Bay Area Tech Wire -- Dec. 6

============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Dec. 6, 2013 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o Los Altos-Based Box Raises $112 Million at $2 Billion Valuation o Redwood City-Based Misfit Wearables Raises $15.2 Million in Funding o Benchmark Capital Raises $425 Million for Eighth Fund o San Francisco-Based Swapbox Lands $800,000 in Seed Funding o Briefly Noted: Nanotech Entertainment - Sammy Davis Jr. _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --The Vocus Guide to Marketing in 2014 --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 --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 Los Altos-Based Box Raises $112 Million at $2 Billion Valuation Los Altos, Calif. -- Box, the Los Altos-based maker of content collaboration software, has raised $112 million in a new funding round that values the company at nearly $2 billion, Forbes reported. The publication said the round is likely the precursor to the company's expected initial public offering (IPO) early next year. In a blog post, co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie said the funding "will help move Box into the next phase of our international expansion." He said Itochu Technology Ventures, Macnica and Mitsui took part in the round, with an eye on introducing the company's technology in Japan. Box also is working with Europe's Telefónica Digital and Australia's Telstra. DST Global and Coatue participated, as well. https://www.box.com/  https://blog.box.com/2013/12/bringing-box-to-new-global-markets/  http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2013/12/05/box-closes-112-million-series-e-round/  _____________________________________________ o Redwood City-Based Misfit Wearables Raises $15.2 Million in Funding Redwood City, Calif. -- Misfit Wearables, a Redwood City-based developer of wearable computing products focused on digital health, said on Friday it has raised $15.2 million in its second round of funding, led by Horizons Ventures. Previous backers Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, OATV, Max Levchin and incTANK also participated, along with new investors Translink Capital, Coca-Cola, TenOneTen Ventures, Atom Factory and Nick D'Aloisio. Misfit is the maker of Shine, which the company calls an "elegant" physical activity monitor. The all-metal device is designed to track activity and sleep, and sync wirelessly with iOS and Android devices. "Shine has been a great start for us," said CEO Sonny Vu. "We have a bold vision for the future of wearables, for making them desirable, accessible, and deliver on great use cases." http://www.misfitwearables.com  http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131206005612/en/Misfit-Raises-15.2M-Led-Horizons-Ventures  _____________________________________________ o Benchmark Capital Raises $425 Million for Eighth Fund Woodside, Calif. -- Benchmark Capital, the venture capital firm with offices in Woodside and San Francisco, revealed in a regulatory filing Friday that it has raised $425 million for a new fund. The fund, known as Benchmark Capital Partners VIII, is expected to continue the firm's early stage investment activity in the technology sector. Benchmark's high-profile investments over the years have included eBay, Instagram, Uber, OpenTable, Zillow, Zipcar, Yelp and Twitter. http://www.benchmark.com/  http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1593052/000159305213000001/ xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Swapbox Lands $800,000 in Seed Funding San Francisco -- Swapbox, the San Francisco-based developer of a service that lets users shop anywhere online and have packages shipped to electronic kiosks located around the Bay Area, has raised $800,000 in new seed funding, TechCrunch reported. Tony Hsieh's Vegas Tech Fund led the round, which also reportedly included Fuel Capital, YC founder Trevor Blackwell, Base Ventures and Ace & Company. The Y Combinator startup plans to use the funds to expand its geographic reach. It currently operates 15 kiosks, charging users $1.99 a package for the peace of mind of never missing a delivery. Customers are sent unique PIN codes to retrieve their deliveries when they arrive. http://www.swapbox.com/  http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/05/swapbox-automated-delivery-seed-funding/ _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Nanotech Entertainment, a technology company focused on all aspects of the entertainment industry, said on Friday it has purchased a collection of memorabilia, rare audio tapes and videos from the estate of Sammy Davis Jr. While some of the music will be licensed to Warner Brothers Music and some items used in a permanent exhibition at the Rat Pack Museum in Las Vegas, the majority of the content will be available through the company's streaming channels. http://www.nanotechent.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131206005294/en/NanoTech-Entertainment-NTEK-Purchases-Sammy-Davis-Jr.  =================================================== 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 Vocus Guide to Marketing in 2014 Planning your 2014 digital marketing mix? 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