| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.05.2025 | China’s PE-VC market braces for shakeup as tough times weed out trailing GPs | The ongoing reshuffle in Greater China’s private investment market is expected to intensify as significant macro challenges eliminate trailing managers with unwanted “zombie funds”. |
| 26.04.2021 | The winners of INVEST Pitch Perfect are….. | The INVEST Pitch Perfect contest at the INVEST conference April 19-23 cast a spotlight on healthcare startups across biopharma, diagnostics, health IT, health services and medical devices.
Judges scored the finalists from each track based o... |
| 06.08.2019 | Women’s health startup Genneve lands $4M to grow telemedicine service for menopause | The Genneve team, from left: Dr. Rebecca Dunsmoor-Su, director of health; Jill Angelo, CEO; and Shannon Perry, director of media and marketing. (Genneve Photo)
Genneve, a Seattle startup that runs a telemedicine service for women experienci... |
| 18.01.2019 | BlueRun Ventures closes sixth fund at $130m, falls short of target | Premium
US-based BlueRun Ventures (BRV), an early-stage venture capital firm with active operations in China, has closed its sixth fund at $130 million, shy of its original target of $200 million.
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| 17.01.2019 | Term Sheet — Thursday, January 17 | 5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER
For someone whose portfolio includes Uber, Bird, Spotify, Alibaba, and Tencent, Lead Edge Capital founder Mitchell Green has managed to largely stay out of the VC spotlight. And that’s by design.
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| 16.01.2019 | BlueRun Ventures closes on $130M, promotes Cheryl Cheng to GP | Silicon Valley venture capital firm BlueRun Ventures has lassoed $130 million in capital commitments for its sixth fund. The firm invests in early-stage mobile software and financial services companies, including online lending platform Kab... |
| 16.01.2019 | BlueRun Ventures Closes Sixth Early-Stage Venture Capital Fund, at $130M | BlueRun Ventures, a Menlo Park, CA-based early-stage venture capital firm, closed their sixth fund, at $130m.
BRV VI will make early-stage investments, both seed and Series A rounds focused on mobile software and services, financial technol... |
| 07.09.2017 | Israeli industrial drone maker Airobotics raises $32.5 million Series C | Israeli autonomous drone maker Airobotics has raised $32.5 million led by BlueRun Ventures China with participation from Microsoft Ventures and OurCrowd.
Existing investors CRV, BRV, Waze CEO Noam Bardin, former Googler Richard Wooldbridge,... |
| 09.05.2017 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, May 9 | PROFITABILITY OVER PASSION
Land of Opportunity: Yesterday’s Term Sheet included a link to this story about SoftBank’s ambitions in India that deserves a little more attention. Like so many articles about tech in India, this one draws compar... |
| 14.12.2016 | Newer VC firms are trouncing their predecessors when it comes to diversity | Over the last three months, the venture firm Social Capital has worked with the media outlet The Information to put together a look at the most diverse venture firms for the second year in a row. The teams say they gathered more than 6,000 ... |
| 09.03.2016 | Chinese startup QingCloud gets $100m funding led by BlueRun Ventures | Premium
QingCloud, a China-based startup with a cloud computing platform, has raised a $100-million Series C round led by BlueRun Ventures.
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| 08.03.2016 | Daily funding roundup - March 8, 2016 | Crimson Hexagon raised $20M; Spotinst secured $2M; Fullcube closed a $1.15M Seed funding
Fullcube, provider of a subscription management platform, closed $1.15 million in seed funding from angel investors. We’ve reached out to the company t... |
| 04.12.2015 | Daily funding roundup - December 4, 2015 | iPinYou bagged $78M; Prosetta raised $31M; ZeroFox secured an additional $27M funding
Desino, a Cologne, Germany-based wheelchair manufacturer, completed a €500,000 (approximately $546,000) Series A funding round. Backers included Prof. Mic... |
| 03.12.2015 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, up... |
| 03.12.2015 | uMake raises $4.5M series A for its 3D sketching iOS app | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Correction 7:52 a.m. PST: uMake’s series A funding is for $4.5M, which combined with $700K in seed funding in September brought total f... |
| 03.12.2015 | uMake raises $4.5M series A for its 3D sketching iOS app | Correction 7:52 a.m. PST: uMake’s series A funding is for $4.5M, which combined with $700K in seed funding in September brought total funding for uMake to $5.2M.
