SurveyMonkey Launches an Enterprise Version

Consumerizing enterprise IT continues.

Applying Data Analytics to Education, Panorama Wins Mark Zuckerberg’s First Public Angel Investment

Mark Zuckerberg’s Startup:Education led a $4 million investment in Panorama, which runs and analyzes surveys at 4,000 K-12 schools.

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A New Era for Tech Financing

Rewarding employees and investors without an IPO.
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Google Hires Private Equity Vet Gene Frantz for Google Capital Late-Stage Fund

Google Ventures has a new big brother. And it’s ramping up.

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New Money Ventures to Silicon Valley

Even as some venture-capital firms have become skittish after the disappointing initial public offerings of Facebook, Groupon Inc. and Zynga Inc., a number of hedge funds, private-equity firms and other asset-management firms are pouring money into closely held startups.

Exclusive: SurveyMonkey Raises $800 Million in Debt and Equity for Tender Offer — Including New Investment From Google’s New Late-Stage Unit

Ruling out an IPO in the near future, it is one of the largest private equity raises for an Internet company.

Along With Flickr, Mail and Homepage, Yahoo’s Board Will Also Get a Refresh (and SuperPoke Dude!)

Director merry-go-round on the ever-changing Yahoo board.

A Look at the 472 Private Tech Companies Currently Worth $100M or More (Slides)

Palantir, SurveyMonkey, GitHub, Square, ZocDoc, Zulily, LegalZoom, Twitter, Warby Parker and others made the list.

One More Election Prediction, From — No, Not Nate Silver or Karl Rove — SurveyMonkey

Whatever your choice: Go vote!

Exclusive: WeddingWire Says “I Do” to $25 Million in Capital

The company aspires to be the Yelp for weddings, by courting brides and the local businesses that serve them.