REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Cappella, Inc., a Dover, Del.- and Galway, Ireland-based medical device company that is developing novel solutions for the treatment of Complex Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and specifically bifurcation vascular disease, has completed the first tranche of a €10.5m Series D equity and debt financing. Equity investors include existing backers Polytechnos Partners, ACT Venture Capital, Fountain […]
dPoint Technologies, Inc., a Vancouver, BC, Canada-based developer of novel polymer membranes that are designed to improve the energy-efficiency of Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning systems used in buildings, has closed a $2.6m financing round. The new capital will be used primarily for working capital funding the company’s growth and to expand sales and R&D activities. […]
HeyStaks Technologies, a Dublin, Ireland-based social web-search start up company, has secured €1m of equity funding from The Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund, which is managed by NCB Ventures. The new capital will be used to develop the company’s product offering, expand existing operations and open an office in San Francisco, California. HeyStaks, which currently […]
Viewdle, a San Jose, California-based developer of consumer-focused facial recognition technology, recently raised $10m in Series B funding. Investors include Best Buy, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Qualcomm and Series A backer Anthem Venture Partners. In conjunction with the investment, Best Buy Capital’s Kuk Yi and John Albright from BlackBerry Partners Fund will join Viewdle’s board of […]
BlackBerry Partners Fund‘s co-managers have merged their teams to focus exclusively on mobile venture capital investment opportunities around the world. The $150m fund was founded in 2008 with capital commitments from limited partners, including Research In Motion, Thomson Reuters and RBC. Previously co-managed by JLA Ventures and RBC Venture Partners, the vehicle has made 12 […]
Heppe Medical Chitosan GmbH, a Halle, Germany-based innovative developer and producer of pure biopolymers and nanoparticles based on chitin and chitosan, has closed its second financing round with KI Kapital and High-Tech Gründerfonds. The company produces pure chitin, chitosan und derivates for the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry under GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) conditions. The funds […]
Associated Diversified Services, a Hartselle, Alabama-based powerline maintenance and construction services company serving the Southeastern United States, has received a strategic investment of undisclosed amount from Huntsman Gay Global Capital, a middle market private equity firm. Diversified will use the proceeds from the investment to strengthen its ability to deliver its four primary services: – […]
Endgame Systems, an Atlanta, GA-based provider of cybersecurity solutions, has raised $29m in Series A funding. Investors include Bessemer Ventures, Columbia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), and TechOperators. In conjunction with the funding, David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners and Arun Gupta of Columbia Capital join the company’s board. The new capital will […]
Regulus Therapeutics Inc., a San Diego, CA-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative new medicines targeting microRNAs, has received a $10m equity investment from sanofi-aventis. The investment, which was made in connection with the landmark alliance the two companies entered into on June 21, 2010, is designed to further strengthen the […]
According to reports, Kiha Software, a Seattle-WA-based developer of a mobile application that is designed to make it easier to manage business and personal communications, has raised $20m in funding. The funds were provided by Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen, these reports said. Aro Mobile is currently available in Beta for Android phones only. […]
Nexenta Systems, a Mountain View, Ca-based developer of a storage solution built on the open source ZFS file system, received a strategic financing of undisclosed amount. Investors include Translink, Korea Telecom, Javelin and WTI. NexentaStor provides NexentaStor™, an open storage enterprise class hardware independent storage solutionthat is designed to allow customers to experience the benefits […]
Appcelerator, a Mountain View, CA-based platform for rapidly developing native mobile, desktop, and iPad applications using Web technologies, has secured $9m in Series B round of funding. The investment is being led by Sierra Ventures, with eBay Inc. participating as a strategic investor. Existing investors Storm Ventures and Larry Augustin also participated in the round. […]
7(S) Personal GmbH, a German temporary staffing agency, has received a “significant” equity investment from an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, LLC. The company offers comprehensive solutions in temporary staffing, business support services, and career services. In 2009, the agency registred revenues of more than $300m, with about 170 branches and over 6,000 employees. Following the […]
uCIRRUS, a San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of real-time enterprise operating software, has closed a $4m financing round. The investment was led by SK telecom ventures, with participation from Qualcomm Ventures and ATA Ventures. The new capital will be used to support customer growth and accelerate the product roadmap for PUSHvm™, uCIRRUS’ real-time operating platform for […]
Mind-NRG, a Switzerland-based new company focused on development of a peptidic neurotrophic factor (NRG-101), has closed an up to €10m financing with Index Ventures. Index already invested €1.5m to generate further key data. NRG-101 will be developed to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia. The company will initially […]