December 2006
- Ultriva Inc., the world's largest provider of lean manufacturing software, announced in an article featured in Business Wire December 6 that its business doubled in fiscal year 2006.
November 2006
- Labrador Ventures joined a $4.8M Series C financing of portfolio company NextHop Technologies along with all existing investors.
- Jangl featured in The New York Times on November 30 and in USA Today on November 27.
- Pandora cited as "the most efficient new-music discovery mechanism" by Fortune Magazine.
- "Third exit option will ease pain from sluggish IPO, M&A markets," a column by Labrador's Stuart Davidson, in the December issue of The Venture Capital Journal. This is the sixteenth in a series of columns on seed and early stage investing in The Venture Capital Journal.
- Avaya, Inc. (NYSE: AV), a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services, announced on Thursday, November 16, that is has acquired Traverse Networks.
- Solaicx on the hunt for $30 M featured in November 21 VentureWire story.
- Labrador Venture held its Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 16. Author, former journalist and Director of the Center for Citizen Media, Dan Gillmor, spoke to LPs and entrepreneurs during the meeting.
- Jangl was featured in two Business Wire articles titled, "Jangl Launches First Service to All U.S. Consumers and Phones" and " Jangl Powers New Match.com Service", on November 14.
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- Labrador's Stuart Davidson participated on a panel titled: "Funding Realities" at The VC Taskforce Elevator Pitch Roundtable that was held on November 1.
October 2006
- Solaicx featured in an October Business 2.0 articled titled, "Lighting up the $1 trillion power market."
- Sentinel Vision's SafeScout was featured on NBC Chicago News on October 29.
- Labrador 's Stuart Davidson was a guest on PricewaterhouseCoopers Start Up Radio Show hosted by Steve Bengston speaking on "Capital Efficiency" on October 26.
- Labrador's Sean Foote moderated a panel titled: Overcoming The Toughest Milestone: Follow on Financings at IBF's Early Stage Venture Capital Investing Conference in San Jose on October 24.
- ShotSpotter was featured in a Sunday, October 22 Washington Post article titled, "Gunshot Sensors Are Giving D.C. Police Jump on Suspects."
- GreenBorder cited in a November issue of Fast Company.
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September 2006
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- Labrador's Stuart Davidson participated in the Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Conference 2006 in New York City.
- GreenBorder recognized as browser security experts in a September 26, 2006 USA Today article.
- The launch of MeeVee 2.0 was lauded by Michael Arrington in Tech Crunch on September 21. Mashable.com; Venturebeat.com; Reality Blogs.com and CNet's News.com also covered the launch.
- Jangl announced in a September 6, 2006 press release its vision for Phone 2.0 and its plans to debut in the next few weeks a free, public beta service.
- Pandora was featured in a front page article in the New York Times Arts and Leisure section on Sunday, September 3.
- Labrador Ventures invested in Wired Benefits as part of a $400,000 Series B financing.
August 2006
- Labrador's Nina Labatt has been elected to the board of VCBC, a non-profit association of finance professionals in venture capital firms.
- Time Magazine selected Pandora as one of its “50 Coolest Websites 2006.”
- Labrador Ventures invested $75,000 in Reveal Technology as part of a Series A financing.
- Labrador's Sean Foote was nominated to Charter Member of TiE, a 13-year old not-for-profit organization focused on entrepreneurship and wealth creation.
- Pandora was featured in a USA Weekend column titled, "Let your computer pick a tune you'll like" which has a circulation of 22 million readers.
- Pandora Media was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle as the "best place to discover new music" on August 10.
- "Planting the seeds of innovation, everywhere!," a column by Labrador's Sean Foote, ran in the August issue of The Venture Capital Journal. This is the fifteenth in a series of monthly columns on seed and early stage investing in The Venture Capital Journal.
July 2006
- MeeVee featured on July 30 in a TechCrunch article titled, "The End of Paper TV Guides."
- Sentinel Vision's SafeScout was featured in the The Charlotte Observer and The Orlando Sentinel on July 22.
- Labrador Ventures joined an $5M financing of existing portfolio company MeeVee led by JPMorgan Bay area fund.
- ShotSpotter was chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the Top 100 Private Company award winners. ShotSpotter was handpicked by the AlwaysOn editorial panel based on a set of five criteria - technology innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation.
