| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Aug. 7, 2012 ============================================ Sponsored By: Bridge Bank – Flexible Solutions for Technology Companies www.bridgebank.com o S.F.-Based DocuSign Lands New Investment from Google Ventures o Palo Alto-Based TuneIn Raises $16 Million in New Funding o Menlo Park-Based IVP Leads $50 Million Round for Care.com o San Francisco-Based 99designs Acquires Germany's 12designer o San Francisco-Based OpenTable to Repurchase $50 Million in Stock o Sunnyvale-Based MIMVI to Acquire Lone Wolf > The Smarter Banking Choice for Growing Technology Companies. o Briefly Noted: Rainmaker Systems, BraveNewTalent, Skyera _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --The Smarter Banking Choice for Growing Technology Companies --3rd Annual Billington Cybersecurity Summit - Sept. 27, 2012 - Wash., DC --Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – Oct. 18, 2012 --BA: Turn Sunshine into Savings -- Go Solar With Your Home or Office --Drive Sales - Advertise with Tech Wire - Special Summer Rates --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 S.F.-Based DocuSign Lands New Investment from Google Ventures San Francisco -- DocuSign, the San Francisco-based developer of a cloud-based network for sending, signing and tracking documents, said on Tuesday it has landed a new investment from Google Ventures to close its fourth round of funding at $55.7 million. The company initially had closed the round last month at $47.5 million, led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. DocuSign said it will use the funds to accelerate growth of its network through increased customer-focused research and development, deeper vertical industry focus and faster international expansion. The company said 60,000 new users are joining its DocuSign Global Network each day. The network now includes 20 million users who have electronically signed more than 150 million documents in 188 countries. http://www.docusign.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120807005473/en/Google-Ventures-Backs-DocuSign-Series-Funding _____________________________________________ o Palo Alto-Based TuneIn Raises $16 Million in New Funding Palo Alto, Calif. -- TuneIn, the Palo Alto-based developer of apps that lets users listen to more than 70,000 AM, FM, HD and Internet radio stations through their mobile devices and computers, said it has raised $16 million in a new round of funding, led by General Catalyst Partners. Jafco Ventures, Google Ventures and previous backer Sequoia Capital also contributed to the round, which the company will use to scale its technical and business operations worldwide. "This investment will help us fulfill our mission while increasing our headcount and growing our product development and marketing initiatives," said CEO John Donham. The company said it now reaches 40 million monthly active listeners, a 267% increase in its mobile listener base over the past 12 months. http://tunein.com http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/tunein-hits-40-million-monthly-active-listeners-raises-16-million-in-funding-1687229.htm _____________________________________________ o Menlo Park-Based IVP Leads $50 Million Round for Care.com Menlo Park, Calif. -- Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), the Menlo Park-based venture capital firm, has led a new $50 million round of funding for Massachusetts-based Care.com, developer of a web service that helps families connect with caregivers. Previous backers Matrix Partners, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Trinity Ventures also participated. Sandy Miller, a general partner at IVP, will serve on the company's board of directors. Care.com, which now has raised $61 million since its inception in 2006, has approximately 7 million members. The site helps families find caregivers in areas such as childcare, senior care, pet care, housekeeping and tutoring. In recent months, the company has embarked on international expansion, including the acquisition of Berlin-based Besser Betreut and the launches of Care.com in the U.K. and Canada. http://www.ivp.com http://www.care.com http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2012-08-07&val=352335&cat=finance _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based 99designs Acquires Germany's 12designer San Francisco -- 99designs, the San Francisco-based developer of an online graphic design marketplace, said on Tuesday it has acquired 12designer, developer of a creative design marketplace in Germany. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition is the first for 99designs, which in April 2011 raised $35 million in its first round of funding, led by Accel Partners. "We believe their deep regional marketplace expertise and multi-lingual capabilities will prove instrumental in accelerating our delivery of truly localized world-class design services to European businesses and designers," said CEO Patrick Llewellyn. “This acquisition enables us to build significantly on our existing momentum and resources in Europe and gives us an ideally situated base in Berlin." http://www.99designs.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120807005380/en/99designs-Announces-Acquisition-European-Design-Marketplace-12designer _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based OpenTable to Repurchase $50 Million in Stock San Francisco -- OpenTable, the San Francisco-based operator of a free, real-time online restaurant reservations service, said its board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to $50 million in stock. The company said it will buy the shares from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. Timing of the purchases will depend on factors such as market conditions, the trading price of the stock, regulatory requirements and other factors. OpenTable has more than 25,000 restaurant customers, and has seated more than 350 million diners since its launch in 1998. http://www.opentable.com/ http://press.opentable.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=698457 _____________________________________________ o Sunnyvale-Based MIMVI to Acquire Lone Wolf Sunnyvale, Calif. -- MIMVI, a Sunnyvale-based developer of search and recommendation technology, said on Tuesday it will acquire Los Angeles-based Lone Wolf, developer of series of infotainment-based social communities that reach 79 million people. Under the deal, expected to close within 30 days, MIMVI will purchase all outstanding shares of Lone Wolf for 3.8 million shares of its own stock. The company said the acquisition will bolster its presence in the mobile app discovery market. The combined entity will jointly develop Mimvi Echo, a new mobile app discovery service scheduled to launch in October. Founded in 2010, Lone Wolf is the developer of Smash Network, which features mini-talk shows streamed over the Internet to computers and mobile devices. http://www.smashnetworks.com http://www.mimvi.com http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mimvi-inc-announces-agreement-acquire-100000130.html _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| The Smarter Banking Choice for Growing Technology Companies. Bridge Bank’s Technology Banking Division serves venture-backed and non venture-backed companies from inception to IPO. 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BraveNewTalent, the U.K.-based developer of a social learning career platform that hosts professional communities, on Tuesday named Kevin Grossman as its director of product marketing. He is the second hire in the company's new Palo Alto office. Grossman was previously the chief strategy officer of HRmarketer.com and co-founder of the TalentCulture "world of work" community that includes the weekly Twitter chat #TChat. http://www.bravenewtalent.com http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bravenewtalent-hires-veteran-hr-industry-marketer-and-influencer-kevin-w-grossman-2012-08-07 (San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Skyera, a developer of solid-state storage technology, on Tuesday named Frankie Roohparvar as its COO. Roohparvar spent the past 13 years at Micron, serving in various senior engineering and executive positions in Flash memory and NAND development. He also was one of the founders of Micron Quantum Devices, an early provider of NOR Flash memory that was acquired by Micron. http://skyera.com/news-events/press-releases/skyera-names-roohparvar-coo/ =================================================== 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 > The Smarter Banking Choice for Growing Technology Companies. Bridge Bank’s Technology Banking Division serves venture-backed and non venture-backed companies from inception to IPO. Bridge Bank's product offering includes growth capital, equipment and working capital credit facilities and treasury management solutions, along with a full line of international products and services and financing secured by domestic, government and foreign receivables. 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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. 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