With quality pen-enabled tablets finally catching on, it’s a great time to be ... |
| 03.12.2015 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. User interface design app Figma launches with $14M, led by Greylock Partners
Figma, a startup that has built a web-based too... |
| 02.10.2015 | Daily funding roundup - October 2, 2015 | Renovate America collected $90M; Dome9 Security raised $8.3M; Zeemee landed $5.8M
Propeller Aerobotics, a start-up that uses drones to make 3D maps for mining and construction companies has raised $1 million from investors including fund Bl... |
| 01.10.2015 | College Application Platform ZeeMee Raises $5.8M Series A Round | ZeeMee, a platform that wants to help students bring their college applications to life, told TechCrunch exclusively Thursday it had raised a Series A round of $5.8 million led by BlueRun Ventures.
Prospective college students today have be... |
| 04.08.2015 | Improvonia raises $4M to help restaurants order supplies online | Improvonia, a downtown D.C.-based platform that connects restaurants, hoteliers and other hospitality industry retailers with suppliers, has raised $4 million, the Washington Business Journal reported Friday.
Founded just last year, the sta... |
| 29.07.2015 | Daily funding roundup - July 29, 2015 | Twilio closed $130M; Mereo BioPharma secured $119; AltspaceVR raised $10.3M
AltspaceVR, a software company that uses virtual reality to provide a new communication platform, raised a $10.3 million round of funding. Investors in the round in... |
| 17.10.2014 | Venture capital in health IT drops to $956M in Q3, but global investment increasing | So-called consumer-focused technologies, which includes mobile health, received 65 percent of all VC investments in the third quarter of 2014, with $623 million in 140 deals, yet it was down from $678 million in 100 deals in Q2 2014.
Mobile... |
| 23.09.2014 | Radius Raises $54.7 Million To Transform Marketing Intelligence | It’s easy to say that most executives in the $50 billion world of business-to-business marketing would kill for a tool that can analyze customer data and figure out exactly who to market to and when to pitch them. San Francisco-based Radius... |
| 30.05.2014 | Waze investor BlueRun Ventures is raising a new $150M fund | BlueRun Ventures, of Waze and PayPal fame, is raising a new $150M fund, according to a public SEC filing.
This new round will follow a previous fund of the same size, which was expected to close during the first quarter of 2014, according t... |
| 12.02.2014 | Mobile game portal Joyme gets $21.5M from BlueRun & Fosun | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Joyme.com, a Beijing-based mobile game portal ope... |
| 21.08.2013 | How do you connect startups with brands? | Read how and why Sears has committed $40k in marketing to bring an idea to market
When I kicked off my conference business to bring thought leaders together onto one stage to discuss the convergence of social, location, and mobile, I knew w... |
| 17.11.2012 | How Mobile Can You Go? A Mobile Take On Q3 Tech Earnings | Editor’s note: Jay Jamison is a Partner at BlueRun Ventures and is based in Menlo Park. He focuses on early stage mobile, consumer and enterprise opportunities, and he serves on the boards of AppCentral (acquired by Good Technology), AppRed... |
| 24.06.2012 | The Anatomy Of A Pass, A Quantitative Analysis On Why A VC Passes | Editor’s note: Jay Jamison is a partner at BlueRun Ventures.
It is an exciting time for early stage technology company building and venture capital. Despite some early bumps in Facebook’s recent IPO (my thoughts here), we are seeing somethi... |
| 18.02.2012 | Beyond Facebook: The Rise Of Interest-Based Social Networks | Editor’s Note: This guest post is written by Jay Jamison, a Partner at BlueRun Ventures, who focuses on early stage mobile, consumer and enterprise investments. He also serves on the boards of AppCentral, AppRedeem, Foodspotting, and Thumb.... |
| 08.11.2011 | Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup | Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. There are significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top V... |
| 01.11.2011 | SaveUp makes paying your debts addictive and fun | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
It can be pretty hard to get people to do what is... |
| 01.11.2011 | SaveUp makes paying your debts addictive and fun | It can be pretty hard to get people to do what is in their best interest, and nowhere is this more apparent than when it comes to managing personal finances.
Launching today, SaveUp creates powerful rewards for people who log on to the webs... |
| 15.09.2011 | SaveUp Raises $2M in Seed Capital | SaveUp, a nationwide rewards program for personal savings, has raised $2m in seed capital.
Investors include BlueRun Ventures and True Ventures.
Pre-registration for SaveUp’s beta launch begins today atwww.SaveUp.com.
