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No Website = wiki page = Allen & Company LLC is an American privately held boutique investment bank based at 711 Fifth Avenue, New York.^[1] The firm, known for its deliberate avoidance of publicity, specializes in real estate, technology, media and entertainment

A website with just its addresses = wiki Page = Benchmark is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco that provides seed money to startups. The firm’s most successful investment was a 1997 investment of $6.7 million in eBay for 22.1% of the company.^[1] In 2011, it invested $12 million for an 11% stake in Uber, worth $7 billion in 2019.

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VC Deals that Closed 11-19-2013

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Aria Systems, a San Francisco-based provider of cloud-based recurring revenue management solutions, has raised $40 million in fourth-round funding. Bain Capital Ventures led the round, and was joined by VMWare and return backers Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Interwest Partners, Tugboat Ventures and Venrock. www.ariasystems.com
August, a San Francisco-based home automation company that has developed a smartphone-enabled door lock, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Maveron led the round, and was joined by Cowboy Ventures, Industry Ventures, Rho Ventures and SoftTech VC. www.august.com .
Compass-EOS, an Israel-based developer of electro-optical systems, has raised $42 million in new VC funding. Rusano and an unidentified U.S. private equity firm were joined by return backers Comcast Ventures, Cisco, Pitango Venture Capital, Benchmark Capital, Northbridge Venture Partners and Marker LLC. www.compass-eos.com
Hightail (f.k.a. YouSendIt), a Campbell, Calif.-based file-sharing service, has raised $34 million in Series E funding. Western Digital Capital led the round, and was joined by Accolade Partners and return backers Alloy Ventures, Sevin Rosen, Emergence Capital, Adams Street Partners and Sigma Partners. www.hightail.com
HipLogiq (f.k.a. Social Compass), a Dallas-based enterprise solution for social media marketing, has raised $7 million in Series B funding from existing shareholder Hadron Global Partners.www.hiplogiq.com
Index, a San Francisco-based retail personalization and analytics company launched by the original Google Wallet team, has raised $7 million in Series A funding. Backers include Innovation Endeavors, Khosla Ventures, AIMCo and 819 Capital. www.index.com
Kabbee, a London-based price comparison service for minicabs, has raised £3.8 million in Series A funding. Octopus Investments led the round, and was joined by Simon Nixon (founder of MoneySupermarket.com). www.kabbee.com
LeCab, a French on-demand black car service, has raised €5 million in Series B funding from undisclosed backers. www.lecab.fr
LightSail Education, a provider of K-12 digital literacy solutions, has raised $3.5 million in Series A funding. Viceroy Ventures led the round, and was joined by Gotham Capital and individual angels. www.lightsailed.com
Signpost, a New York-based cloud platform for digital and mobile marketing, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. Backers include OpenView Venture Partners, Spark Capital and Scout Ventures.www.signpost.com

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Deal of the week and deals that close! ($200 million for you know who!)

DEAL OF THE WEEK:

The San Diego real estate market is on fire in San Diego! Not the best words to use for San Diego, but real estate has seen a 16-20% increase in value in 2012 in most San Diego markets (source: NAR 1/2013). For example, several homes below $200,000 provide strong rent and cash flow for all cash or 1031 exchange. The Morris Team has one strong cash flowing home for all cash buyers in Encinitas and other great $200,000 for 1031 and all cash buyers. More about San Diego home market: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jan/15/san-diego-home-prices-highest-in-4-12-years/

DEALS THAT CLOSE:

