United States
Dropbox rival Box files for IPO
Box, the cloud storage startup that rivals Dropbox, has filed an S-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for its initial public offering, VentureBeat reported.
US venture capital firm Lightspeed closes $950M for new early-stage fund
Menlo Park, US-based venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners (LSVP) closed $950 million for its new investment fund that will back early-stage companies in the consumer and tech sectors.
Point Nine General Partners arrive in San Francisco
Berlin, Germany-based investor Point Nine have brought their early stage software-as-a-service portfolio firms to establish home bases in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, VentureBeat reported.
Google Glass strikes distribution partnership with Italian optical wear maker Luxottica
American Internet and tech giant Google struck a manufacture and distribution deal with Italian optical wear maker Luxottica for the future versions of its wearable Glass.