| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- June 28, 2012 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o Menlo Park-Based Institutional Venture Partners Closes New $1 Billion Fund o San Francisco-Based Practice Fusion Lands $34 Million in Third Round o Mountain View-Based Blue Jeans Network Raises $25 Million o San Mateo-Based SugarSync Lands $10M in Financing from Orix o Redwood City-Based DigitalPersona Names Richard Agostinelli as CEO o Briefly Noted: Talenthouse, Tribal Technologies, Gigamon _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Social Media Marketing Made Easy – July 13, 2012 --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 Menlo Park-Based Institutional Venture Partners Closes New $1 Billion Fund Menlo Park, Calif. -- Marking the largest fund in its 32-year history, Menlo Park-based venture capital firm Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) said on Thursday it has raised a new $1 billion fund. Known as IVP XIV, the fund will continue the firm's focus on later-stage media and technology businesses. IVP plans to invest $10-$100 million in just 10-12 companies a year in the target sectors of Internet and digital media, enterprise IT and mobile and communications. IVP has invested in more than 300 companies since its inception in 1980, including ArcSight, comScore, HomeAway, Kayak, LegalZoom, LifeLock, LivingSocial, Marketo, MySQL, Netflix, Shazam, Twitter and Zynga. The firm's general partners include Todd Chaffee, Norm Fogelsong, Steve Harrick, Jules Maltz, Sandy Miller and Dennis Phelps. http://www.ivp.com http://www.ivp.com/news/press-release/institutional-venture-partners-announces--1-billion-fund _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Practice Fusion Lands $34 Million in Third Round San Francisco -- Practice Fusion, the San Francisco-based developer of a web-based electronic medical records system for physicians, said on Thursday it has landed $34 million in its third round of funding, led by Artis Ventures. Previous backers Felicis Ventures and Band of Angels also participated, along with Glynn Capital, Ali and Hadi Partovi, Founders Fund, Morgenthaler Ventures, Scott Banister, SV Angel, Ghost Angel and Barton Asset Management. Launched in 2007, the company's free platform now serves more than 150,000 medical providers and 40 million patients. "This investment will accelerate the launch of our patient strategy as well as the company's API platform and allow us to continue to dominate the market," said founder and CEO Ryan Howard. http://www.practicefusion.com http://www.practicefusion.com/pages/pr/artis-ventures-leads-emr-financing-round.html _____________________________________________ o Mountain View-Based Blue Jeans Network Raises $25 Million Mountain View, Calif. -- Blue Jeans Network, a Mountain View-based provider of interoperable video conferencing services, said it has raised $25 million in its third round of funding, led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Previous backers Accel Partners and Norwest Venture Partners also participated in the round, which increased the company's total funding to $48.5 million. Blue Jeans said it will use the additional capital to expand sales, marketing and operations, as well as to further develop its technology. In its first year of operation, the company said its service has connected more than a quarter million participants in video meetings. The company also said it has launched new web browser access, extending video conferencing to the Internet. The new option, currently available in beta, allows participants to connect to a meeting with their Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari browser and a camera. http://bluejeans.com http://bluejeans.com/press-releases/blue-jeans-new-funding-and-breakthrough-functionality _____________________________________________ o San Mateo-Based SugarSync Lands $10M in Financing from Orix San Mateo, Calif. -- Four months after landing $15 million in its fourth round of funding, San Mateo-based SugarSync, the developer of a free service that syncs files across a user's computers and devices, said on Thursday it has secured another $10 million in financing from Orix Venture Finance. The company said it will use the funds to accelerate the expansion of its datacenter footprint. SugarSync's service is expected to be introduced to over 100 million new customers this year through partnerships with companies such as Samsung, Lenovo, Fujitsu, SanDisk, France Telecom-Orange, Korea Telecom and SoftBank Mobile. Coral Group led the company's recent round, which closed in February. http://www.sugarsync.com http://www.orix.com/index.php/news/orix-venture-finance-provides-sugarsync-new-financing/ _____________________________________________ o Redwood City-Based DigitalPersona Names Richard Agostinelli as CEO Redwood City, Calif. -- DigitalPersona, a Redwood City-based developer of authentication and access management technology, on Thursday named Richard Agostinelli as its president and CEO. He succeeds former CEO Fabio Righi, who will serve as a board advisor. Agostinelli most recently served as president of the biometrics division of L-1 Identity Solutions, and earlier was the CFO of Identix and CFO and COO of SecuriMetrics. DigitalPersona's fingerprint biometrics technology is designed to help organizations prevent fraud and increase accountability. The technology is incorporated in several national voting systems, biometrically-enabled point-of-sale stations and numerous other commercial applications. http://www.digitalpersona.com http://www.digitalpersona.com/Content.aspx?id=3435 _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Palo Alto, Calif.) Palo Alto-based Talenthouse, developer of a social media platform for creative talent and brand advertisers, on Thursday named Chris DeWolfe, the co-founder and former CEO of Myspace, to its board of directors. DeWolfe currently serves as the CEO of SGN http://www.talenthouse.com http://www.marketwatch.com/story/myspace-co-founder-chris-dewolfe-joins-talenthouses-board-2012-06-28 (San Mateo, Calif.) San Mateo-based Tribal Technologies, developer of a mobile analytics platform designed to predict consumer behaviors and interactions, on Thursday named Allen Morgan to its board of directors. Morgan is an early-stage private investor and startup advisor, as well as managing director of the new ventures group at Idealab. http://www.tribaltech.com http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tribal-technologies-announces-new-board-member-allen-morgan-2012-06-28 (Milpitas, Calif.) Milpitas-based Gigamon, a developer of traffic visibility networking technology, on Thursday named Dennis Reilly as its vice president of federal sales. Reilly most recently served as the senior vice president of sales at Hydropoint Data Systems. http://www.gigamon.com http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gigamon-hires-dennis-reilly-as-vice-president-of-federal-sales-2012-06-28 =================================================== 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 > Social Media Marketing Made Easy – July 13, 2012 In just a few short hours, this information-packed seminar will review the essential strategies and best practices a business or organization should understand in order to successfully get started with social media marketing. We will talk about: What social media marketing really is and why it’s important; Various social media networks and tools: how they interact, ways to leverage their strengths, and how to evaluate them for best use for your business or organization; How other businesses are using these low-cost tools to gain visibility, develop relationships, and drive sales and engagement; How to incorporate it into your business life without losing productivity. Free Seminar. Register at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3672606866/es2?srnk=16 ____________________________________________ > 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. 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