REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
AZZURRO Semiconductors, a Magdeburg, Germany-based manufacturer of ultra high quality Gallium Nitride (GaN) epi wafers based on large area silicon substrates, closed a €14.5m financing round. The capital was provided by new investors Wellington Partners, Good Energies and Emerald Technology Ventures and existing investors Cedrus Private Equity and IBG Innovationsfonds (managed by GoodVent). As stated […]
Advent Venture Partners, a London, UK-based venture capital firm, has held the final close of a $120m (approximately £75m) life sciences fund. Advent Life Sciences will mainly invest in early- and mid-stage life sciences companies in the UK, Europe and the US. It will be managed by General Partners Shahzad Malik and Raj Parekh. The […]
Rogue Resolutions, Ltd., a Cardiff, UK-based start up that provides integrated solutions and services allowing non-invasive neurological treatment methods, has received an equity financing from mic AG. With the investment, mic AG, a Munich, Germany-based early-phase investor, takes a stake in the Welsh joint venture between Rogue Research Inc., a Canadian manufacturer of neurological navigation […]
Aquamarine Power, an Edinburgh, UK-based wave energy developer, has received an £11m equity financing. Funds include £8m from ABB Technology Ventures and £3m from existing shareholder Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) Venture Capital. The company intends to use the capital to commercialize Oyster, its wave power technology which has been designed to capture energy found […]
OnAir3G, a Moscow, Russia-based a start-up that is developing a voice-enabled mobile social networking platform, has raised $2m from venture capital fund Runa Capital. Founded by online and mobile pioneer Andrey Vasilevsky, OnAir3G is designed for use on 30m internet-enabled mobile phones currently used in the Russia. It will be publicly launched in the second […]
Handmade Mobile, the London, UK-based company operating Flirtomatic, a mobile social network for flirting and dating, has received an equity financing of undisclosed amount from Oxford Capital Partners. This latest investment adds to the $9m Series C funding raised by the company early in 2010 from Nauta Capital, Doughty Hanson, Seraphim Capital and Chairman Avi […]
Site Intelligence, Ltd, an Oxford, UK-based software company which helps organisations to analyze customer interactions across different channels such as online, shops and call centres, has received an equity invesment of undisclosed amount from Oxford Capital Partners. The company’s board of directors recently appointed Peter Ryan as CEO. Mr. Ryan, who had joined the firm […]
MirriAd Ltd, a London, UK-based provider of digital product placement solutions, has completed a funding round of undisclosed amount. The investment was led by Oxford Capital Partners and STV Group plc., with participation from existing institutional and individual shareholders. In conjunction with the round, Peter Bazalgette, former board director of Endemol and Channel 4, has […]
Qype, a user-generated local review site in Europe, has raised €6.5m in venture capital funding. Investors include new backer Vodafone Ventures, which committed €3.5m, and existing shareholders Advent Venture Partners, Partech International and Wellington Partners, which committed the remaining €3.0m. Launched in March 2006 in Hamburg, Germany, by Stephan Uhrenbacher, Qype is today one of […]
nlyte Software, a Menlo Park, California-based provider of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions, has raised $12m in Series C funding. The round was led by NGEN Partners, with participation from existing investors Balderton Capital, Ruffer LLP and Montalcino Holdings. The company intends to use the new capital to expand operations, accelerate product development, strengthen […]
AisleBuyer, LLC, a Boston, MA-based provider of mobile self-checkout solutions, has closed a $4.0m equity and debt financing round. The line of credit was provided by Silicon Valley Bank. The company will use the capital to expand at a national level and hire new staff. Founded in 2009, AisleBuyer is developing a self-checkout app that […]
Scale Computing, a Indianapolis, IN-based developer and manufacturer of midmarket clustered storage solutions, has secured $17.0m in Series C funding. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Northgate Capital and existing investors including Benchmark Capital. This brings the total amount raised by the company to date to $31m. In March this […]
Helix Therapeutics, a NewHaven, Connecticut-based biopharmaceutical company pursuing therapies for genetic disorders such as sickle cell anemia, B-Thalassemia and lysosomal storage disorders, has raised a $2.5m in financing. Investors include Canaan Partners and Connecticut Innovations. The company intends to use the new capital, which add to previously raised seed-stage funds, to further advance its proprietary […]
myThings, a European provider of online advertising solutions, has secured $6m in third round of funding. The round was led by T-Venture, with participation from Accel Partners, Carmel Ventures, Dot Corp and GP Bullhound. The company intends to use the funds to scale its sales, marketing and R&D operations throughout Europe. myThings is currently present […]
Badgeville, a Palo Alto, CA-based start up that develops a Social Rewards and Analytics Platform, has closed its series A financing round. The company intends to use the capital to hire new professionals (E-mail: [email protected]) and to continue to develop its solutions, which are designed to help publishers and marketers measure user behavior and engagement […]