November 2011

NewsCred Raises $4.75M

November 30, 2011

NewsCred, a New York-based media company focused on creating a single platform for the world’s news, said it raised a total of $4.75m in funding. According to the company blog (read here) the company raised: – $750K in seed round from FLOODGATE, IA Ventures and Naval Ravikant in September; and – $4m in Series A [...]

Retroficiency Raises $3.32M in Funding

November 30, 2011

Retroficiency, a Boston, MA-based provider of an on-demand Building Efficiency Intelligence (BEI) platform, raised a $3.32m in initial funding. Backers include Point Judith Capital and angel investors. As part of the transaction, Retroficiency is acquiring the energy efficiency division (known as Clean Energy Solutions) of Nexamp, an independent power producer of distributed and utility-scale solar [...]

Endeka Group Receives US$4.2M Venture Debt Financing

November 30, 2011

Endeka Group, Inc., an end-to-end Wireless Internet Services Provider (WISP) and Managed Services Operator (MSO) for wireless internet systems, has received US$4.2m venture debt financing from Agility Lease Fund-lll, LLC and Trinity Capital Investment, LLC. The company intends to use the financing to continue to expand into new markets throughout the U.S.. Founded in 2008 [...]

W3i Launches $10m AppX Game Developer Marketing Fund

November 30, 2011

W3i, a provider of monetization and user acquisition services for mobile apps, has launched a $10m AppX Game Developer Marketing Fund. The goal of the marketing fund is to accelerate user growth for iOS™ and Android™ social game developers by aiding in their user acquisition financing. All developers who qualify for the Fund receive production [...]

100Plus Raised Additional Seed Funding

November 30, 2011

100Plus, a San Francisco, CA-based personalized health prediction startup, has raised additional seed funding. Backers include Greylock Discovery Fund partners John Lilly and Reid Hoffman, Felicis Ventures and Band of Angels Acorn Fund. The company intends to use the capital, which comes in addition to initial funding by Founders Fund and Peter Thiel (read here), [...]

Pipe Maintenance Acquired by Maxim Partners

November 30, 2011

Pipe Maintenance, Inc., a Kilgore, Texas-based provider of inspection, repair, maintenance and asset management services for oil country tubular goods and down-hole tools, has been acquired by Chicago-based private equity firm Maxim Partners, LLC. Senior credit facilities for the transaction were provided by Cadence Bank, N.A. through its energy services team. Following the acquistion, made [...]

Cole Kepro International Receives PE Investment from Anderson Group

November 30, 2011

Cole Kepro International, LLC, a Las Vegas-based designer and manufacturer of turn-key cabinets, such as those used in video and slot machines, for the global electronic gaming industry, has received a private equity investment of undisclosed amount from the Anderson Group, LLC. Anderson plans to help the company achieve its long-term and global growth plans. [...]

Gryphon Investors Completes Acquisition of Trinity Consultants

November 30, 2011

Gryphon Investors, a San Francisco-based middle-market private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of Trinity Consultants, a Dallas, TX-based provider of air quality compliance and permitting services, for an undisclosed consideration. Gryphon bought the company from private equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners. NXT Capital provided a $45m senior credit facility to fund the acquisition. Gryphon, which partnered [...]

ChoiceStream Secures $8.7M in Series A Funding

November 30, 2011

ChoiceStream, a Cambridge, MA-based provider of online personalized marketing solutions for major brands, has secured $8.7m in Series A funding. Investors include Sage Hill Partners, Sutter Hill, AT&T, and other unnamed private investors. The round is planned to close in January 2012 at $10.7m. The company intends to use the funding to support sales of [...]

CircuLite Raises $30M in Series D Funding

November 30, 2011

CircuLite, Inc., a Saddle Brook, NJ-based developer of innovative solutions to improve the treatment of advanced heart failure, has raised $30min Series D funding. The round was led by new investor MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., and Forbion Capital Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Eric A. Rose, M.D., Executive Vice President of Life Sciences, [...]

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