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Utel SAS, a Paris, France-based a creator of mobile casual dating apps, has raised €2.8m in funding. Investors include Truffle Capital and SoLoMoCo. Led by CEO Nicolas Grumbach, UTEL has developed social networking mobile applications that focus on people meeting each other, including the encounter service Fotochat. The investment will help the company develop new […]

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eyeOS, a Barcelona, Spain-based open source web operating system, has raised €1m in Series A funding. Backers include Inveready, which commtted €400k via Inveready Seed Capital and Inveready First Capital I, as well as individuals from the ESADE Business Angels Network, which invested €600k. The company plans to use the new capital to continue to […]

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GAMEVIL, a Seoul, Korea- and Los Angeles, CA-based mobile game publisher and developer, will invest $10m to create partnerships with external developers. To this end, the company, which plans to strengthen the global reach ot its smartphone game titles, has created the internally-sourced GAMEVIL Partner Fund. As part of the initiative, GAMEVIL has recently acquired […]

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Neul, a Cambridge, UK-based company that develops wireless network technology to enable the use of TV “white space” spectrum, has raised $12.8m (approximately £8.0m) in funding. The round was led by DFJ Esprit, with participation from IQ Capital, Cambridge Angels, as well as the company’s founders and employees. The company intends to use the proceeds […]

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The founders of Noble Life Sciences, a Gaithersburg, Maryland-based preclinical research services company, have launched a new investment capital fund. BlackRock BioCapital will focus on creating and funding early stage technology-oriented biomedical companies developing novel therapeutic and diagnostic products. Leveraging the management and R&D infrastructure at Noble Life Sciences, the fund expects to make its […]

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Semprius, Inc., a Durham, NC-based provider of high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, raised $20m in its first tranche of Series C venture funding. The round was led by Siemens Venture Capital, with participation from ARCH Venture Partners, Applied Ventures, Illinois VENTURES, Intersouth Partners, In-Q-Tel and GVC Investment. Semprius intends to use the funds to […]

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SeeVolution, a Los Angeles-based web service that builds a visual representation of how people are viewing websites, closed a $530,000 angel financing round. The company intends to use the funds to continue to enhance the service adding new features and tools. Launched in September 2010 and led by CEO and co-founder Edo Cohen, SeeVolution captures […]

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CloudApps, a Staines, UK-based provider of could sustainability and energy management solutions, has received a funding of undisclosed amount. The company intends to use the funding to accelerate sales and product development. Investors include DFJ Esprit and angel investors including Chairman of CloudApps and Chairman of salesforce.com EMEA Steve Garnett, CloudApps Board Director Stephen Kelly […]

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Driver Hire Investments Group Limited, a Bradford, UK-based franchised provider of temporary and permanent personnel to the logistics and distribution industries, has received a private equity investment of undisclosed amount from LDC. LDC, which has acquired a significant stake in the company from Spirit Capital, will help the company’s management team continue to expand the business. Debt […]

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Apica, a Stockholm, Sweden-based company that provides solutions to test, analyze, monitor and improve web performance, has raised SEK15m in funding. Investors include Industrifonden, which committed SEK10m, KTH Chalmers Capital and Almi Invest. The company intends to use the funds to launch its services in the U.S. Apica already has sales offices in the UK […]

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Krauttools GmbH, a Berlin, Germany-based SaaS company that operates a customer feedback platform, has raised €500k from High-Tech Gründerfonds. The company intends to use the funds to develop the product and expand its marketing and sales efforts among internet and market research agencies. Formed in 2010 by CEO Philip Kemper and Bernd Nähler, Krauttools develops […]

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ICON Aircraft, a Los Angeles, CA-based consumer sport plane manufacturer, has closed a $25m equity funding round. The round was led by Satyen Patel and Bart Becht, with participation from Eric Schmidt (chairman of Google), Phil Condit (former chairman/CEO of Boeing), and other Silicon Valley venture capitalists. The company will receive $15m initially, with an […]

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Square, a San Francisco, CA-based mobile payments start-up, has raised $100m in Series C financing. The round was led by new investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, with participation from Tiger Global Management, LLC. Launched in early 2010 and led by CEO Jack Dorsey, Square offers three products including: – a reader that enables users […]

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The SAVO Group, a Chicago, Illinois-based provider of SaaS sales enablement technology and consulting solutions, has secured a $14m growth round of financing. The round was led by SAP Ventures, with participation from existing investor Sterling Partners. The company intends to use the funds to expand and accelerate the innovation of its sales enablement platform. […]