9 posts and columns on Technology Crossover Ventures

Go Daddy: Never Mind That SOPA Thing, Look at Naked Danica Patrick

in News on December 28, 2011 at 10:54 am PT

After losing some 37,000 domains over its support of a controversial piracy bill before Congress, Go Daddy resorts to its tried-and-true marketing weapon.
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Why Today Is a Very Good Day to Update Java on Your Computer

in Enterprise on December 2, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

A nasty security vulnerability in Java is likely to cause headaches at large companies with lots of PCs, because installing a fix takes a lot of time.
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Netflix Selling $200 Million in Convertible Bonds to VC Firm

in News on November 21, 2011 at 4:06 pm PT

Netflix said it is selling about $200 million in convertible bonds to Technology Crossover Ventures, a venture-capital firm that has made late-stage investments in big tech companies including Groupon.

JustFabulous Secures $33 Million to Make Subscriptions Fashionable Again

in Commerce on September 21, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

An old trend is coming back into vogue like a pair of skinny jeans with ankle zippers.
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Network Solutions Fetches $560 Million

in News on August 3, 2011 at 2:50 pm PT

Web.com Group Inc., a provider of online marketing and website services to small and medium-sized business, has agreed to acquire Network Solutions, one of the largest Internet domain-name registrars, for about $560 million in cash and stock.

KKR, Others Near Deal to Buy GoDaddy

in News on June 24, 2011 at 8:44 am PT

Private equity firms KKR & Co. and Silver Lake Partners, along with a third investor, are nearing a deal to buy GoDaddy Group Inc., the closely-held company that registers Internet domain names, for between $2 billion and $2.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

Zillow Files for IPO to Raise $57 Million

in Commerce on April 18, 2011 at 11:12 am PT

Seattle-based Zillow.com, a real estate information site, has filed its initial paperwork indicating that it is seeking to raise $57 million in an initial public offering.

Done! Groupon Closes Out Nearly Billion-Dollar Round

in Commerce on January 10, 2011 at 12:27 pm PT

Groupon has finished raising its nearly $1 billion round of financing, after weeks of noisy speculation. Coming after its non-marriage-to-Google soap opera, let’s hope it can now go back to running a social-buying business.

Open House? Google Has Also Been Eying Trulia in Real Estate Search Play.

in News on December 18, 2009 at 4:51 pm PT

According to sources close to the situation, along with its pending bid for Yelp, Google has been in on-again, off-again acquisition talks with Trulia, the real estate search engine. It is unclear what price Google would pay, but sources estimate that Trulia’s valuation ranges between $150 million and $200 million, although there could be a big premium on that. Rumors about Google’s interest in the real estate search market–and specifically in Trulia–have been rebounding around Silicon Valley for the last year as the search giant focuses on the local arena.
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