- Pandora Media closed a Series D round of financing led by new investor, King Street Capital. Hearst Corporation, JP Morgan Bay Area Fund, Piper Jaffray and all existing investors participated in the July financing. The funds will be used for the continued growth and development of Pandora.
- Labrador Ventures participated in Jangl's $7 million Series B financing led by Cardinal Venture Capital. Storm Ventures also participated in the financing.
- Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg featured GreenBorder Pro in his July 6 column titled, "GreenBorder Traps Computer Bad Guys Inside a Virtual Fence."
June 2006
- GreenBorder launched its consumer web security software product on June 27. This simple "set and forget" software can be downloaded free for the first 10,000 users at www.greenborder.com.
- LivePerson, Inc. (Nasdaq: LPSN), a leading provider of online conversion solutions, announced on Friday, June 23 an agreement to acquire Atlanta-based Proficient Systems, Inc.
- Pandora Media was featured in the June 19 Wall Street Journal in an article titled, "New Music to Your Ears."
- Labrador's Sean Foote participated on a panel titled: The Changing Face of Early Stage Investing at IBF's 17th Annual Venture Capital Investing Conference that was held on June 7-9 in San Francisco. Foote also serves on IBF's Advisory Board.
- Labrador's Sean Foote participated in a June 8 venture capital roundtable sponsored by BAIA (Business Association Italy America) in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Rome. The event connected an Italian audience in Rome with a panel of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs at Stanford to discuss how the Silicon Valley model could be beneficial for Italian entrepreneurs and investor, and lead to innovation and a new approach to risk taking and entrepreneurship in Italy.
- MeeVee featured in Gizmodo, The Gadgets Weblog MeeVee was featured in a story titled "IPTV 4 U and Me" in Gizmodo, The Gadgets Weblog. The story ran on June 12.
- Labrador's Larry Kubal participated on the "Funding your Entrepreneurial Dreams" panel at OPEN Forum 2006: Rising Tide.
- "Should you invest in Web 2.0 innovations?," a column by Labrador's Larry Kubal, ran in the June issue of The Venture Capital Journal. This is the fourteenth in a series of monthly columns on seed and early stage investing in The Venture Capital Journal.
- Sentinel Vision's SafeScout security system was featured in The New York Times on June 1, 2006.
May 2006
- Jangl was featured in an article titled "Jangl's new angle on phone calling" in The Mercury News SiliconBeat on May 28.
- Aperto Networks announced on May 22 that Michael K. Pratt has been appointed president and CEO of Aperto Networks, replacing Reza Ahy who will continue his role as founder and chairman of the board.
- Labrador's Stuart Davidson judged a group of student business plans as part of Stanford's Continuing Studies program, "Starting Up Startups." Davidson was joined on the judging panel by VCs from Sigma Partners, ATV and Lightspeed.
- Aperto Networks announced on May 15 a strategic alliance with Allied Telesis to sell Aperto’s carrier-grade PacketMAX™ solutions, starting with the 2.5 GHz product in the Japanese market.
- NextHop Technologies announced on May 15 that it will be including its Wireless Controller and Wireless Access Point software in select D-Link xStack switches designed for small- to medium-sized businesses.
- Everyone.net and ChatterEmail announced that EmailTreo has been awarded LAPTOP Magazine's prestigious Editors' Choice Award and Mobile Download of the Month. The award was announced and published in the June 2006 issue of LAPTOP Magazine.
- Everyone.net announced on May 16 its enhanced proprietary Total Protection suite that features new spam feedback functionality through a technology partnership with Sophos.
- Proficient CEO Gregg Freishtat was featured in an article titled “Innovation” in the March 2006 issue of Business to Business Magazine.
- Labrador's Larry Kubal gave a lecture entitled "Consumer-facing Online Businesses: Opportunities and Challenges" to a class in the Continuing Education Program at Stanford University.
- Private Equity International Intelligence ranks Labrador Ventures among the most consistent performers.
- TechCrunch reported on May 3 that Pandora Media unveiled its new community influenced playlist feature to its 1.8 million users.