Founded in 2011 by Pri... |
| 17.08.2011 | Kabbage snags $17M from Mohr Davidow and others | The alternative financing source for online merchants has raised more than $25M to date
Kabbage, an alternative source of financing for online merchants, on Wednesday announced a $17 million Series B round of funding led by Mohr Davidow Ven... |
| 17.08.2011 | Kabbage Raises $17M in Series B Funding | Kabbage, Inc., an Atlanta, Georgia-based provider of working capital for online merchants, has raised $17m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Mohr Davidow Ventures, with participation from existing investors BlueRun Ventures, David B... |
| 11.08.2011 | Opinionaided secures $4.3M for real-time mobile Q&A | The Series A round is led by SoftBank Capital and BlueRun Ventures
Following on the heels of its $1 million seed round in March, mobile Q&A app Opinionaided has announced its $4.3 million Series A round led by SoftBank Capital and BlueR... |
| 02.03.2011 | The next billion-dollar Idea - Part 1 of 5 | Reena Jadhav interviews Jay Jamison at Vator Splash 2011 San Francisco
Jay Jamison Venture Partner, BlueRun Ventures, stopped by for an interview with Reena Jadhav at Vator Splash and shared his insights and tips. He's clearly betting on mo... |
| 13.01.2011 | Kabbage Raises $6.65M in Series A Funding | Kabbage, Inc., an Atlanta, Georgia-based provider of working capital advances for online merchants, has secured $6.65m in Series A funding.
The round was led by BlueRun Ventures, with participation from David Bonderman, founder of TPG Capit... |
| 10.01.2011 | Foodspotting Scoops Up $3 Million From BlueRun Ventures | Location-based food discovery tool, Foodspotting has just picked up 3 million in series A funding from BlueRun Ventures, days shy of its one year anniversary on January 15th. Angels from the previous $750k seed round will also be following ... |
| 07.12.2010 | Silicon Valley-Bound, Waze Drives Its Way Into A Big $25 Million Round Of Funding | About a week ago, we noted that social mapping company Waze was getting big. Actually, with over 2 million drivers helping them map the planet, and over 250 million kilometers logged, they’re already really big. And today investors are putt... |
| 10.07.2010 | Ganji.com Raised $20M | At the end of May 2010, Ganji.com, a Beijing, China-based online classified advertisements provider, completed a US$20m venture capital funding.
The investment was led by Nokia Growth Partners, with participation from existing investor Blue... |
| 05.02.2010 | DEMO application deadline is today; meetup at Accel Partners | Today is the deadline for applications to the upcoming DEMO conference. We’ve got some truly pathbreaking companies launching this Spring and can’t wait to reveal them on stage at Palm Springs March 22 and 23.
We’ll be finalizing the list o... |
| 21.01.2010 | DEMO update: Get your applications in by Feb 5., meet more investors | We’ve extended the deadline for applications to the upcoming DEMO conference to Feb. 5.
With the next DEMO coming up soon — March 21-23 at the sunny resort town of Palm Springs, Calif. — we’ve been engulfed with applications from companies ... |
| 17.09.2009 | Fwix gets $2.75 mln and launches open API | Local real-time news site looking to expand coverage with Series A funding
With the rise of Twitter, the real-time sector of online technology has been getting some attention these days. Fwix, a real-time local newswire, announced its Serie... |
| 02.09.2009 | Coupa catches $7.5M for business procurement software | Coupa Software, maker of software that helps businesses keep track of what they are buying and how much they are spending, has remained buoyant through the economic downturn, now raising $7.5 million in a third round of funding. Based in Sa... |
| 06.08.2009 | Waze’s crowdsourced traffic app comes to the iPhone | Waze is a free mobile application that takes a different approach to helping users plan their driving routes — instead of paying companies for data, Waze collects real-time information from its users. The application already has more than 1... |
| 06.08.2009 | Waze’s crowdsourced traffic app comes to the iPhone | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Waze is a free mobile application that takes a different approach to helping users plan their driving routes — instead of paying compan... |
| 20.06.2009 | Who rules real-time search? A look at 11 contenders | Real-time search engines have proliferated over the last month, with a series of launches from start-ups like Topsy, almost.at and Scoopler. The companies are hoping to edge in on a space that Google co-founder Larry Page has admitted is a ... |
| 14.06.2009 | GeeksOnAPlane Briefing On The Chinese Tech Industry At Startonomics Beijing | This past Thursday, the GeeksOnAPlane group of traveling techies had the opportunity to attend Startonomics Beijing and learn about broad swaths of the Chinese web industry. The speakers, who represented companies such as Google China, Kong... |
