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Accel Partners and Erasmic Venture Fund Team Up, Launch Accel India Venture Fund
07/28/2008
 July 28, 2008 – Palo Alto: Accel Partners, a leading venture capital firm operating in Silicon Valley, Europe, Israel and China, today announced the formation of Accel India Venture Fund. The latest element in Accel’s global strategy, Accel India Venture will focus on early-stage venture investing, delivering active, hands-on strategic and operational guidance in partnership with India’s most promising entrepreneurs.
Accel and Greylock Appoint Jeff Weiner as Executive in Residence
06/16/2008
SDForum and Accel Present Consumerization of Software Event
05/23/2008
Accel Partners expands London office with seasoned investor Sonali De Rycker joining firm
04/01/2008
 Accel Partners, one of the leading global venture capital firms, today announced that Sonali De Rycker will be joining the firm’s London office as Partner. Sonali has over eight years of investment experience in early stage technology companies with Atlas Venture in London. Prior to Atlas Venture, Sonali was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs in New York and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Accel, Venrock, William Morris Agency & ATT Form Consortium to Fund Start-up Companies in Southern California
03/03/2008
 Accel, Venrock, William Morris Agency and AT&T Form Consortium to Fund and Support Start-up Companies in Southern California ; Leading Silicon Valley Venture Capital Firms, Hollywood Entertainment Company, and Global Communications Company Seek to Drive Innovation in Web Applications, Digital Media
Accel Partners Adds Dick Williams as CEO-in-Residence
12/12/2007
Accel Partners Closes $520 million Accel X Fund
11/12/2007
 
 
 
Altor Networks’ Virtual Network Security Analyzer Wins Network Products Guide Reader Trust Award for Best in Virtualization Security 08/18/2008
Kickfire Raises $20 Million in Series B Financing 07/30/2008
 High-Performance MySQL Appliance Positioned for Rapid Adoption in Fast Growing Open Source Database Market SANTA CLARA, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- Jul 30, 2008 -- Kickfire™, Inc. today announced that it has closed Series B financing. Pinnacle Ventures led the round and Series A investors Accel Partners, Greylock Partners, and The Mayfield Fund reinvested. The capital will be used to...
TRUSTe Raises $10 Million Financing from Accel Partners 07/17/2008
 TRUSTe, an independent organization that certifies and monitors web site privacy and email policies, has secured $10 million investment in first round financing from Accel Partners, a venture capital firm. The proceeds would be to create state-of-the-art monitoring systems to stay ahead of technology advances with new tools, products, and best practices that facilitate trust between...
TRUSTe Responds to Consumer Privacy Threats with Major Expansion 07/15/2008
 In response to increasing threats to consumer privacy, TRUSTe, the recognized authority on privacy best practices on the Internet today, announced the completion of its first round of financing from Accel Partners, a leading Silicon Valley venture firm. The investment will enable TRUSTe to create state-of-the-art monitoring systems to stay ahead of technology advances with new tools, products and best practices that facilitate trust between businesses and consumers.
ForeScout Completes $8M in Funding 07/01/2008
 ForeScout Technologies, the leading provider of regulatory compliance solutions and clientless network access control (NAC) for Fortune 500 enterprises and government organizations, today announced it has completed an internal $8M fundraising round with all existing venture partners participating including Accel Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners, Meritech Capital Partners and Pitango Ventures. The company experienced a breakout year in 2007 with 80 percent growth, setting the stage for this further investment to fuel sustained compliance and NAC leadership.
blinkx Partners With ON Networks to Distribute Original Programming 06/25/2008
 blinkx, the world’s largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced a partnership with ON Networks(www.onnetworks.com), a digital media company delivering original, on-demand TV shows. ON Networks’ high-definition video content is now more easily accessible than ever before at www.blinkx.com. Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will leverage its AdHoc platform to place contextually relevant advertising against the footage, and will share resulting advertising revenue with ON Networks.
Amobee Launches Advertising on Vodafone Italia's Live! Portal 06/24/2008
 Amobee Media Systems today announced it will be providing ad server capabilities and dynamic ad selection for Vodafone Italia's live! portal. Amobee, a world leader in advertising solutions for mobile, focuses on ad-enabling the first and the most frequently viewed screens on the mobile handset, like those used for messaging and on the carrier portal.