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Brickell Biotech Inc. ( www.brickellbio.com ) a developer of drug therapies for the treatment of skin diseases, has raised $7 million in Series B funding. AmorePacific Ventures led the round, and was joined by Palisade Capital Management. Read more: http://www.fiercebiotech.com/press-releases/brickell-biotech-announces-7m-series-b-financing-fund-development-novel-der-0
Click Security (www.clicksecurity.com ) is a provider of real-time security analytics, has raised $17.7 million in Series B funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by Citi Ventures and return backer Sequoia Capital. Read More: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/022112-click-security-256169.html
BTI Systems (www.btisystems.com )is a provider of infrastructure and service enablement solutions for service and content providers, has raised US$10 million in Series C funding. Bain Capital led the round, and was joined by return backers BDC, Covington Capital and GrowthWorks. Read More: http://gigaom.com/2013/02/24/bti-systems-grabs-10m-funding-for-software-defined-networks-that-span-data-centers/
Euclid (www.euclidanalytics.com/ ) is a leader in real-world shopper analytics, has closed a $17.3M million financing to better serve its rapidly growing customer base. The round is led by Benchmark Capital with participation from NEA, Harrison Metal, and Novel TMT Ventures. The company is also announcing the addition of Bruce Dunlevie, general partner at Benchmark Capital, to its board of directors. Read More: http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=170446
Intersect ENT Inc. (www.intersectent.com ) is a developer of local drug delivery solutions for ear, nose and throat patients, has held a first close on a $30 million Series A funding. Norwest Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, U.S. Venture Partners, PTV Sciences and Medtronic. Read More: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/intersect
Pinterest ( www.pinterest.com ) is a female-focused social network Pinterest has announced a massive $200 million series D funding round. The new money places a $2.5 billion valuation on the massively expanding social network. The $200 million funding round is led by new investor Valiant Capital Management. Also participating in the social networks newest cash infusion are the usual suspects including Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, and First Mark Capital. Read More: http://www.inquisitr.com/535607/pinterest-raises-200-million-in-series-d-funding-round/
Plastiq ( www.platiq.com ), a provider of online payment solutions, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. Atlas Venture and Flybridge Capital Partners co-led the round, and were joined by seed backers NextView Ventures, Greenoaks Capital Management and Hervey Golub. Read More: http://boston.citybizlist.com/article/flybridge-atlas-back-cambridge-based-plastiq%E2%80%99s-6m-first-round
Playnomics ( www.playnomics.com )is a provider of data science and and predictive analytics for digital games, has raised $5 million in Series B funding. Vanedge Capital led the round, and was joined by return backers FirstMark Capital and XSeed Capital. Read more: http://www.pehub.com/187947/vanedge-capital-leads-5m-financing-playnomics/
SocialFlow (www.socialflow.com ) is a social media optimization platform, has raised $7.75 million of what could be a $10 million Series B round, according to a regulatory filing. New board members include Rudina Seseri (Fairhaven Capital) and angel investor Peter Hershberg. The company previously raised $7 million in Series A funding from Softbank, Softbank NY, RRE Ventures, Betaworks, High Line Venture Partners, AOL Ventures and SV Angel. Read More: http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/07/socialflow-opens-the-floodgates/
SynapDx Corp. ( www.synapdx.com ) is a developer of a blood-based diagnostic test for autism spectrum disorders, has raised $2 million in funding from LabCorp (NYSE: LH). This follows on a recent $6 million investment in the company by North Bridge Venture Partners andGeneral Catalyst Partners. Read More: http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2013/02/synapdx-gets-2m-from-labcorp-for.html
uBank ( www.ubank.com ) is a mobile payment platform targeting Russia and CIS countries, has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Runa Capital. Read more: http://goaleurope.com/2013/02/25/runa-capital-backs-mobile-payment-startup-ubank-with-8-million-in-capital/
Xirrus (www.xirrus.com ) is a developer of wireless hardware, has raised $10.1 million in new VC funding. Return backers include August Capital, Canaan Partners, InterWest Partners, QuestMark Partners, and US Venture Partners. Read More: http://www.socaltech.com/xirrus_raises_____m_more/s-0047889.html

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What is your valuation? Plus 55 deals that closed!

WHAT IS YOUR VALUATION

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DEALS THAT CLOSED

Today more than 55 deals closed with 431 million in funding! Here are a few:

