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VC firms in the US raised $8.8 billion in the second quarter of 2016

Venture capital firms in the U.S. raised $8.8 billion for 67 funds during the second quarter of 2016, according to a report by Thomson Reuters...

Barefoot Networks unveils programmable ultrafast chips for switching systems; raises $57 million

Barefoot Networks, a startup co-founded by Stanford University professor Nick McKeown, launched from stealth mode, announcing plans to sell fully programmable ultrafast chips for switching...

CodeCombat Raises $2M

CodeCombat, a company working on a platform for helping kids learn Computer Science, has closed a $2 million seed round of funding from Third Kind Venture Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Allen & Company. The funding was primarily to help CodeCombat finish its new classroom offering, which launches on Monday after beta testing by over 25,000 students in grades 3-12.

SignalFx Raises $28.5M

SignalFx, a company that provides a monitoring platform for applications, has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round. The investment was led by Charles...

Stack Overflow’s Parent Company Raises $40M

Stack Exchange, the parent organization behind Stack Overflow, a question and answer site curated by professional programmers, has raised $40 million in a Series D round of funding. The...