| 01.06.2009 | Twitter search engine Topsy launches with $15M | Topsy.com, launched last week, is a brand new search engine focused exclusively on Twitter content. Like Google, it presents its results based on popularity metrics, namely the popularity or influence of the tweeter in question — a factor d... |
| 29.05.2009 | LAN security provider Nevis short circuits, sells assets | Nevis Networks, provider of products used to secure local-area networks, has filed for bankruptcy after a drop in demand. Based in Mountain View, Calif., the company has also come up against tough competition from Microsoft and Cisco System... |
| 19.05.2009 | Find a faster commute with mobile application Waze | I’ve become pathetically reliant on my iPhone for finding my way around, but there’s one thing that online mapping applications don’t prepare me for — traffic. Even when applications include traffic data, the information isn’t provided in r... |
| 23.04.2009 | VC crunch continues: BlueRun Ventures falls short of $300M target | BlueRun Ventures, a venture capital fund that focuses heavily on mobile, consumer and enterprise investments, is just the latest venture firm to fall short of its fund-raising goal. It has raised a little more than $240 million for its four... |
| 09.04.2009 | Extend Media Expands Video Delivery Options for Cable Providers—But Will They Bite Fast Enough to Stop Defections? | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Last month I connected by phone with Extend Media‘s founder and president Keith Kocho. At the time, Kocho was sole leader of the Boston-based startup, which makes video manage... |
| 07.01.2009 | Crunchies Countdown: Voting Ends Tonight, Party With DJ ZTrip Afterwards | Just two more days until the second annual Crunchies award ceremony where we’ll give out sixteen gorilla awards in categories ranging from Best Technology Innovation to Best Startup or Product of 2008.
Nearly a third of a million votes have... |
| 23.10.2008 | SiliconBlue takes $24M for low-power mobile chips | SiliconBlue, a company that provides programmable logic chips for use in mobile devices, has landed $24 million in a second round of funding led by New Enterprise Associates and including BlueRun Ventures and Crosslink Capital.
The Sunnyval... |
| 11.08.2008 | Chip maker SliceX raises $15M, gets new CEO | SliceX, a maker of analog and mixed-signal chips, has raised $15 million in a second round of funding. The round was led by Crosslink Capital, with participation from existing investors Global Catalyst Partners and BlueRun Ventures, and bri... |
| 31.07.2008 | Nokia adds $150M to venture arm for Asian growth | Mobile giant Nokia has added $150 million to its venture division Nokia Growth Partners, with the goal of opening offices in China and India, as well as expanding investments in the United States and Europe.
This announcement more than doub... |
| 09.04.2008 | Coupa raises $6M to manage business spending | Updated
Even though a recession is looming (and venture investment has slowed) not everyone is doing badly. In fact, the tough times may benefit some companies, such as electronic procurement startup Coupa Software, which just raised $6 mil... |
| 08.02.2008 | Bluerun Ventures raises initial $200M fund for consumer and mobile investments | BlueRun Ventures, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm that used to be backed by Nokia but which is now independent from that company, has raised an initial $200 million for its fourth fund.
This comes after having targeted a $350 millio... |
| 29.01.2008 | Like, the online visual search company for shopping, raises $3.3M | Like, the San Mateo company lets you search for items to buy based on visual characteristics you’re looking for, has raised $3.3m more in financing.
Like’s chief executive Munjal Shah has proven nimble. He started two years ago with photo s... |
| 12.11.2007 | BlueRun Ventures brings on two new directors | Mike Ding and William Qu have joined BlueRun Ventures as investment directors, with a focus on the Chinese consumer services, new media and wireless markets.
BlueRun, which is headquartered in Menlo Park, has been around for almost a decade... |
| - | The winners of INVEST Pitch Perfect are….. | The INVEST Pitch Perfect contest at the INVEST conference April 19-23 cast a spotlight on healthcare startups across biopharma, diagnostics, health IT, health services and medical devices.
Judges scored the finalists from each track based o... |
| - | Venture capital in health IT drops to $956M in Q3, but global investment increasing | Venture funding in the digital health and health IT sectors dropped by 46 percent in the third quarter of 2014 compared to the previous quarter, going from a massive $1.8 billion in 161 deals to $956 million in 212 deals, according to a rep... |