Access MediQuip ( AccessMediQuip.com ) Lake Mary, Florida: Access MediQuip provides an integrated surgical and implant management solution (SIMS) program. The company provides payers with analytics to understand implant spend, manage and control the high costs of implants and surgeries, and improve the quality and safety of surgical procedures, all while maintaining full access and choice of implants for facilities, surgeons and, ultimately, patients. Amt: 46.85M; Round: Private Equity; Investor(s):Water Street Healthcare Partners, Mistral Equity Partners
Axcient (axcient.com) Mountain View, California: Axcient offers data protection software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company’s hybrid on-premise and cloud data protection and business continuity service aims to make business continuity and backup simple for SMBs by delivering a secure and cost-effective way to ensure uptime and data recovery. Amt: 10.65M; Round: Series D; Investor(s): Allegis Capital, Scale Venture Partners, Peninsula Ventures, Thomvest Ventures
BabyFirstTV ( babyfirsttv.com ) Los Angeles, California: BabyFirstTV is a network for children under three years old. The network features rich, innovative and educational content that is designed to introduce babies and toddlers to a variety of skills from language to math to music in a delightful and engaging way. Amt: 2.00M; Round: Undisclosed
FireEye ( fireeye.com ), Milpitas, California: FireEye is a provider in stopping next-generation threats, such as zero-day and APT attacks, that bypass traditional defenses and compromise over 95% of networks. The FireEye solution supplements signature-based firewalls, IPS, anti-virus, and gateways, and provides cross-enterprise, signature-less protection against Web and email threat vectors as well as malware resident on file shares. Amt: 50.00M; Round: Series D; Investor(s): Norwest Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Goldman Sachs, Juniper Networks
Guavus ( guavus.com ) Foster City, California: Guavus has been built from the ground up to unlock the value of operational, sensor and network-generated Big Data to reduce the economic and technology risk associated with deploying a traditional business intelligence solution. Guavus Big Data analytics solutions include the Guavus Reflex platform integrated with a suite of analytics applications that enable intelligent and timely decision-making. Amt: 30.00M; Round: Series D; Investor(s): Intel Capital, Artiman Ventures, Investor Growth Capital, QuestMark Partners, Sofinnova Ventures
Knowledge Holdings (knowledgeadventure.com) Torrance, California: Knowledge Holdings, through its subsidiary, Knowledge Adventure, offers kids’ software, creating educational products for use in the home and the classroom. Knowledge Adventure’s JumpStart and MathBlaster products invite kids to learn through gaming adventures in 3D virtual worlds. Amt: 26.80M; Round: Series D; Investor(s): Azure Capital Partners, TeleSoft Partners, Random House Ventures
JanRain ( janrain.com ) Portland, Oregon: Janrain offers the Janrain User Management Platform (JUMP) which helps organizations succeed on the social web by providing technology to leverage the popularity of social networks and identities for user acquisition, engagement, and enhanced customer intelligence. Amt: 19.90M; Round: Series C; Investor(s): Emergence Capital Partners, RPM Ventures, DFJ Frontier, Millennium
Streetline ( streetline.com ) San Mateo, California: Streetline builds solutions to problems in city management and operations, through the design and application of new sensing technologies. The Company’s parking management system offers cities control and oversight of complex inventory of on- and off-street spaces, and forms the backbone for other sensing solutions that lower city costs and improve public services. Amt: 25.00M; Round: Series C; Investor(s): RockPort Capital Partners, True Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, Citi Ventures
Peerless Network ( peerlessnetwork.com ) Chicago, Illinois: Peerless Network is focused on simplifying the interconnection process for telecommunication companies, service providers and enterprises via end office, tandem, and advanced routing services. Amt: 15.00M; Round: Debt; Investor(s): Square 1 Bank
ScaleArc ( scalearc.com ) Santa Clara, California: ScaleArc is a provider of database infrastructure software that simplifies the way database environments are deployed and managed, and lowers costs without any changes to applications or databases. Amt: 12.30M; Round: Series C; Investor(s): Accel Partners, Trinity Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners
Tongal ( tongal.com ) Marina del Rey, California: Tongal offers creative people the opportunity to work with brands and companies that need new and original video content. Most Tongal projects are broken down into multiple phases, for example, Ideation, Production and Distribution, allowing writers, directors, actors, and animators to focus on what they do best. Everyone can also get paid to promote winning videos, predict awarded spots and discover new talent. Amt: 15.00M; Round: Series A; Investor(s): Insight Venture Partners
Mirantis ( mirantis.com )Mountain View, California: Mirantis delivers OpenStack cloud and open source application infrastructure. Its focus is vendor-independent cloud implementation uncompromised by opaque hooks or proprietary packaging. Amt: 10.00M; Round: Growth Equity; Investor(s): Intel Capital, Dell Ventures, WestSummit Capital
Scout Analytics ( scoutanalytics.com ) Issaquah, Washington: Scout Analytics is a behavioral analytics company focused on helping online services maximize the value of customer engagement. Amt: 7.50M; Round: Series C; Investor(s): Ignition Partners, RRE Ventures, OVP Venture Partners
Art.com ( art.com ) Emeryville, California: Art.com is an online specialty retailer of high-quality wall art. The company offers millions of art images (including posters, art prints, photographs, tapestries, wall signs, limited editions and hand-painted originals); custom framing and specialty printing; interactive visualization tools to help people find the perfect piece of art for their space; and mobile apps that let users explore art from a selection of curated collections, on the go. Amt: 6.24M; Round: Series B; Investor(s): Benchmark Capital, Stripes Group, Polaris Venture Partners, Saints Capital
Kwarter ( kwarter.com ) San Francisco, California: Kwarter builds fun, social, and rewarding mobile experiences to engage viewers. The company’s apps include FanCake, TBS Social Dugout, and Bud Light’s Sports Fan. Amt: 5.03M; Round: Series A; Investor(s): T-Venture
Refinery 29 ( refinery29.com ) New York, New York: Refinery29 is an online daily local newsletter editions and website for discovering new fashion trends. The company connects an audience of users with content, commerce, and community, giving them all the tips, tricks, and tools needed for a beautiful life. Amt: 3.52M; Round: Series B; Investor(s): Floodgate
GlobalServe ( global-serve.com ) Valhalla, New York: GlobalServe provides a robust and modular lifecycle technology platform that gives organizations global control and visibility over every IT asset in every location, from initial acquisition to final disposal. Amt: 3.28M; Round: Series F; Investor(s): Hudson Ventures, Compugen
UIEvolution (uievolution.com ) Bellevue, Washington: UIEvolution is a provider of convergence tools, technology and product design helping its customers deliver rich applications across a wide variety of technology platforms. Amt: 2.00M; Round: Undisclosed; Past Investor(s): Ignition Partners, Square Enix, Inspire Corporation, Intel Capital, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corp, MMV Financial
Mizhe.com ( mizhe.com ) China: Mizhe.com has developed an online shopping guide that offers discounts for shoppers on top Chinese e-tailers. Amt: 1.60M; Round: Series A; Investor(s): IDG Ventures China
Sensorly (sensorly.com ) France: Sensorly develops products and services to help operators improve network quality. The company’s free application, available for Android and Apple iOS devices, offers coverage maps across 40 countries covering all wireless technologies, from 2G to 4G as well as Wifi. Amt: 1.32M; Round: Series A; Investor(s): Elaia Partners
Streamweaver ( streamweaver.com ) Nashville, Tennessee: Streamweaver is a multi-angle mobile video app that connects users with friends to record simultaneously. Amt: 1.30M; Round: Seed VC; Investor(s): Mountain Group Capital
Alive.cn ( alive.cn ) Hong Kong: Alive.cn is an online network that connects celebrities and sponsors for creative collaborations. The company enables collaboration between celebrities and sponsors to co-develop new brands and celebrity product lines for the Greater China market. Amt: 0.55M; Round: Angel

