middle market companiesPrivate EquityUSA

Healthline Networks, a San Francisco-based provider of health information services, has raised $14m in a third round of financing. The investment was led by Investor Growth Capital (IGC), the wholly owned venture capital arm of Investor AB. The round also includes strategic financing from GE/NBC Universal’s Peacock Equity Fund, a joint venture between GE Capital’s […]

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Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. (CDI), a Madison, WI-based developer and marketer of next-generation stem cell technologies for drug development and personalized medicine applications, has closed on a $40.6m Series B private equity round. The round was led by Tactics II Stem Cell Ventures, which also led CDI’s prior capital raises, with participation from Sam Zell’s […]

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ShoeDazzle.com, a Los Angeles, CA-based online monthly fashion styling service, completed its $13m growth financing. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners of Menlo Park, California, and existing investor Polaris Venture Partners of Boston, Massachusetts. The company, which was founded in March 2009 by CEO Brian Lee, and Kim Kardashian, celebrity and former fashion stylist, […]

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Zong, a Palo Alto, CA-based mobile payment service used by online gaming and social networking websites, has completed a $15m round of funding.  The round was led by Matrix Partners and, in conjunction wityh the funding, Dana Stalder, general partner of Matrix, will join the company’s board of directors. Zong will use the capital infusion to […]

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Cantaloupe Systems, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a wireless technology solutions for the vending industry, has completed its $12.4m third round of funding. Investors in the round include Foundation Capital and Global Environment Fund. The company has raised approximately $18.4m since its inception. Cantaloupe will use the proceeds to support its growth plan, […]

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M31 Italia Srl, a Padova, Italy-based technology transfer company, has received a €3m investment from TTventure. TTventure, the technology transfer arm promoted by Fondamenta Sgr, ACRI, some banking foundations and the Milan Chamber of Commerce, will take a 24% stake in the company. M31 specialises in supporting the creation of high tech companies, promoting the young entrepreneurship, […]

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TheWrap.com, a Santa Monica, CA-based news organization covering the business of entertainment and media, has raised $2m in a series B financing round .  The investment comes from Maveron, a venture capital firm co-founded by Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz, and a majority of the company’s A round investors. The capital infusion will be used to […]

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Wildfire Interactive, Inc., a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of social media marketing software, has received a minority investment. The round was led by growth equity investor Summit Partners, with participation from a group of angel investors including Jeff Clavier, Aydin Senkut and Gary Vaynerchuk. The investment will be used to fund Wildfire’s organic growth initiatives […]

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FreeWheel, a San Mateo, CA-based video monetization technology company, has closed a $16.8m strategic institutional funding. New investor Steamboat Ventures, a venture capital firm affiliated with The Walt Disney Company, joined existing investors Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Battery Ventures, and Foundation Capital to complete the round. The new funds will enable the company to further scale […]

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Implanet S.A., a Bordeaux, France-based Medical Device and Healthcare Information Technology company,  raised an additional €8m (US$11m). Investors include CM-CIC Private Equity, which committed €4m, and existing backers Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Wellington Partners, Seventures Partners, Auriga Partners, as well as founders, management and several domain reference private investors such as Marie-Helene PLAIS-COTREL (ex Sofamor-Danek), […]

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SolarBridge Technologies, a developer of module-integrated microinverter solutions that reduce the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) in solar installations, has secured $15m in Series B funding. The company has raised more than $27m to date. The round was led by new investor Rho Ventures, with participation from Battery Ventures, which had led series A funding. […]

UKventure capital

Stockopedia, a UK financial media website that provides investors with tools and content they need to make better investment decisions, secured over $700,000 in seed funding from a consortium of private City individuals. Founded in 2007 by Dave Brickell and Edward Croft, the company will use the funds to develop its offer. Stockopedia will be […]

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Millennium Technology Ventures, a New York-based family of private equity funds, held a final closing for its Millennium Technology Value Partners II, L.P. (“TVP II”), with over $280m in committed capital. The new fund, which launched in 2009 with a target of $200m, ended oversubscribed, closing at $280m in Limited Partner commitments. Millennium’s prior fund, TVP […]

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OpenSky, a New York-based relationship commerce platform that allows consumers to buy directly from the people they follow and trust, closed a $6m Series B financing.  The round, which was led by Highland Capital Partners and Canaan Partners, brings the total raised by the company to $11m. The new capital will allow OpenSky to continue to […]

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Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc., a Coralville, Iowa-based supplier of custom nucleic acids in the United States, serving academic, government, and commercial researchers in biotechnology, clinical diagnostics, and pharmaceutical development, has received $12.0m of senior subordinated debt from Golub Capital. The funds will be used to support the recapitalization and ongoing growth of the company. IDT’s […]