SpringSource Announces $15 Million Series B Round Of Financing 06/24/2008
  Company behind Spring takes additional venture capital investment from Accel Partners and Benchmark Capital to expand operations and accelerate growth
Arcot Systems Raises $23 Million in Second Round of Financing 06/20/2008
Mochi Media Closes $10 Million in New Funding 06/19/2008
 Series B Round Will Help Company Grow Platform for Web Game Developers
Wetpaint Secures $25 Million in Series C Funding 05/20/2008
Mu Dynamics Targets Proactive Service Assurance, Raises New Funding 05/19/2008
Ubidyne Secures $34 Million in Series B Funding 05/14/2008
Parature Secures $16 million in Series B Venture Capital Funding 05/08/2008
Accel leads investment into Parature, the leader in SaaS-based customer support 05/07/2008
Altor Networks Secures $6 Million Financing Round from Accel Partners and Foundation Capital 04/22/2008
 Altor Networks Secures $6 Million Financing Round from Accel Partners and Foundation Capital; Virtual Network Security Innovator Lands New Financing Round to Expand Product Development, Marketing and Sales to Support Company Growth
IBM acquires Diligent Technologies 04/18/2008
RGB Networks Continues Expansion with New $20 Million Round of Funding 04/14/2008
Kickfire Announces First High-Performance Appliance for MySQL 04/14/2008
Coremetrics Secures $60 Million in Financing Led by 3i 04/04/2008
 Coremetrics Secures $60 Million in Financing Led by 3i; Digital Marketing Optimization Leader to Tap Capital to Continue Record Sales Growth and Accelerate Marketing Programs
Xoopit Launches Private Beta of First Application for Webmail 03/31/2008
 Xoopit Launches Private Beta of First Application for Webmail to Help People Discover, Organize and Share Rich Media in the Inbox; Also Announces $5 Million Series A led by Accel Partners and Foundation Capital
Genius.com Selected as Start-Up Company of the Year 03/27/2008
 Silicon Valley-Based Economic Development Association Recognizes Genius for Outstanding Innovation and Business Growth
Car Advisory Network raises $6.5 million in Series A Funding 03/17/2008
Microsoft plans to acquire Rapt 03/14/2008
Record Growth, Marquee Customers and Major Funding Marks Stellar Year for Genius.com 02/28/2008
 Sales 2.0 Pioneer Signs Global Giant BT, Extends User Base Past 30,000 and Adds $19 Million in Series C Funding
Online ad networks draw funding 02/26/2008
YuMe and Google to Serve InVideo Overlay Ads 02/20/2008
 YuMe and Google to Serve InVideo Overlay Ads; AdSense for Video Beta Further Expands YuMe's Suite of Ad Products Supported and Optimized By Its Adaptive Campaign Engine (ACE)
Glam Media Strikes Partnership with Premiere.com 02/20/2008
Yahoo! Acquires Maven Networks, Inc. 02/12/2008
 Will Expand Yahoo!'s Video Capabilities; Important Step in Enhancing Yahoo!'s Solutions for Publishers and Advertisers - Making Video Easier to Buy
Etsy Lands $27M 01/31/2008
Adaptec Selects ConSentry Intelligent Switches as 01/28/2008
 ConSentry’s Next-Generation Switching Architecture Delivers Operational Efficiency, Reduced Cost, Network Control and Visibility
Glam Media Introduces the First Internet Primetime Placement and Vertical Targeting Brand Engagement Advertising Platform- Glam Evolution 01/24/2008
Accel Partners Joins Group of Investors to Back United Mobile; International Mobile Phone Company Raises $15 Million 01/23/2008
Hyperic Names Dick Williams as Chairman of the Board 01/22/2008
 Positions Company for Significant Expansion
Glam Media Selected by AlwaysOn as OnMedia Top 100 Winner 01/22/2008
AdMob Overall Winner of OnMedia 100 Top Companies 01/21/2008
Openads Closes $15.5 Million Series B Funding Led by Accel Partners 01/16/2008
Mu Security Analyzer busts vulnerabilities with the greatest of ease 12/13/2007
 Mu-4000 fuzzer shines with wizard-driven test configuration, intelligent workflow, excellent vulnerability profiling, and auto-generated zero-day exploits
Mu Security Grows Advisory Board Expertise in Critical Infrastructure and Enterprise Security Architectures 12/04/2007
 Addition of Byres Security CTO Eric Byres and Neohapsis CTO Greg Shipley Complements Existing Board’s Military, Web Application and Software Development Experience
Industry innovators 2007: Mu Security Mu 4000 12/01/2007
Gigle Semiconductor Secures $20 Million in Second Round Funding 11/27/2007
ForeScout Networks, Developing Network Access Control Solutions, Extends D Round with Further $5 Million 11/20/2007
Mu Security and NSP Complete Service Provider TCO and ROI Study 11/15/2007
 The study, conducted during the past nine months, features four case studies of leading global providers using the Mu-4000 appliance to uncover the often hidden metrics of revenue loss due to customer churn, network robustness issues and downtime.
ON Networks Closes $12 Million Series B Funding Round 11/14/2007
 Accel Partners Leads Round That Includes Austin Ventures and AT&T
GetJar Closes Series A Investment From Accel Partners 11/13/2007
 GetJar Closes Series A Investment From Accel Partners to Expand Further Into Worldwide Mobile Markets
Lifetime Networks Partners with Glam Media to Develop New Vertical Media Network 11/12/2007
 Lifetime Networks Partners With Glam Media to Develop New Vertical Media Network; Network Will Build on Momentum of #1 TV and Online Brands For Women
Tracking IPS catch rates; Joel Snyder examines 13 Unified Threat Management (UTM) products using Mu-4000 11/12/2007
 Mu-4000 baselines Network World Group Test analyzing 13 intrusion-prevention/UTM firewalls in two scenarios: protecting clients (such as Web browser) and protecting servers (such as Web and e-mail servers) Network
Investing with Impact; A bold Venture 11/11/2007
 Business Investing with impact ; A bold venture: The bottom line for these capitalists isn't the traditional bottom line. Yes, they want to earn money for investors, but they also select businesses that are creating jobs in disadvantaged communities.