existing Balihoo investor, led the round, with participation from Highway 12 Ventures, also an existing investor.
IA Ventures and Foundry Group back social music data gatherer, Next Big Sound, with a $6.5 million Series A. The TechStars startup (Class of 2009) is headquartered in Boulder, CO and plans to open a New York City office.
Coursekit, the academic social network, has raised $5 million in a Series A round of venture capital financing led by The Social+Capital Partnership and existing investor IA Ventures.
Extreme Reach, Inc., a leading provider of video advertising management and delivery solutions, today announced the appointment of Nancy Lazaros as Chief Financial Officer, responsible for the overall financial management of the business.
The Walt Disney Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Disney Online, has acquired Babble Media, Inc., a leading online parenting platform featuring more than 200 influential mom bloggers.
PublicStuff, which recently announced that it has received funding from Lerer Ventures, First Round Capital and High Peaks Venture Partners, is a community help-line in the cloud.
PerfectServe, a hospital clinical communications company based in Knoxville, Tenn., today announced that David Pectol has joined the company as chief financial officer.
Waltham health-care management software firm MedVentive Inc. has brought in $12.9MM in two separate financings, according to documents filed with the SEC.
BillGuard, the personal finance security company, today announced it has secured $10MM in second-round financing led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Founders Fund, Innovation Endeavors and existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and IA Ventures.
TechMediaNetwork, Inc., a leading technology media company that produces news and reviews in the technology and science verticals, today announced a $33 million Series B financing from ABS Capital Partners, a leading growth equity investor. Existing investors Village Ventures and Highway 12 Ventures also participated in the round.
On Deck (www.ondeckcapital.com) announced it has delivered more than $150MM to thousands of restaurants, retailers and other service providers nationwide. In January, On Deck passed the $100MM milestone; this announcement represents a 50% growth surge in just 8 months.
Disruptive banking start-up BankSimple has announced partnerships with Visa, The Bancorp Bank and CBW Bank and secured a further $10 million in funding ahead of its planned launch later this year.
