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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Feb. 5, 2015
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o San Francisco-Based Crosslink Capital Raises New $170 Million Fund
o Los Altos-Based ClusterHQ Lands $12 Million in First Round
o Foster City-Based E2open to Be Acquired by Insight Venture Partners
o Under Armour Acquires San Francisco-Based MyFitnessPal
o Menlo Park-Based Armetheon Raises $24.3 Million in Second Round
o S.F.-Based Message Systems to Acquire Port25 Solutions
o Briefly Noted: AnchorFree, VMware, Guavus
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o San Francisco-Based Crosslink Capital Raises New $170 Million Fund
San Francisco -- Crosslink Capital, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm, said on Thursday it has raised $170 million for its seventh fund, the firm said it will use the fund, known as Ventures Fund VII, to continue investing in early stage software, mobile and consumer startups developing cloud computing, infrastructure, security and Software-as-a-Service technologies. "We'll use Fund VII to primarily invest in leading early-stage startups, while supporting the needs of later-stage companies through our other existing funds," said Jim Feuille, one of four general partners of the fund, in addition to Eric Chin, David Silverman and Michael Stark. Founded in 1989, Crosslink currently has more than $1.6 billion under management. Portfolio exits include Ancestry.com, Bizo, Bleacher Report, BlueArc, Equinix, Omniture, Pandora, Sea Micro and TiVo.
http://www.crosslinkcapital.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/crosslink-capital-raises-new-170m-venture-capital-fund-300031326.html
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o Los Altos-Based ClusterHQ Lands $12 Million in First Round
Los Altos, Calif. -- ClusterHQ, a Los Altos-based developer of open source container data management tools, said on Thursday it has landed $12 million in its first round of funding, led by Accel Partners London. Canaan Partners and previous backers also took part in the round, which the company will use to expand technical and go-to-market resources to help organizations use containers in production. ClusterHQ is the company behind Flocker, an open-source project that lets organizations run their data-backed services in containers without losing operational management features. The company in September named Mark Davis, the founder and former CEO of software-defined storage vendor Virsto Software, as its new CEO. Davis plans to expand ClusterHQ's Bay Area headquarters to complement the company's U.K.-based development team.
https://clusterhq.com
http://clusterhq.com/blog/series-a-funding/
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o Foster City-Based E2open to Be Acquired by Insight Venture Partners
Foster City, Calif. -- E2open, a Foster City-based developer of software for managing business across complex trading networks, said on Thursday it will be acquired by Insight Venture Partners in a deal valued at $273 million. Under the agreement, Insight will pay $8.60 a share through a cash tender offer. Upon closing, expected by the end of May, E2open will become a privately held company. "With the benefit of Insight's knowledge and domain expertise, combined with the added flexibility we will have as a private company, E2open will be able to focus on long-term investment and growth," said Mark Woodward, the company's president and CEO.
http://www.e2open.com
http://www.e2open.com/news/article/e2open-signs-definitive-agreement-to-be-acquired-by-insight-venture-partners
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o Under Armour Acquires San Francisco-Based MyFitnessPal
San Francisco -- Continuing its recent push into digital health and fitness, Baltimore-based fitness apparel giant Under Armour said it has acquired San Francisco-based MyFitnessPal for $475 million and Denmark-based Endomondo for $85 million. MyFitnessPal is the developer of a free personal health and fitness platform with over 80 million registered users. The acquisition expands Under Armour's Connected Fitness platform to now include nutritional resources such as a calorie counter, nutrition and exercise tracker. Endomondo, meanwhile, has one of the largest global connected fitness communities in Europe with approximately 20 million registered users. "They are ideal partners to enable Under Armour to provide data-driven, proactive solutions to help athletes of all levels lead healthier and more active lifestyles," said Chairman and CEO Kevin Plank. Combined with the company's recent launch of the UA Record app and website, Under Armour will now be connected with over 120 million unique global consumers, representing what it says is the largest digital health and fitness community in the world. The push started in 2013 with Under Armour's purchase of MapMyFitness.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com
http://www.endomondo.com
http://investor.underarmour.com/news/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=894685
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o Menlo Park-Based Armetheon Raises $24.3 Million in Second Round
Menlo Park, Calif. -- Armetheon, a Menlo Park-based specialty biopharmaceutical firm focused on cardiovascular diseases, said on Thursday it has raised $24.3 million in its second round of funding. Hercules Bioventure Partners and Capital TEN II co-led the round, which also included participation from several new and previous backers. The company said it will use the bulk of the proceeds to advance its lead drug candidate, tecarfarin, through its final clinical study, as well as to help gain regulatory approval in the U.S. Armetheon also raised $7 million in its first round last August.
