Topic - Venrock Associates

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Computers, General news, Communications, Finance

VCs Chip In $14M for Quantenna

Wireless chip designer Quantenna Communications of Fremont, California, says it has snagged a $13.8 million third round of funding.
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Archives, General news, Communications, Finance

Anda Networks Files for $86M IPO

Venrock-backed maker of Ethernet gear for Verizon uses 'Silicon Valley-China hybrid business model.'
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General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Wireless Chip Maker Quantenna Grabs $12.7M

Quantenna plans to use its new funds to shift from the lab to real-world customer engagement. But can the startup make up for lost time?
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Internet

Digital Railroad Chugs in $10M

Photo-selling site receives second round of funding to fuel European expansion.
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Finance

US VC Dominance on the Wane

Industry veterans at the European Technology Roundtable and Exhibition (ETRE) conference in Barcelona say U.S. dominance of deals and funding is declining.
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Finance

Imaginova Orbits $15M Round

From space to science, the former Space.com tests different pools to stir up revenue.
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Biosciences, Finance

J&J Buys Ensure Medical

Johnson & Johnson adds a company developing wound-closure technology to its pipeline.
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Computers

Kronos Acquires Unicru: $150M

Unicru funders to get hefty payday from $16-million investment.
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General news, Finance

Q&A: Kodiak’s Lou Volpe

The VC firm’s managing director looks for companies off the beaten path and likes to keep his exit options open.
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Computers, Security, Communications, Internet

Symantec Acquires IMlogic

The maker of Norton antivirus software turns its attention to instant messaging.
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Computers, Finance

PGP Snags $10M in Funding

Encryption vendor will use money to expand R&D on network storage and mobile devices.
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Computers, General news

P.A. Semi Makes Its Debut

The chip startup, backed by stellar engineers, says its cool-running processors will kick butt and shove larger rivals aside.
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General news, Biosciences

Q&A: Sirna’s Howard Robin

The CEO of Sirna Therapeutics discusses the first human trials of a drug candidate based on breakthrough RNAi technology.
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Finance

The Anti-VCs

As the dust from the dot-com bust clears, it’s apparent that traditional, early-stage venture capital isn’t the only game in town.
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Computers, General news, Finance

VC Action: Optinuity gets $6.5-million Series A for automated IT management

Why buy another fire alarm when what you really need is a sprinkler system?