Oak Investment Partners
Summary
Oak Investment Partners is a private equity firm focusing on venture capital investments in companies developing communications systems, information technology, new Internet media, healthcare services and retail.The firm, founded in 1978, is based in Westport, Connecticut with offices is Minneapolis and Palo Alto, Calif. Since inception, Oak had invested in more than 480 companies and had raised more than $8.4 billion in investor commitments across 12 private equity funds.In May 2006, Oak raised its 12th fund, at $2.56 billion reportedly the largest venture capital fund ever raised.Oak invests across a range of stages: funding startup companies, funding spinouts of existing divisions and assets, and providing growth capital to later-stage companies.
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Thrillist Media Group Raises Serious Cash
With the announcement of its $13. 1 million series A funding round, the men's lifestyle media group Thrillist has a reason to start happy hour early this Friday.
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Thrillist Media Group raises $13m in first funding round
NYC-based Thrillist Media Group, which started out as a daily email lifestyle newsletter for guys and expanded into fashion with its 2010 acquisition of men’s clothing site JackThreads, will officially announce Friday that it’s raised $13. 1 million in Series A funding.
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Say Media Announces $27 Million Funding Round
Say Media's new president Kim Kelleher now has some serious money to play around with.
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Payday loan firm Wonga to lend to small businesses
LONDON (Reuters) - British online payday loans provider Wonga. com launched a credit service for small businesses on Monday, aiming to fill a gap in the market left by banks who have been hamstrung by tight lending conditions imposed since the credit crunch.
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Ex-HuffPo Leaders’ Stealth Video Startup Planet Daily Raises $5M
The details are still fuzzy on the new stealth video startup Planet Daily Networks, founded byHuffington Post co-founder Ken Lerer and former CEO Eric Hippeau, but it appears that the company has nabbed $5 million in funding, according to a new. . .
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Ex-HuffPo leaders’ stealth video startup Planet Daily raises $5M
The details are still fuzzy on the new stealth video startup Planet Daily Networks, founded by Huffington Post co-founder Ken Lerer and former CEO Eric Hippeau, but it appears that the company has nabbed $5 million in funding, according to a new SEC filing first spotted by Betabeat. The Form D filing doesn’t say who is investing in the start-up, but lists Fred Harman of Oak Investment Partners; Brian Bedol, founder of Bedrocket; and Nancy Tellem, former president of CBS Television Studios, as related persons.
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Milyoni secures $11 million for social entertainment products
Milyoni, which focuses on turning Facebook users into customers with its social shopping and entertainment products, today announced it has secured $11 million in Series B financing led by Oak Investment Partners.
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Trapit Gets $6.2 Million for Personal Web Curation
Trapit, which delivers relevant content dynamically tailored to each individual user, has closed a $6. 2 million Series A round of venture funding led by returning investor Horizon Ventures of Hong Kong. .
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The 23 Most Valuable Startups In Europe
We drew startups from TechCrunch and Gigaom articles, as well as Business Insider's own sources and found some massive startups being built abroad. Five or ten already have billion-dollar valuations. Others will soon follow.
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Bleacher Report Raises $22 Million for Expansion
Three-year-old Bleacher Report is gaining major headway in the world of online sports news. Last year, it hired Brian Grey (who used to run Yahoo Sports’ and Fox Sports’ sites), increased its sales staff, hired a professional editorial team, raised $10 million in funding, and passed established competitors Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports in traffic.
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