| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Nov. 22, 2013 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o S.F.-Based Alpine Data Labs Raises $16 Million in Second Round o Report: Spotify Lands $250 Million in Funding at $4 Billion Valuation o Wevorce Raises $1.7 Million; Moves to San Mateo o Santa Clara-Based Intevac Launches $30M Stock Repurchase Program o LivingSocial Announces Shift in Refund Policy o Briefly Noted: Agilent Technologies, Aruba Networks _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --California-based Marketing Representative --Enterprise Connect – March 17-20, 2014 --Corporate Food-Service - Catering to Cafe Management --Keys to a Successful Responsive Website Redesign: A Guidebook for Marketers --ModevEast Dec 12-13 - 100+ Speakers - Mobile Conference --Investment Adviser Executive --Digital Entertainment World: Register Now and Save $200 --Free Whitepaper: TechRadar for Digital Customer Experience Technologies --Search Services Without a Fee --TelcoVision Conference - Las Vegas --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 Alpine Data Labs Raises $16 Million in Second Round San Francisco -- Alpine Data Labs, a San Francisco-based developer of advanced analytics software for big data and Hadoop, said on Friday it has raised $16 million in its second round of funding. Participants in the round included Sierra Ventures, Mission Ventures, UMC Capital and Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC). The company plans to use the proceeds to bolster its product development, marketing and customer support activities. Current clients include A.T Kearney, Havas Media, Sony, Nike and Barclays. http://www.alpinedatalabs.com http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/alpine-data-labs-closes-16m-series-b-financing-accelerates-momentum-nyse-umc-1855646.htm _____________________________________________ o Report: Spotify Lands $250 Million in Funding at $4 Billion Valuation Palo Alto, Calif. -- Spotify, the Sweden-based streaming music service, has raised $250 million in new funding at a valuation of more than $4 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. Palo Alto-based venture capital firm Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) was the lead investor, according to the publication, which cited multiple unnamed sources familiar with the deal. The funding is expected to help Spotify -- which counts Pandora as its chief competitor -- expand its global presence in several countries, including Japan. https://www.spotify.com/us/ http://www.tcv.com http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304791704579212152163448852 _____________________________________________ o Wevorce Raises $1.7 Million; Moves to San Mateo San Mateo, Calif. -- Wevorce, developer of a technology platform designed to make divorces more amicable, said it has raised $1.7 million in a seed round and relocated its headquarters from Mountain View to San Mateo. Foundation Capital and Sam Altman took part in the round, which increased the company's total funding to $2 million since its inception. Previous funding had come from startup accelerator Y-Combinator. With Wevorce, both spouses work with a trained mediator, with the help of the company's platform. Founder and CEO Michelle Crosby said the company plans to use the funding to expand both its online and in-office services. http://www.wevorce.com http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/divorce-mediation-technology-startup-wevorce-raises-17m-seed-round-opens-additional-1855401.htm _____________________________________________ o Santa Clara-Based Intevac Launches $30M Stock Repurchase Program Santa Clara, Calif. -- Intevac, a Santa Clara-based maker of vacuum process equipment, imaging products and vision systems, said it plans to buy back up to $30 million in company stock under a new repurchase program. The company said the program represents more than a third of its balance of cash and investments as of Sept. 28. "We believe our business prospects over the next few years allow us to provide this return of capital to our shareholders in conjunction with retaining financial flexibility to effectively manage and grow the business," said Wendell Blonigan, the company's president and CEO. Intevac has approximately 24 million shares outstanding. http://www.intevac.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131121006725/en/Intevac-Announces-30-Million-Repurchase-Program _____________________________________________ o LivingSocial Announces Shift in Refund Policy Washington, DC -- Hoping to win back customers heading into the holiday season, daily deals giant LivingSocial has announced a change in its return policy. Customers now will be able to get full refunds on unredeemed and unscheduled vouchers within the first seven days after purchase, with no questions asked. After that, buyers will be able to exchange vouchers until their expiration date only for "deal bucks," which can be applied to future purchases. Rival Groupon also offers full refunds for the first week, but after that all sales are final. "This will help us to improve the consumer experience overall and to increase the value we offer to our merchant partners by helping them to attract the high-quality customers they desire," said CMO Barry Judge. The move comes after LivingSocial last week suffered a mobile app and web outage that lasted nearly two days. The company also has struggled in recent months to regain its earlier momentum. Its website and mobile app attracted 11.5 million unique visitors in October, down from a high of 19 million in March, according to comScore. https://www.livingsocial.com/guarantee _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based measurement technology company Agilent Technologies said its board has authorized a new share repurchase program, which will kick off upon the conclusion of the its existing $1 billion repurchase program. The new program aims to reduce or eliminate dilution resulting from issuances of stock under the company's employee equity incentive programs. http://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2013/22nov-gp13021.html (Sunnyvale, Calif.) Sunnyvale-based Aruba Networks, a developer of network access technology designed to let employees work from their personal mobile devices, has named John DiLullo as its executive vice president of worldwide sales. 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