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VC roundup: Wikipedia snubs Robin Hood Ventures

Welcome to the VC Roundup, where we’ll parse through venture capital news related to Philadelphia-based private equity firms and the companies they fund. Subscribe to the roundup as an email newsletter. If you have any VC-related news to pass along to us, please drop us a line. MUST READS Somebody created a Robin Hood Ventures Wikipedia page […]


Welcome to the VC Roundup, where we’ll parse through venture capital news related to Philadelphia-based private equity firms and the companies they fund. Subscribe to the roundup as an email newsletter. If you have any VC-related news to pass along to us, please drop us a line.
MUST READS
Somebody created a Robin Hood Ventures Wikipedia page and then it was deleted because the article “does not indicate the importance or significance of the subject.” Poor Robin Hood. We covered local tech entities that don’t have Wikipedia pages a few years back.
In case you missed it, Christopher Wink interviewed DreamIt Ventures alumnus NoteHall about moving out of Philly.
Edison Ventures continues its amazing year with another exit. Portfolio company Presidium Inc, based in Reston, Virgina has sold to BlackBoard Inc. for over $20 million. Presidium, which also has an office in Reston, “provides enrollment, financial aid and educational technology services” according to the release.

MIGHT BE WORTH YOUR TIME
Comcast Interactive Capital is among the investors in Snag Films’ latest investment round of $10 million. According to paidContent, it’s likely a play for OnDemand content.
LLR Partners portfolio company SDI Health has exited to another rival healthcare analytics provider. Specifics were not disclosed, but it looks like LLR can call the investment a success.
GIVE A GLANCE
Some people love First Round so much they get a tattoo. Or at least tweet about it.
Guggenheim Venture Partners is among the firms to invest $400,000 in TalentGuard, a worker training startup based in Texas.
First Round Capital invests in company named SalesCrunch and TechCrunch gets all angry about it. Somewhere Captain Crunch is shaking his fist.

Companies: Guggenheim Venture Partners / LLR Partners / Notehall
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