Greylock Partners

Greylock Closes $575M Fund; Names LinkedIn's Hoffman Partner

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 10:47am.
San Mateo, Calif. - Greylock Partners, a venture capital firm focused on the technology sector, said on Monday that it has closed a new $575 million fund.

RichRelevance Gets $12.5M for E-commerce Recommendations

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 7, 2009 - 7:52am.
San Francisco - RichRelevance, a provider of personalization and product recommendation tools for e-commerce websites, has raised $12.5 million in its second round of venture capital financing, VentureBeat reported.

Streaming Music Service Pandora Lands $35 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 13, 2009 - 6:37am.
San Francisco - Streaming music service Pandora has raised $35 million in a new round of venture capital financing, led by Greylock Partners, PEHub.com reported.

High Gear Media Lands $5.5 Million for Automotive Websites

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 30, 2009 - 4:25am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - High Gear Media, the publisher of 38 auto-related news websites, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $5.5 million in its second round of financing, led by new investor DAG Ventures.

Israel's The Box Gets Funding for Multiplatform Content, Ads

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 4, 2009 - 7:38am.
Tel Aviv, Israel - The Box, an Israel-based producer of multi-platform entertainment and advertising content, announced on Thursday that it has received an investment of "several million dollars" from Greylock Partners.

VC Firm Greylock Partners Moving Headquarters to Silicon Valley

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 20, 2009 - 9:10am.
Waltham, Mass. - Forty-four years after its founding in the Boston area, Greylock Partners, one of the oldest venture capital firms in the U.S., announced that it is relocating its headquarters, including administrative and back office functions, to Silicon Valley.

Video ID & Ad Placement Firm Auditude Gets $10.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2009 - 7:48am.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Auditude, an online video management and advertising platform, announced on Wednesday that it has secured $10.5 million in new funding, led by Redpoint Ventures, with participation from Greylock Partners.

Oodle Raises $5.6 Million for Local Online Classifieds

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 10, 2009 - 11:57am.
San Mateo, Calif. - Oodle, the provider of a search engine for local classified ads, announced on Tuesday that it has raised an additional $5.6 million in funding from existing investors Greylock Partners, Redpoint Ventures and JAFCO Ventures.

Digg Lands $28.7 Million for Social News Site

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 24, 2008 - 7:21am.

San Francisco - Social news site Digg announced on Wednesday that it has landed a $28.7 million third round of venture capital financing, led by Highland Capital Partners.

Social Network LinkedIn Raises $53M; Valuation $1 Billion

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 18, 2008 - 9:27am.

Mountain View, Calif. - LinkedIn, the creator of an online professional network with more than 23 million members, said on Wednesday that it has secured $53 million in its fourth round of funding, which values the company at just over $1 billion. Bain Capital Ventures led the round, which also included previous investors Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Social Gaming Network Raises $15 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 13, 2008 - 6:46am.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Social Gaming Network (SGN), a developer of social media games whose titles include "Warbook" on Facebook, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $15 million in its first round of funding, led by Greylock Partners, Founders Fund, Columbia Capital and Novak Biddle Venture Partners.

Recommendations Firm Richrelevance Lands $4.2 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 8, 2008 - 6:29am.

San Francisco - Richrelevance, a provider of personalized recommendations for e-commerce businesses, announced on Tuesday that it has raised a $4.2 million second round of venture capital financing, from Greylock Partners and Tugboat Ventures.

Content Delivery Network Panther Express Lands $15.75 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 27, 2008 - 8:10am.

New York - Panther Express, a provider of digital content delivery network services, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $15.75 million in second round funding, led by Index Ventures.

Online Games Community Site Kongregate Raises $5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 16, 2007 - 11:11am.

San Francisco - Kongregate, a community site for online games, announced on Thursday that it has raised over $5 million in a new round of financing, led by Greylock Partners.

Enterprise Social Media Firm Awareness, Inc. Lands $7 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 23, 2007 - 10:50am.

Waltham, Mass. - Awareness, Inc. (formerly known as iUpload), a provider of social media technologies to businesses, announced on Monday that it has raised $7 million in its first round of financing, from Greylock Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners.

Internet TV Network Revision3 Lands $8 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 25, 2007 - 9:48am.

San Francisco - Revision3, an Internet TV programming network, announced on Monday that it has raised $8 million in a second round of venture capital financing, led by Greylock Partners.

Vudu Signs Movie Studios for Streaming TV Set-top Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 30, 2007 - 2:43pm.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Vudu, the developer of a TV set-top box that aims to deliver movies directly to televisions over the Internet via a peer-to-peer network, announced on Monday that it has signed content licensing agreements with seven major Hollywood movie studios, and 15 independent and international distributors.

Local Classifieds Search Engine Firm Oodle Raises $11 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 21, 2007 - 1:33pm.

San Mateo, Calif. - Oodle, the provider of a search engine for local classified ads, said on Tuesday that it has raised $11 million in a new round of funding from new investor JAFCO Ventures and previous investors Greylock Partners and Redpoint Ventures.

Content Delivery Network Panther Express Raises $6 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 25, 2006 - 1:35pm.
Waltham, Mass. - Panther Express, the New York-based provider of a high-performance, Internet content delivery network, has raised $6 million in a round of venture capital led by Greylock Partners.