| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- May 10, 2012 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o NEA Raises $2.08 Billion For Newest Fund o San Jose XtremIO Acquired by EMC for $430 Million o San Mateo-based Coupa Software Raises $22 Million in Fifth Round o Berkeley-based Godengo Raises $6.8 Million in Venture Capital o DC-Based SocialCode Strikes Agreement With Digg; Hires Their Engineers o Politico: Twitter May Soon Be Hiring Its First Lobbyist in DC o Briefly Noted: _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Face-to-Face PR: How to Increase Your Organization's Visibility --Executive Briefing - Product Portfolio Briefing --Marketing Events Coordinator --Senior Manager, eCommerce – Redwood City, CA --Account Manager --Sr. Financial Analyst --Advertise on Bay Area Tech Wire and Reach More than 6,000 Subscribers Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o NEA Raises $2.08 Billion For Newest Fund Menlo Park, Calif. -- New Enterprise Associates, the venture capital firm with offices in Menlo Park and Maryland, has raised over $2.08 billion for its newest venture fund, according to regulatory filings. NEA is expected to close the new fund, called NEA 14, at $2.56 billion later this year. NEA previously closed on a $2.5 billion fund in Jan., 2010. The firm currently has more than $11 billion in committed capital and has funded more than 650 companies in the information technology, energy technology and healthcare sectors. One of its most lucrative recent investments was in Chicago-based Groupon, which went public earlier this year. http://www.nea.com/ http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544328/000154432812000002/xslFo rmDX01/primary_doc.xml _____________________________________________ o San Jose XtremIO Acquired by EMC for $430 Million San Jose, Calif. -- EMC, the large IT infrastructure company, announced on Wednesday it has acquired XtremIO, a privately held, San Jose-based developer of data storage systems, for $430 million in cash. Founded in 2009, XtremIO has developed storage systems for large organizations that use solid-state, flash memory. The company is undertaking field trials in the U.S., Europe, and Israel. Its systems are expected to be commercially available later this year. Investors in XtremIO include Battery Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Jerusalem Venture Partners, and Giza Ventures. The company raised $19 million in its second round of venture capital last October. http://www.xtremio.com http://www.emc.com/index.htm _____________________________________________ o San Mateo-based Coupa Software Raises $22 Million in Fifth Round San Mateo, Calif. -- Coupa Software, a provider of spending control software for organizations, announced on Thursday it has raised $22 million in its fifth round of venture capital, which was led by Crosslink Capital. Founded in 2006, Coupa offers cloud-based "spend optimization" software used by more than 200 customers in 40 countries. The company says its purchasing and procurement software can help reduce an organization's spending costs by up to 11%. Other investors in the company include Battery Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, El Dorado Ventures and Mohr Davidow Ventures. http://www.coupa.com _____________________________________________ o Berkeley-based Godengo Raises $6.8 Million in Venture Capital Berkeley, Calif. -- Godengo, a Berkeley-based provider of online products and digital advertising platforms for publishers, has raised $6.8 million in a venture capital round that could eventually reach $9 million, the company disclosed in a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company merged two months ago with Texterity, a Massachusetts-based provider of digital and mobile publishing services. The combined company now provides services to around 1,200 magazine titles owned by over 500 publishers throughout the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Godengo also helps publishers transition and enhance their content across multiple digital and mobile platforms. New Science Ventures is one of Godengo's main investors. http://www.godengo.com _____________________________________________ o DC-Based SocialCode Strikes Agreement With Digg; Hires Their Engineers San Francisco, Calif. -- In a somewhat unusual agreement for two companies that aren't merging, DC-based SocialCode, the Washington Post-owned advertising firm focused on social media, announced on Thursday that it has hired several members of the engineering team from San Francisco-based Digg, once one of the hottest content discovery web services. Digg's domain, service and technology were not acquired by SocialCode, although Digg agreed to the arrangement. Terms of any deal were not released. "We are excited to have this exceptional team of developers join SocialCode and our mission of providing the most advanced social marketing solutions and insights for brands," said Laura O'Shaughnessy, CEO of SocialCode. "This agreement marks the first of many planned moves, fueling SocialCode's commitment to innovation." http://www.socialcode.com/ http://about.digg.com/blog/digg-engineering-team-joins-socialcode _____________________________________________ o Politico: Twitter May Soon Be Hiring Its First Lobbyist in DC San Francisco -- Politico is reporting that Twitter may be about to hire its first lobbyist in Washington, D.C. "Twitter is hiring a manager of public policy, according to a recent job listing," said the article. "While Twitter has yet to register to lobby any in-house talent -- even though it brought on Adam Sharp in 2010 as manager of government and political partnerships -- the new position sounds conspicuously like a lobbying gig." http://www.politico.com/politicoinfluence/0512/politicoinfluence258.html _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Francisco, Calif.) Tapjoy, a mobile advertising and publishing platform based in San Francisco, announced on Thursday a new program called the Tapjoy Asia Fund, backed by a $5 million investment. The fund is designed to support developers throughout Asia who develop free-to-play mobile apps. http://info.tapjoy.com/app-developers/tapjoy-asia-fund/ (San Francisco, Calif.) Geeknet Media announced on Thursday the launch of its first website dedicated to cloud computing, called SlashCloud. http://slashdot.org/topic/cloud/ (San Fransisco, Calif.) Daegis, a developer of technology for managing legal documents and recoreds, announced on Thursday that Deborah Jillson will join the company as eDiscovery Division President. Previously she was vice