http://www.armetheon.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/armetheon-closes-24-million-series-b-financing-300031309.html
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o S.F.-Based Message Systems to Acquire Port25 Solutions
San Francisco -- Message Systems, a San Francisco-based provider of email infrastructure, said on Thursday it has acquired Maryland-based Port25 Solutions, maker of a popular email delivery software product. Financial terms of the stock and cash deal were not disclosed. Port25's technology, customer base and staff will form a stand-alone unit of Message Systems, continuing to focus on the medium-to-large-sized sender market. John Karpovich, the current CEO of Port25, will become general manager of the unit, and Juan Altmayer Pizzorno will remain as its senior vice president of research and development. Port25's core product, PowerMTA, is used by Salesforce Marketing Cloud, SmartFocus, The New York Times, Oracle Responsys Marketing Suite, Microsoft and Turner Broadcasting. "This acquisition definitively positions Message Systems to serve the email infrastructure needs of companies of all sizes -- from developers at startups through to the world's largest senders with both cloud and on-premise solutions," said CEO Phillip Merrick.
http://www.messagesystems.com
http://www.port25.com/
http://www.port25.com/message-systems-acquires-port25-solutions-inc/
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> Chief Information Security Officer (CISCO) - San Francisco Airport (SFO)
Applicants must have federal security clearance at the SECRET level or higher within the last ten years to apply. Requires background working with business stakeholder groups to develop and deliver an organization-wide cyber security agenda with a track record of assessing threats and vulnerabilities at an organizational level and delivering specific remediation actions and initiatives. Requires a unique blend of people skills and an uncanny ability to move swiftly to resolution in a fast-paced and complex environment. Bachelor’s degree required. Annual salary range is $132,626 to $169,260 plus outstanding benefits including retirement plan. Send resume and cover letter by February 27, 2015 to apply@ralphandersen.com. Details on requirements in full brochure at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/sfo_chief_information_security_officer.html or contact Ms Heather Renschler or Mr. Greg Nelson at 916-630-4900.
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o Briefly Noted:
(Mountain View, Calif.) AnchorFree, the Mountain View-based developer of security, privacy and open Web access tools, said it has acquired two smaller rivals, JustVPN and TouchVPN. The two companies will now become units of AnchorFree. Financial terms were not disclosed. AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield provides a secure connection between mobile devices and the Internet, encrypting data, protecting the user's IP address and thwarting malware.
http://www.anchorfree.com/
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150205006297/en/AnchorFree-Acquires-JustVPN-TouchVPN#.VNPh2NLF_ng
(Palo Alto, Calif.) VMware, the Palo Alto-based developer of virtualization and cloud infrastructure technology, that on Thursday that its vCloud Government Service, provided by Carpathia, has received provisional authority to operate through the government's Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). The designation is required for any cloud service provider serving the federal government. VMware said the the offering now will be generally available to U.S. government and defense organizations.
http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/vmw-newsfeed/VMware-Announces-General-Availability-of-VMware-vCloud-Government-Service/1921324#sthash.3Jl7fE7g.dpuf
(San Mateo, Calif.) San Mateo-based Guavus, a developer of big data analytics tools for operational intelligence, on Thursday named Gabriele Di Piazza as its senior vice president of marketing and David Nicholas as its senior vice president of sales for cable and media. Di Piazza most recently was the general manager of HP Marketing Optimization, while Nicholas was the senior vice president of sales at Alticast.
http://www.guavus.com/releases/guavus-expands-leadership-team-to-meet-growing-demand-for-big-data-analytic-solutions/
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> Chief Information Security Officer (CISCO) - San Francisco Airport (SFO)
Applicants must have federal security clearance at the SECRET level or higher within the last ten years to apply. Requires background working with business stakeholder groups to develop and deliver an organization-wide cyber security agenda with a track record of assessing threats and vulnerabilities at an organizational level and delivering specific remediation actions and initiatives. Requires a unique blend of people skills and an uncanny ability to move swiftly to resolution in a fast-paced and complex environment. Bachelor’s degree required. Annual salary range is $132,626 to $169,260 plus outstanding benefits including retirement plan. Send resume and cover letter by February 27, 2015 to apply@ralphandersen.com. Details on requirements in full brochure at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/sfo_chief_information_security_officer.html or contact Ms Heather Renschler or Mr. Greg Nelson at 916-630-4900.
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> 10 Difficult Coworkers and How to Cope With Them
Getting along with coworkers mostly means minding your own business. However, there are some coworkers who need a little handling. It’s not difficult once you’ve spotted the behaviors. Here we describe 10 of the most difficult coworkers. http://fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire
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