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VC deals that closed at why Avalon Ventures like cats!

Well Avalon Ventures invested $5 million more in Cheezburger Networks that started off as blog with funny cat photos. Below are few other deals that closed and photo of funny cat with money!

VC DEALS THAT CLOSED:

Cheezburger Network, a Seattle-based finder, creator and distributor of Internet memes, has raised $5 million in new VC funding. Existing backers include Foundry Group, Madrona Venture Group and Avalon Ventures. www.cheezburger.com or read more:http://www.tweaktown.com/news/27544/cheezburger_network_raises_5m_in_funding_for_lolcats_fail_blog_others/

Jasper Wireless Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based connected device platform for machine-to-machine and consumer electronics, has raised $40 million in fifth-round funding, according to a regulatory filing. The company previously raised over $66 million from Benchmark Capital, Sequoia Capital, DAG Ventures, AllianceBernstein, Bridgescale Partners, Integral Capital Partners and Crescendo Ventures. www.jasperwireless.com or read more at: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/12/31/venture-capital-deals-262/

Labrys Biologics Inc., a San Francisco-based stealth startup, has secured around $14.6 million of a $31 million Series A round, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include InterWest Partners, Sofinnova Venture Partners and Canaan Partners. Read more at: http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2012/12/31/venture-capital-deals-262/

The Fancy, a New York-based online style curator, has raised $6 million in new equity funding, according to a regulatory filing. The company previously announced a $26 million round in October, before which it had raised around $18 million. Backers include PPR, General Catalyst Partners and Allen & Company. www.thefancy.com or visit Pinterest 😛

Venga, a Washington, D.C.-based guest management system for restaurants that leverages transaction data, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding. Backers include BR Venture Fund, the student-run VC fund at CornellUniversity’s Johnson School of Management. www.getvenga.com or read more at: http://www.finsmes.com/2012/09/venga-raises-venture-capital-funding.html

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