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RockMelt, a Mountain View, CA-based social browser, has received $30m in Series B funding. Investors include new backers Accel Partners and Khosla Ventures and existing shareholders Andreessen Horowitz, Bill Campbell, Josh Kopelman and Ron Conway. The company intends to use the funds to increase the team, develop new products and expand its marketing and partnership […]

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The Clymb, a Portland, Ore.-based online private sale retailer specializing in outdoor gear, has closed an over $2m Series A funding. The round was led by the Oregon Angel Fund and Walden Venture Capital, with participation from J Allard and individual investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand its network of brand […]

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Animoto, a New York City-based online video creation service, has completed a $25m financing. The round was led by Spectrum Equity Investors, with participation from existing investors Madrona Venture Group and Amazon.com. The company intends to use the new funding to expand its service. In conjunction with the investment, Ben Spero, Managing Director for Spectrum […]

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Acetylon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Boston, MA-based company that discovers and develops drugs to treat cancer, autoimmune and other diseases, has completed a $27m Series B equity financing. Investors include new and existing private backers. The company intends to use the funds for: – advancement its lead drug candidate ACY-1215, a Class II-selective histone deacetylase (HDAC) […]

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Dynamics Inc., a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based developer and provider of innovative payment cards and systems, has closed a $35m Series B financing. The round was led by new investor Bain Capital Ventures,with participation from an angel group of investors, including: – Joseph “Rod” Canion, Founder and CEO, Compaq Computer (1982-1991) – Michael Holthouse, Founder of Paranet […]

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SiliconBlue Technologies, a Santa Clara, California-based provider of Custom Mobile Device solutions for handheld applications, closed an $18m Series D funding. The round was led by Atlantic Bridge, with participation from existing investors BlueRun Ventures, Crosslink Capital, NEA and Apex Venture Partners. The company intends to use the funding to bring its devices to market. […]

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Eliza Corporation, a Beverly, MA-based provider of integrated healthcare communication strategies, analytics and business intelligence for healthcare organizations, has completed its first growth investment (of undisclosed amount) from private equity firm Parthenon Capital Partners. The company intends to use the proceeds from the transaction to provide partial liquidity to some shareholders and pursue growth initiatives. […]

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Draker Laboratories, a Burlington, Vermont-based provider of monitoring solutions for large commercial and utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, completed a $3m equity funding round. The round was led by Harbor Light Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors FreshTracks Capital and Campbell Scientific. The company intends to use the new capital to develop its technology […]

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NonWoTecc Medical GmbH, a Cologne, Germany-based medical technology company, has completed a €7m second funding round. The company is receiving growth financing from NRW.BANK and from private investors led by founder Rainer Christine and including existing backers Rheinland Venture Capital, Kreissparkasse Köln, High-Tech Gründerfonds and KfW. The company intends to use the funds for the […]

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HealthTeacher, a Brentwood, TN-based provider of online health and wellness information for children and adolescents, has closed $5.27m in Series C funding. The round was led by Chrysalis Ventures, with participation from new investor SSM Partners and board members Ted Dacko, Gary Facente, Jon Vice and CEO Scott McQuigg. In conjunction with the funding, SSM General […]

fundingIsraelventure capital

Emefcy Ltd, a Caesarea Industrial Park, Israel-based company developing a technology to turn wastewater treatment from a huge energy drain to an electricity generator, has received an investment of undisclosed amount. Investors include Energy Technology Ventures (a GE, NRG Energy and ConocoPhillips joint venture), Pond Venture Partners, Plan B Ventures and Israel Cleantech Ventures. The company […]

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Ifeelgoods, a Menlo Park, California-based provider of digital goods incentives solutions, has raised $6.5m in Series A funding. The round was led by Idinvest Partners, with participation from existing investor Tugboat Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to introduce new and innovative products and services and expand in international markets. Customers currently include […]

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Fresco Microchip Inc., a Markham, Canada-based developer of RF, mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits (ICs), has raised $9m in Series C financing. Investors include the Ontario Venture Capital Fund, which joined Fresco’s existing backers Celtic House Venture Partners and Ventures West. The company intends to use the funds to commercialize its expanded product […]

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LendAmend, a Los Angeles, Calif.-based service focused on leveraged loan amendments, raised $750,000 in Series A funding. The round was led by Tech Coast Angels. LendAmend provides a SaaS solution designed to enhance compliance, ease administrative burdens and add critical transparency. The company’s workflow tools include secure PIN-based electronic signature pages, custom compliance reporting tools […]