Today's Funding: Dropbox, Waze and BillGuard ($290M, three deals)
Dropbox, a web-based file hosting service, raised $250M in Series B financing led by Index Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Goldman Sachs and Greylock Partners.
Dropbox
Website: http://www.dropbox.com/
Blog: http://blog.dropbox.com/
Twitter: @Dropbox
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Dropbox
Drew Houston, founder at CEO
Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/106018438597331086699
Twitter: @DrewHouston
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/drewhouston
Arash Ferdowski, founder and CTO
Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/103082247307120980298
Twitter: @Arashf
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/arashferdowsi
Index Ventures
Website: http://www.indexventures.com/
Blog: http://blog.indexventures.com/
Twitter: @indexventures
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Index-Ventures/14630060572
Benchmark Capital
Website: http://www.benchmark.com/
Twitter: @benchmark
Goldman Sachs
Website: http://www.gs.com
Greylock Partners
Website: http://www.greylock.com/
Blog: http://greylockvc.com/
Twitter: @GreylockVC
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Greylock
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Waze, the community-based traffic navigation app, has raised more than $30M in funding from Horizons Ventures Hong Kong and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Waze
Website: http://www.waze.com/
Blog: http://www.waze.com/blog/
Twitter: @Waze
Noam Bardin, CEO
Google+: https://plus.google.com/100181489874219002401
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/noambardin
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/noamb11
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Website: http://www.kpcb.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/kpcb
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kpcbprofile
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BillGuard, a personal finance startup, raised $10M in Series B funding round led by Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund and Innovation Endeavors.
BillGuard
Website: http://www.billguard.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/BillGuard
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BillGuard
Yaron Samid, founder and CEO
Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/109156680638205470258
Twitter: @YaronSamid
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yaronsamid
Khosla Ventures
Website: http://www.khoslaventures.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Khosla-Ventures/109195142445045
Founders Fund
Website: http://www.foundersfund.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Founders-Fund/108084692553591
Innovation Endeavors
Website: http://innovationendeavors.com/
Twitter: @iendeavors
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Innovation-Endeavors/138355966188261?ref=ts