March 2011

Visible Technologies Raises $6M in Equity Funding

March 31, 2011

Visible Technologies, a Bellevue, WA-based provider of Social Intelligence solutions, raised $6m in equity funding. Investors include existing backers Investor Growth Capital (IGC), Centurion Holdings, Ignition Partners, In-Q-Tel and WPP. This investment brings the total amount raised by the company to date to $45m. The company intends to use the funds to expand its sales [...]

Pinnacle Engines Raises $13.5M in Venture Funding

March 31, 2011

Pinnacle Engines, a San Carlos, CA-based designer of a new engine that is designed to enable reductions in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions without increasing vehicle cost, has raised $13.5m in venture funding. Investors include NEA, Bessemer Venture Partners and Infield Capital. In conjunction with the funding announcement, the company unveiled plans to commercialize [...]

borro.com Receives Venture Capital Financing

March 31, 2011

borro.com, a London and Oxford, UK-based online pawnbroking service, has received a venture capital financing of undisclosed amount. Richard Matthews The round was led by Augmentum Capital, the entrepreneurial technology and internet fund launched by Tim Levene and Richard Matthews in 2010, with participation from existing investors Eden Ventures and Rockridge Investments. The company intends [...]

TIXEL Receives €700K Venture Capital Financing

March 31, 2011

TIXEL, a Hannover, Germany-based company that develops and markets systems and solutions for high speed and reliable data transfer over wide area networks (WAN), has received a €700k venture capital financing. Investors include hannover innovations fonds (hif) and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). The company intends to use the funds to expand its partner network and the [...]

Appia Raises $10M from Venrock

March 31, 2011

Appia, a Durham, NC-based open app marketplace, has raised $10m from Venrock. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate product development of its open app marketplace and launch app stores for partners around the world. In conjunction with the funding, Dev Khare, Vice President at Venrock, has joined the company’s board of directors. [...]

Phlexglobal Receives Investment from Inflexion Private Equity

March 31, 2011

Inflexion Private Equity has completed the buyout of Phlexglobal, an Amersham, UK-based healthcare support services company. The company delivers a support service for all administrative and operational aspects of the clinical trial process, ranging from document management, and pre and post inspection support to tracking systems support, archiving and training. Phlexglobal’s main area of expertise [...]

Aluwave Raises SEK10M in Equity Funding

March 31, 2011

Aluwave AB, a Mölndal, Sweden-based provider of customised LED-modules and systems that can include all necessary components such as LED-module, driver, optics and thermal solution, has raised SEK 10m in new capital. Investors include Almi Invest Västsverige, K-Svets Ventures and Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund. The company intends to use the funds for market expansion and [...]

BaseKit Raises $6.5M in Equity Funding

March 30, 2011

BaseKit, a London, UK-based company that operates a code free websites builder, has raised $6.5m in equity funding. CEO Juan Lobato Investors include Nauta Capital, Eden Ventures, and NESTA. The company intends to use the new funds to improve the service and open new offices in Barcelona, Sao Paolo, Mexico DF, Buenos Aires and San [...]

Actief Interim to Be Acquired by Gilde Equity Management Benelux

March 30, 2011

Actief Interim, a Belgium-based temporary staffing provider, has been acquired by Gilde Equity Management Benelux from its current shareholders KBC Private Equity and Indufin. Gilde will become a significant shareholder in the company. Founded in 1988 and led by CEO Mark Maesen, Actief Interim is one of the largest independent staffing companies in Belgium, with [...]

Anergis Raises CHF 18M in Series A Financing

March 30, 2011

Anergis, an Epalinges, Switzerland-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative immunotherapies against allergies, has closed a CHF18m Series A financing round. The round was co-led by Vinci Capital-Renaissance PME, BioMedInvest and Sunstone Capital. They were joined by Esperante, Initiative Capital Romandie and private investors. In conjunction with the funding, Patrick Scherrer representing Vinci Capital-Renaissance PME, Markus [...]

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