REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Relievant Medsystems Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based medical device company focused on basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic axial low back pain, has raised $30m in Series D financing. The round was led by New Enterprise Associates, with participation from existing investors Canaan Partners, Emergent Medical Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures and ONSET Ventures. The […]
Strand Diagnostics, LLC, an Indianapolis, IN-based maker of a system that uses bar coding, forensic chain-of-custody principles, and DNA testing to complete the diagnostic testing cycle before initiating treatment, will receive up to $30m in funding from NantWorks, LLC over the next 3 years. The company intends to use the capital to scale its operations […]
BoxTone, a Columbia, Maryland-based provider of Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solutions, has closed a $4m venture loan with XT Capital’s Venture Finance Group. The facility will enable the company to finance key growth initiatives. Led by CEO Alan Snyder, BoxTone provides solutions that enable enterprises, managed service providers and public sector entities to secure, manage […]
Mob Science, a Carlsbad, CA-based social games developer, has raised $1m in seed funding. Backers include Joyent CEO David Young, GameSpy Industries founder Mark Surfas, Joyent co-founder and CTO Jason Hoffman, Joyent Executive Vice President of Corporate Development Brian Brown, and Joyent General Manager, Joyent Cloud, Steve Tuck. The company intends to use the capital […]
NicePeopleAtWork, a Barcelona, Spain-based company that offers an online video platform, has raised around €1M in funding. Axon Capital made the investment through through its ICT I fund. The company intends to use the funding to expand aboriad, especially in Latin America. Led by co-founder and director, NicePeopleAtWork provides an online video platform that offers […]
New Wind, LLC, a Nashville, TN-based small-wind vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) company, raised more than $1m in a second round of venture capital. The backers were not disclosed. Led by President Stuart Wiston, New Wind is a distributor of small-wind vertical-axis wind turbines and other sustainable energy products. The company intends to use the proceeds […]
Machine Zone, Inc. (formerly known as Addmired), a Palo Alto, Calif.-based mobile social games startup, has raised $8m in Series B funding from Menlo Ventures. The round follows a $5.3m Series A funding from Anthos Capital and Baseline Ventures. The company intends to use the capital to accelerate the growth of its products and platform, […]
ClearDATA Networks, Inc., a Phoenix, AZ-based healthcare cloud computing platform and service provider, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. Backers include Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) and several angel investors including Jeff Margolis, and Evan Hackel. The company intends to use the capital to grow its products and expand geographically. Led by CEO Darin Brannan, […]
Bluewater Bio International, a London, UK-based provider of innovative high-performance water and wastewater treatment technologies, raised £22.5m (approximately $36m). Backers included Ombu Group and Hermes GPE Environmental Innovation Fund. Founded in 2007 by CEO Daniel Ishag, Bluewater Bio provides a proprietary wastewater treatment process, called HYBACS, which uses naturally occurring bacteria to produce a high […]
Wowza Media Systems, an Evergreen, CO-based streaming media server company, has received a minority investment of undisclosed amount from private equity firm Summit Partners. The company intends to use the proceeds from the investment to continue to grow and expand its product offering. In conjunction with the investment, Greg Goldfarb, a Summit Partners Managing Director, […]
Sojern, an Omaha, NE-based travel data and media company, has raised $7.5m in additional funding. Backers included new investor Industry Ventures and existing investors Norwest Venture Partners, Trident Capital and Focus Ventures. Led by CEO Mark Rabe, Sojern offers: – the Airline Boarding Pass, which is designed to enhance the overall air travel experience by […]
Vigilent, an El Cerrito, CA-based provider of intelligent energy management systems for data centers, telecommunications facilities and large buildings, closed a $6.7m funding. The round was led by Accel Partners, which made the investment through its Big Data fund, with participation from super angel investors including Gaurav Garg and Peter Wagner. The company intends to […]
StartApp, a Netanya, Israel-based mobile ad network specializing in monetization and distribution for free Android applications, has raised $4.3m in funding. The round was led by Ascent Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor Cedar Fund. The start up intends to use the funding to expand its technology and increase adoption of its service. Founded […]
ImaginAb, Inc., a Los Angeles, CA-based clinical-stage company developing in vivo imaging agents for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) based on antibody fragment technology, completed a $12.5m Series A financing. The round was led by Novartis Venture Funds, with participation from Merieux Developpement, Nextech Invest, Cycad Group and existing seed investor Momentum Biosciences. Novartis Venture Funds and […]
ThreatMetrix, a San Jose, CA-based provider of integrated cybercrime prevention solutions, has closed a $18m Series D round of financing. The round was led by August Capital, with participation from existing investors Tenaya Capital, US Venture Partners and CM Capital. The company plans to use the funding to continue to expand globally into e-commerce, financial […]