Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. We raised $280 million. It goes without saying that the shortening in time also was due to performance.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 18, 2010

According to this SEC filing , Varien has raised $22.5 million in an equity deal to an undisclosed investor. Varien was founded in 2001 by CEO Roy Rubin and is based in Los Angeles. According to this SEC filing, Varien has raised $22.5 million in an equity deal to an undisclosed investor.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

In brief, a cap acts to place a limit on the conversion price of a convertible note such that investors are guaranteed a minimum number of shares for their bridge loans if the startup does a priced equity round at a high pre-money valuation – “high” meaning above the cap, which is often a heavily negotiated term. (The

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