president of litigation tools, services and hosting at LexisNexis. http://www.daegis.com/news-and-events/press-releases/daegis-names-deborah-jillson-as-ediscovery-division-president/ (Reston, Va.) The .ORG Advisory Council is soliciting nominees for open seats. The 12-member board provides advice on policy, outreach, and new services aimed at improving registry operations for the .ORG community. http://pir.org/about/council =================================================== Job/Event/Marketplace Listings: =================================================== To Post in Job/Event/Marketplace: http://www.bayareatechwire.com 6000 Readers: 5 day ad: $120--10 day ad: $175--20 day ad: $300 > Face-to-Face PR: How to Increase Your Organization's Visibility Between regular meetings, phone calls and emails, you may often wonder how you can fit another task into your workday. However, you also often wonder if you are doing everything you can to maximize your organization’s potential and opportunity for growth. In this article, Robert Deigh shows that it may be easier than you think to increase your company’s exposure. By making “face-to-face networking” a habit, and doing so effectively and efficiently, you will have the opportunity to harness new ideas, build solid contacts and prospects, and ultimately grow your organization’s visibility and business. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire ____________________________________________ > Executive Briefing -- Product Portfolio Management It's a fact! As your product portfolio grows, the market impact of your organization can quickly become diluted because traditional product management practices focus on improving the performance of each product. Executives and Senior Managers are invited to attend an Executive Briefing to learn how a Product Portfolio Management model improves your market value by uncovering and solving bigger problems beyond the limits of individual products. Business practices for evaluating markets, analyzing competitors, formulating strategies, developing requirements and executing product plans take aim at a completely different target - the performance of your company in key markets - and offers greater strategic value to your organization. Attend in 13 cities in April, May and June. $199 per person. http://www.proficientz.com/portfolio-mgmt-executive-briefing.html ____________________________________________ > Marketing Events Coordinator Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, a mid-size law firm is currently seeking a Marketing Events Coordinator with 3+ years of marketing events experience in a corporate environment to provide administrative support to the Marketing Department. This position reports directly to the Marketing Manager to plan, coordinate and manage all aspects of client seminars and receptions, sponsorship events, Firm events and retreats, and other special events. Candidate must have a Bachelor's degree and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in one-on-one and small group settings with business partners and outside vendors. Additionally, candidate must be a self-starter, detail oriented, have the ability to organize and prioritize a number of tasks and complete them under time constraints. Strong computer, backend web development, HTML and graphics skills are required. Experience with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign is preferred. Salary: DOE. Please include your salary requirement. Submit your resume and cover letter to the following link (or copy and paste the link to your web browser) https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=1185751 ____________________________________________ > Senior Manager, eCommerce -- Redwood City, CA The Sr. Manager of eCommerce will provide leadership on key eCommerce initiatives within Shutterfly.com to continuously improve our customer shopping experience. Reporting to the Sr Director of eCommerce, this seasoned eCommerce professional will use site analytics to drive informed business recommendations, develop site tests aimed at optimizing business goals and serve as the business lead for selected eCommerce projects. This role is focused on driving a compelling and frictionless eCommerce experience for our customers. It is perfect for someone who is interested in using his/her business acumen, eCommerce expertise, and analytic skills to drive exceptional short- and long-term business results. Apply online at: http://www.shutterfly.com/about/positions.jsp?jvi=oW3aWfwP ____________________________________________ > Account Manager Come join PaperG, just named one of the Forbes' 100 Most Promising Companies in America, as we reinvent modern advertising. A PaperG Account Manager works as a key member of the Accounts team, where they will support PaperG's media company partners and help them thrive using PaperG's technology. Qualifications: College degree. A friendly and engaging personality - a must!. Excellent computer and Internet knowledge. High energy level. Resourceful, well organized, highly dependable, efficient and detail oriented. Knowledge of online advertising industry a strong plus. Send your resume to careers@paperg.com In your email or cover letter, let us know why PaperG interests you. ____________________________________________ > Sr. Financial Analyst Veracyte is a molecular diagnostics company that is pioneering the emerging field of molecular cytology. Our Finance team seeks an individual who will report to the CFO, with the ability to develop and maintain long-range financial models for the company's strategic plan, produce product revenue projections and forecasts and prepare financial analyses. They will also be able to analyze trends, manage components of the operating plan process, participate in the valuation of potential business development opportunities, and collaborate with R&D, Commercial and Operations functions. The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging and highly diverse team environment is critical. To be a successful candidate you will have at least 4 years of finance/accounting experience, with a proven track record of incorporating applications of accounting principles, financial reporting, and cash management, and be an expert in Excel. It's important that you have experience in life sciences and knowledge/experience with Microsoft GP is a plus, as is an MBA. We would like you to share our commitment to teamwork and collaboration and be excited by the challenges of applying your expertise to an important, emerging area in diagnostics. 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