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Google invests more money in genetic testing firm co-founded by Brin’s spouse
Google tossed another $2.6 million into its investment in 23andMe, the privately held personal genetic testing company co-founded by Anne Wojcicki, who is married to Google founder Sergey Brin. The...
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Data Domain acquisition to yield big pay day for NEA
Bloomberg News estimated today that New Enterprise Associates stands to make a 26-fold return on its initial investment in Data Domain, the maker of storage backup tools that agreed to be acquired for...
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Wiretap’s Tuesday funding roundup
Life sciences startups have faced pretty tough sledding when it comes to venture funding, but there are signs of a thaw amid a slew of recent IPOs. And on Tuesday, Cleave Biosciences of San Francisco...
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Wiretap’s Wednesday wrap-up: Funding deals in Silicon Valley
Sometimes, when I get a pitch from Blue Jeans Networks, I think of the David Bowie song. But the Mountain View video collaboration service on Wednesday was hearing a different sound: “Ka-ching!” The...
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Elevator Pitch: What being a busboy taught Next World’s Craig Hanson about...
In the past few years, the number of venture capital firms has shrunk, not grown, and those new firms that have gotten off the ground have tended to be small boutiques focused on seed investing. What...
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Elevator Pitch: Jon Sakoda on why NEA is sticking to seed investing, trends...
When it comes to venture capital firms, few come bigger than New Enterprise Associates. With $11 billion under management, including a $2.6 billion pot raised 18 months ago that ranks among the largest...
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NEA raises $3.2 billion fund; Sequoia makes flurry of investments in India
Venture investing in tech companies may have been way down in the first quarter of this year, but not to worry, all you fitful startups: venture firms were taking a break so they could focus on raising...
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