Bain Capital Ventures will join existing investors Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners and Bessemer Ventures, Nye wrote.

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Sequoia Capital, Felicis Ventures, SV Angel and Kapor Capital this past Spring made a seed investment in Piazza.

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Other investors include Sequoia Capital, Felicis Ventures, Kapor Capital, and Sherpalo Capital.

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Investors Sequoia Capital, Comcast Ventures (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Palomar Ventures are betting that it will.

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The deal is a big win for Mr. Karp, who remains a large shareholder, and the site's early venture investors, which include Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital and Sequoia Capital.

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Also participating in the deal are existing investors Sequoia Capital, Flybridge Capital and Union Square Ventures.

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Venture capitalists such as Sequoia Capital, Institutional Venture Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures have funded fellowships and hang out with professors to see what's going on.

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Investors in Cotendo include Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, Tenaya Capital, Presidio Ventures, Citrix and Juniper.

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Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and Bain Capital Ventures after the offer own north of 39 million shares, or about 41% of the outstanding shares.

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On Friday, the day the pair were supposed to fly home, Zipp sent out e-mail messages on their behalf to five firms: Bessemer Venture Partners, At Ventures (CMGI's venture arm), Institutional Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital and U.S. Venture Partners.

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