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Classy Captures $18M For Nonprofit Software

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Classy was founded in 2006 as StayClassy, and also counts Bullpen Capital and Venture51 as backers. San Diego-based Classy , which develops cloud-based software used by nonprofits for fundraising, disclosed that it has raised $18M in a new funding round. The funding came from Mithril Capital Management and Salesforce Ventures.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Founded in October 2006 by Jonah Peretti (co-founder of Huffington Post). Lookout – SaaS provider of security and data back-up services for smart phones. Greycroft is an early-stage VC.

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Interview: Thorsten von Eicken of RightScale

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I thought the analogy was preposterous back in 2006-2007 but it has become obvious. In the summer of 2006 over a cup of Peet’s Coffee, you told me about this new thing called “cloud computing” and that you were trying to come up with a creative way to incorporate it into the curriculum of your upcoming UCSB Computer Science class.

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TechZulu Presents: The Annual Startup Forecast

Tech Zulu Event

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. There will be plenty of FREE food and drinks! MusicMatch was acquired by Yahoo!

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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

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As a result, I'm looking at a lot of software-as-a-service companies, and have run a number of SaaS companies. An A-round investment in the late 90's, or even in 2005/2006, or 2007, was a $5-8M check. They've signed a global distribution with Nintento to power Nintendo Wii and DS, and also have distribution deals with major labels.

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Scientist.com Raises $24M for “Pharma Markets” that Outsource R&D

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San Diego’s Scientist.com set out in 2006 to disrupt part of the pharmaceutical business by providing an Amazon-like approach to the business of hiring contract research organizations (CROs).

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Maximize Your Exit By Not Selling Your Company

InfoChachkie

I am proud to say that Citrix lived up to all of its commitments and Expertcity, renamed Citrix Online, went on to become one of the largest employers in Santa Barbara county and one of the world’s largest SaaS businesses. During late 2006 I helped the CEO of RedMojo sell his company to Novell. VC Funding Alternative.