- "Embrace Your Inner Couch Potato"," a column by Labrador's Stuart Davidson, ran in the May issue of The Venture Capital Journal. This is the thirteenth in a series of monthly columns on seed and early stage investing in The Venture Capital Journal.
- Sentinel Vision's SafeScout was featured in the San Jose Mercury News on May 1 in a story titled, "Send home security alerts to cell phone."
April 2006
- Aperto Networks announced on April 26 a marketing relationship with EDX Wireless to offer a network planning tool to WiMAX service providers to help them design, deploy, and optimize their WiMAX networks.
- The Venture Capital Journal featured a story on Labrador Ventures' Annual Mardi Gras Party and the $5000 donation Labrador made to help social entrepreneurs rebuild educational opportunities in New Orleans.
- Experclick exhibited at Ad Tech SF at the Moscone Center, booth No. 5576 on April 26-28.
- Labrador Ventures invested in ShotSpotter as part of a $9.4 million financing. The Band of Angels, Claremont Creek Ventures, City Light Capital and Lauder Partners also participated in the financing. The company develops gunshot-location systems and technology for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, the U.S. Attorney's office, and other state and municipal governments.
- Sentinel Vision's SafeScout was featured in Gizmodo, the gadgets Weblog, on April 11.
- Labrador Ventures invested in Before The Call as part of a $2.5 million Series A financing. This new financing will enable the company to bolster sales and marketing efforts, and to support the expansion of its products to a wider group of CRM vendors.
- Aperto Networks announced on April 10 that it completed a Series E follow-on financing round of $26 million, bringing the company's total capitalization to $120 million. The financing round was led by GunnAllen Venture Partners with participation from existing investors including JK&B Capital, Canaan Partners, Alliance Ventures, Innovacom, JAFCO, and Labrador Ventures. The funds will be used for WiMAX product deployments by carriers globally and next generation product development.
- "A VC's Guide to "Return on Time"," a column by Labrador's Sean Foote, ran in the April issue of The Venture Capital Journal. This is the twelfth in a series of monthly columns on seed and early stage investing in The Venture Capital Journal.
March 2006
- Labrador's Sean Foote was a featured speaker at The Silicon Valley Speakers Series co-sponsored by The Edinburgh Entrepreneurship Club and the Edinburgh-Stanford Link of the School of Informatics in Edinburgh, Scotland. Mr. Foote's speech was titled: "Business Models: Innovation and Making Money."
- San Francisco Business Times featured a story on MeeVee's Highway 101 billboard and how it has boosted visibility of its TV and video search service.
- Labrador's Larry Kubal led a roundtable discussion with entrepreneurs at the DowJones/VentureOne Summit entitled “Marketing Consumer-facing Online Businesses: Opportunities and Challenges.”
- April's Entrepreneur Magazine featured a story on Pandora Media securing its various stages of financing.
- Recognizing India as a major WiMAX leading market, Aperto Networks announced a newly established WiMAX Development Center in Bangalore as part of its global growth plans.
- "Beyond the IPOD: Should you invest in device startups?," a column by Labrador's Larry Kubal, ran in the March issue of The Venture Capital Journal. This is the eleventh in a series of monthly columns on seed and early stage investing in The Venture Capital Journal.
February 2006
- Labrador Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank hosted a Mardi Gras celebration for the Silicon Valley Venture Capital community on February 28.
- Pandora was featured in the Los Angeles Times on the front page, top of the fold on February 3.
January 2006
- Sentinel Vision launched SafeScout, its security alarm and event notification systems and services, in January. Consumers can buy direct from www.mysafescout.com.
- As part of its new Seed Program, Labrador Ventures invested $75,000 in Shelf Control, Inc.
- Labrador Ventures led a $6.5 million Series B financing in MeeVee. Walden Venture Capital, Defta Partners, and Rothschild Ventures also participated in the financing.
- Labrador Ventures invested $2 million in Solaicx as part of a $5 million Series B financing.
- Akira Technologies was nominated by the editors of AlwaysOn Networks as a contender for the OnHollywood 100, a list of top digital entertainment and media innovators.
- "The do-it-yourself startup, and other trends for 2006," a column by Labrador's Sean Foote, ran in The Venture Capital Journal on January 1. This is the tenth in a series of monthly columns on seed and early stage investing in The Venture Capital Journal.
