Private EquityUSA

SurePoint Medical, LLC, a Lawrence, Kansas-based nationwide provider of mail-order diabetes supplies, has received an equity investment of undisclosed amount from Prospect Partners, LLC. With the help of Prospect Partners, the company intends to scale its offering, and expand its markets. Founded in 2006 and led by Gordon Roll, President, Greg Schreck, COO, and Steve […]

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Korrio, a Seattle, WA-based provider of a sports automation platform, has raised $3.3m in Series A funding. The investment syndicate was led by Ignition Partners and includes private investors such as Martin Coles, former COO of Starbucks, CEO of Reebok, and an executive at Nike, and Sam Schmidt, former Indy Racing League driver and owner […]

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Novacem Limited, a London, UK-based developer of a cement based on magnesium oxide which has the potential to transform the cement industry from being a significant emitter of CO2 to being an absorber of CO2, has received £1.5m investment. The syndicate include construction company Laing O’Rourke and existing backers London Technology Fund (LTF), Imperial Innovations […]

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Sensr.net, an Incline Village, NV-based start up that focuses on providing cloud computing monitoring and social networking services for Internet-accessible cameras, has raised $1.5m in funding. The round was led by Spark Capital, with participation from Charles River Ventures and strategic angel investors. Using scalable cloud computing infrastructure, Sensr.net enables users to set up and […]

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eConveyancer, a Thame, Oxfordshire, UK-based provider of software for online conveyancing and home buyer search services, has received a significant investment led by LDC. As also stated by Nigel Hoath, managing director of eConveyancer, LDC will help the company to accelerate its growth trajectory. After closing some high profile contracts, LDC and eConveyancer will focus […]

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Smaato, a Redwood Shores, CA-based mobile ad optimizer and advertising company, closed a $7m round of funding. The round was led by Singapore’s EDBI, with participation from existing shareholders including global private equity firm aeris CAPITAL. The company intends to use the new funds will to accelerate its international expansion, in particular to extend its […]

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appMobi, a Lancaster, PA-based provider of a cloud-based mobile application development and distribution technology, has raised $6m in a Series B equity financing. The round includes exclusively angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to strengthen its engineering staff, and increase marketing and promotion efforts for its technology. Released in October 2010, appMobi’s […]

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Sensinode, an Oulu, Finland-based provider of software that powers the “Internet of Things”, is to receive €1m investment from Conor Venture Partners. As also stated by CEO Adam Gould, the company intends to use the funds to accelerate the international growth of the company. Sensinode has developed IP-based embedded software and management solutions that are […]

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LiquidPiston, Inc., a Bloomfield, CT-based developer and manufacturer of a compact, efficient Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), closed a $5m Series B financing round. Investors include Northwater Capital and Adams Capital Management, which were joined by undisclosed angel investors. Commenting on the funding, David Patterson, CEO of Northwater Capital, said: “We believe this next phase of […]

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Investment network eToro has closed an $8.3m funding round. Investors in the round include Spark Capital, Social Leverage and existing shareholders. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate international growth and continue to develop its social trading platform. According to the company, the Spark team has already been instrumental in the development of […]

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CyOptics, Inc., a supplier of sub-components to the optical communications and defense/avionics markets, has reveived a $50m equity investment. The round was led by Israeli venture capital fund JVP, with participation from existing investors Sprout Group, Birchmere Ventures and Eurofund. As also stated by Ed Coringrato, CyOptics CEO, the proceeds from the investment will help […]

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Crowd Factory, a San Francisco, Calif.-based provider of crowd-powered marketing applications, has secured $6.5m in equity financing. The round was led by new investor, Storm Ventures, with participation from existing investors Hummer Winblad, Peninsula Ventures and several angel investors. In conjunction with the funding, Ryan Floyd from Storm Ventures will join Crowd Factory’s board of […]

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Coty Inc., a New York, NY-based beauty company with portfolios in fragrance, color cosmetics and skin care, received a minority equity investment of undisclosed amount from private equity firms Berkshire Partners LLC, and Rhône. In conjunction with the investment, the two the investors will be represented on the company’s board of directors. As stated by […]

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Teladoc Medical Services, a nationwide network of licensed, board certified primary care physicians, providing telehealth visits on demand, received a $4m equity investment from existing shareholders Cardinal Partners and HLM Venture Partners. As stated by Jason Gorevic, CEO of Teladoc, the company intends to use the new capital to fund the next phase of growt, […]

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Intellectual property consulting and licensing services provider yet2.com has formed an investment fund that focuses on helping Fortune 500 firms and other owners of venture capital investments drive value in their portfolio companies. In partnership with Japanese venture capital company JAIC, yet2Ventures aims to provide follow-on investments and liquidity to help small companies grow. yet2.com […]