On Tuesday, SendGrid announced that they have raised a $21 million growth round of capital led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Having led the seed round of funding for SendGrid, this was obviously gratifying for us here at Highway 12 Ventures and was another in a long list of validation points that SendGrid is on its [...]
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13
A Successful Pivot
I vividly recall a night in September 2008. I was having a beer with Pete Gombert, CEO of Balihoo, one of our portfolio companies. We were celebrating the recent stretch of good fortune that the company was enjoying. The company was on the verge of closing multi-million dollar relationships with a couple of the largest [...]
Jan
05
Portfolio News | December 2011
Click on the links to read the complete articles. DECEMBER 21, 2011 | EVDO INFO CradlePoint helps North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). DECEMBER 26, 2011 | IDAHO PRESS TRIBUNE Eat, drink and be merry: Idaho’s agritourism industry takes off thanks to services like Everlater. DECEMBER 14, 2011 | RISMEDIA How Goomzee’s mobile tech platform [...]
Dec
05
Portfolio News | November 2011
Click on the links to read the complete articles. NOVEMBER 20, 2011 | WOODWORKING Masco Cabinetry becomes one of first to add localized web app. NOVEMBER 10, 2011 | COURIER-JOURNAL.COM Backing up your internet service with CradlePoint. NOVEMBER 3, 2011 | PRWEB Lendio adds 40 banks, offers local business loans to 70% of the U.S. [...]
Nov
07
Portfolio News | October 2011
Click on the links to read the complete articles. OCTOBER 4, 2011 | PRWEB Pearle Vision selects Balihoo for Local Marketing Automation. OCTOBER 24, 2011 | OPENVIEW PARTNERS Is Your Sales Team Distracted by Shiny Objects? OCTOBER 26, 2011 | YAHOO! Daz3D ships Victoria 5 – the First Genesis Figure. OCTOBER 6, 2011 | RISMEDIA [...]
Oct
11
Should I Bootstrap or Raise Capital?
Should I bootstrap or raise capital? Over the last four years at both Highway 12 Ventures and the University Venture Fund, this is an ongoing dilemma that I’ve seen nearly every startup face. Given how frequently the question surfaces, and the varying solutions, I thought it would be worthwhile to highlight a handful of real [...]
Oct
11
Beers With Brad In Boise
On Friday November 4 from 4-6 pm, Highway 12 Ventures will host a special event featuring Brad Feld of Foundry Group at the WaterCooler in Boise. For those who saw Brad speak at Idavation a couple of years ago, you know what a treat this is. Brad is one of the most successful and outspoken VC’s [...]
Oct
05
Lost Amid The Hoopla
Yesterday it was announced that Federated Media has acquired Lijit, a Boulder-based company which we invested in earlier this year. This transaction was a huge win for many constituents including the town of Boulder, Colorado & the Rocky Mountain region on so many levels. First & foremost, Founder & CEO Todd Vernon, COO Walter [...]
Oct
05
Portfolio News | September 2011
Click on the links to read the complete articles. SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 | PR NEWSWIRE Alliance Health Networks and Joslin Diabetes Center join forces on Diabetic Connect social network. SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 | IDAHO STATESMAN Balihoo jumps on the Inc. 500 again. SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 | YAHOO! Balihoo appears on Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private [...]
Sep
07
VC’s Unplugged – October 4th
On October 4th from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, the Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association will be hosting a terrific event in Boise called “VC’s Unplugged” in The Hoff Building’s Crystal Ballroom. The afternoon will include a panel of eight out-of-state venture capitalists from the Rocky Mountain region (including VC’s from CO, UT, AZ, MT, [...]