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Go Far West, Young Startup: SoftBank Capital and Yahoo Japan in $20M Fund to Bring U.S. Entrepreneurs There
Breaking into the Asian market is not easy.
News Byte
Silver Lake Finally Announces New $10.3 Billion Tech-Focused Fund
Silver Lakes Partners, the high-profile private equity which has been a big player in the tech space, has finally closed a new $10.3 billion large-cap technology investment fund. The firm said its Silver Lake Partners IV Fund was oversubscribed, surpassing a $7.5 billion target. Silver Lake now manages over $23 billion and is involved in a range of digital deals — most prominently of late, in the private takeover of Dell Computer.Jerry Yang Is Back (And Investing More Than Ever)
Frankly — and I would know — the Internet pioneer also seems better than ever.
Menlo Ventures’ Pishevar and Goldman’s Stanford to Found Sherpa, a Startup Aimed at Making New Startups
Can the pair carry the load for new companies?
Ribbit Capital Raises $100 Million With the Goal of Modernizing Money
Ribbit Capital’s motto is, “It takes money to change money.”
News Byte
Redpoint Ventures Raises Another $400M Fund
Redpoint Ventures said today that it has closed a $400 million venture capital fund to invest in early stage startups, a direct parallel to the fund of the same amount it raised three years ago. Some of the Sand Hill Road firm’s recent investments include Path, Electric Imp, Pure Storage, Zendesk, Stripe, Sonos and Kabam.Small Is Beautiful: Greycroft Partners Raises $175 Million in Third Fund
The New York- and Los Angeles-based firm said it wants to make sure its does not get caught up in the froth.
Khosla Ventures Hires Ex-Yahoo Mojgan Khalili as Comms Partner
Every time a fund is raised, a new marketing VC gets wings.
Exclusive: Digital Chief Jon Miller Leaving News Corp.
His departure brings into focus the fate of News Corp.’s overall digital strategy in an upcoming new structure.
Dear Internet IPO Investors: So Very Sorry! (But Not Really, After You See Our Next Fundings.) Signed, Silicon Valley
I’d apologize, but it’s just not my style.