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Accruent Acquired By Genstar Capital

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Accruent , the developer of real estate, facilities, and asset management software which was founded by Mark Friendman, has been acquired by private equity investor Genstar Capital. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Accruent was advised by Lazard in the acquisition. READ MORE>>.

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SynergEyes Sees $13.3M

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Carlsbad-based SynergEyes , a developer of hybrid contact lenses, announced Friday that the firm has raised $13.3M SynergEyes said that the round was led by De Novo Ventures, and also included Bio-Star Private Equity Fund along with prior investors Alloy Ventures, Delphi Ventures, InnoCal Venture Capital and Windward Ventures.

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13 Red Flags To Avoid In Your Investor Funding Pitch

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After listening to hundreds of startup pitches, and reading even more business plans, most new venture investors develop their own favorite list of “red flags” that signal the beginning of the end of their interest. Even non-profits need money to scale, but their pitch should be to philanthropists, not equity investors.

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