Friday, August 30, 2013

Greylock Targets Marketplaces With $100M Fund

Menlo Park-based venture capital investor Greylock Partners is aiming at investing in peer-to-peer marketplaces, with a new, dedicated $100M fund headed by former eBay Motors founder Simon Rothman. Greylock Partners announced the new fund on Thursday, saying it will specifically make investments in marketplace companies like Airbnb, Lyft, eBay, and others. Greylock is an investor in both Airbnb and Lyft.