TechFlash: IPO rocket Veeva: From $7M investment to $4.4B company

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October 16, 2013

IPO rocket Veeva: From $7M investment to $4.4B company Veeva Systems raised nearly twice as much money as expected in a wildly successful IPO this week in which it raised $261 million and its stock jumped more than 80 percent. But it didn't get there by following the crowd. Emergence VC Gordon Ritter: How we scored 300X return on Veeva There is still a 180-day lockup period before Emergence Capital Partners will know if its 300X return holds up on this week's IPO by Veeva Systems. Reid Hoffman show and tell: How I raised $10M for LinkedIn LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman this week pulled back the curtain on how he convinced Greylock Partners, where he is now an investor, to back his $10 million Series B funding round in 2004. Signifyd uses social media to stop e-commerce fraud E-commerce fraud is high on the list of grievances for retailers — merchants lost around $3.5 billion in 2012, according to a report by CyberSource Corp., from fraudulent or misidentified transactions. More founder & funder news Nike business accelerator coming to San Francisco - San Francisco Angel investor Ashton Kutcher really, really kills it with his other job PolicyMic bets millennials will read branded content if it doesn't suck Alchemy Networks CEO: There's more money in television than YouTube Be warned: your domain name can embarrass you and ruin your business

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