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Cloud Cruiser, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based cloud computing startup focusing on eliminating problems of both cloud service providers and enterprises that are implementing virtualization and cloud computing infrastructure, has closed a Series A financing round. The investment was led by Wavepoint Ventures, which joined existing angel investors. Commenting on the investment, Peter Gardner, Managing […]

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Lineagen, Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah-based developer of innovative genomic tests and services for the screening, evaluation and diagnosis of complex disorders and diseases including autism spectrum disorders and others, has received an additional $5m investment from PrairieGold Venture Partners. This financing brings the total amount raised by the company in its Series A […]

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Aptus Endosystems, Inc., a Sunnyvale, CA-based medical device company developing advanced technology for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), completed a $15m Series “AA” financing.  The round was led by U.S. Venture Partners and Longitude Capital. Founded in 2002, Aptus is developing the Aptus Endovascular AAA Repair System, which provides an alternative to open surgical repair by […]

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EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), a Redwood City, CA-based developer of endoluminal procedures for the treatment of upper gastrointestinal diseases, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other GI disorders, has raised $30m in Series F financing. The round was co-led by Canaan Partners and Radius Ventures, with participation from existing investors Advanced Technology Ventures, MPM Capital, Foundation […]

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Global X-Ray & Testing Corp., a Morgan City, Louisiana-based provider of non-destructive testing and evaluation services to the oil and gas industry, has been recapitalized by Platte River Ventures. McGladrey Capital Markets, which acted as exclusive financial advisor to Global X-Ray, initiated the transaction, sourced the buyer, and  led the negotiations. Commenting on the transaction, […]

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Chamelic Limited, a Leeds, UK-based chemistry technology company, has completed a £1m financing round. Investors in the funding, which is tranched and contingent on certain milestones being met, included IP Group, IP Venture Fund, managed by IP Group, Syngenta Ventures, the venture capital arm of agribusiness Syngenta, and members of Chamelic’s management team. The company, […]

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Amantys Limited, a University of Cambridge cleantech spin-out, has completed a funding round of undisclosed amount. The round was led by IP Group plc (LSE: ipo), a UK developer of intellectual property based businesses. Amantys develops power electronics products that are suitable for numerous clean technology markets. Its first product will be focused on increasing […]

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Arcarios, a Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Diepenbeek, Belgium-based drug development company dedicated to the discovery and development of innovative products that target bone and joint diseases, has completed a seed financing round of undisclosed amount. The round was led by BioGeneration Ventures, with participation from Erasmus Biomedical Fund, Gemma Frisius Fund, CD3, Baekeland Fund II, […]

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Fondo Italiano di Investimento, the mezzanine and private equity fund created by the Italian Government in order to support the development of small and medium sized enterprises across the country, has been officially authorized by Banca d’Italia. Founding investors in the fund include Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI), Confindustria and private banks […]

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Solazyme, Inc., a South San Francisco, CA-based industrial biotechnology company producing renewable oil and bioproducts from microalgae, announced that Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG), a global agribusiness and food company, has joined its Series D round as a strategic investor. The investment will allow the two companies to collaborate at critical portions of a new value chain […]

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Vydrogen, a Denver, CO-based venture capital firm that support companies from proof of concept to commercialization, has launched an Angel Investment Fund for Women’s Beauty Consumer Goods.  The fund will focus on businesses involved in creating new products and technologies in the health and personal care industry.   In order to select top quality investment opportunities, […]

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Quincy Bioscience, a Madison, Wisconsin-based biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel compounds to fight the aging process, has recently received a capital infusion from DaneVest Tech Fund I. The funding – whose amount remained undisclosed, will be used to help support national sales of the company’s Prevagen® – Brain Cell […]

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PurpleTalk Inc., a California-based mobile application development company, has launched PollenEight, an incubator and venture fund for mobile startups in India. PollenEight aims to provide aspiring entrepreneurs and engineers with seed capital, resources and mentorship by a variety of industry experts to start their own venture. Aspiring mobile developers and entrepreneurs can apply through the […]

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SpaceCurve, Inc., a Palo ALto, CA-based start up that is developing a massively parallel analytical database technology, has raised $1.1m in venture capital funding, according to a regulatory filing. Founded in 2009, the company provides a massively parallel analytical database platform enabling join-oriented semantic, spatial, and relational applications. In December 2009, the company formed a […]