REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Implandata Ophthalmic Products GmbH (IOP), a Hannover, Germany-based specialist in diagnostic systems for monitoring chronic eye diseases such as glaucoma, has completed a €1.6m second closing of its €3.0m Series A financing. The round was led by Peppermint Venture Partners and Enjoy Venture, with participation from the ERP Startfonds of the KfW. The company intends […]
Sirigen Group Limited, a Ringwood, Hampshire, UK-based company that develops produce light harvesting polymers which have a wide range of applications in research, medical diagnostics and life sciences, has been acquired by BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), for an undisclosed sum. Based in the USA, BD focuses on improving drug delivery, enhancing the quality and […]
StartX, a Stanford student startup accelerator, recently received an $800k grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The company intends to use the funds to expand and scale its program nationally. Formerly known as SSE Labs, StartX is a non-profit accelerator that aims to help university-affiliated entrepreneurs reach their potential as business leaders and innovators. […]
+n (PlusN, LLC), a New York City-based provider of carrier aggregation software solutions for increasing capacity in mobile data networks, has raised $600k in seed financing. Backers include venture investors and angels such as Franklin “Pitch” Johnson of Asset Management Corp, Chris Brody of Vantage Partners and John Levy. The company intends to use the […]
Sophono, Inc., a Boulder, Colo.-based medical device manufacturer specializing in implantable, bone conduction hearing devices, has closed a $7m Series B financing. The round was led by Wexford Capital LP. In conjunction with the transaction, Paul A. Mieyal, Ph.D., Wexford’s vice president and director of Life Sciences Investments, and Mark Zand, a Wexford partner, will […]
Kidworth, a Los Angeles, CA-based platform to launch a company offering services and selling products, has changed its name to Bizinate.com. According to CEO Rudy DeFelice, the new name more accurately reflects its growing user base, which includes entrepreneurs of all ages. Bizinate, which refers to the act of “turning something into a business”, aims […]
Following the funding in which DeRev.com raised €1.25m (read here), I asked Roberto Esposito, co-founder and CEO of the Naples, Italy-based startup, to tell us a bit more about his background, the company, its platform, the team, and the funding. I couldn’t imagine to find such a young and talented man with a true explosion […]
EdSurge, a news source on education technology, has raised $400k in seed funding. Backers include Washington Post Co., NewSchools Venture Fund, and angel investors Allen & Co. executives Nancy Peretsman and Gillian Munson, O’Reilly Media executive Dale Dougherty and entrepreneur Judy Estrin. The company, which has also received grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates […]
Zenverge, Inc., a Santa Clara, California-based a fabless semiconductor company, has closed a financing of undisclosed amount. The round was led by Verizon Investments LLC, an affiliate of Verizon Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm for Verizon Communications Inc, with participation from existing investors. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the deployment […]
NYC-based ARC Angel Fund has held the final close of its maiden seed vehicle, at $3.5m. The Angel Fund, which has been backed by 70 angel investors, is actively investing. Led by founding partners David Freschman, Michael Kelley, Ed Reitler, and Joe Rubin, ARC Angel Fund launched last year to invest in seed and early-stage […]
ClearSlide, a San Francisco, Calif.-based provider of a cloud-based sales communication platform, has raised $28m in Series B funding. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), with participation from existing investors Greylock Partners and Felicis Ventures. The company intends to use the capital to expand the team, invest in new products and technologies, […]
“Crowd-venturing will likely end up in either too many chefs or no chefs in the kitchen – neither is appropriate for start-ups who are best off with the advice and expertise of a relevant angel investor“. James King, Founder of Find Invest Grow FinSMEs 28/08/2012
RelayFoods, a Charlottesville, VA-based online marketplace for healthy and sustainable foods, has raised $1.3m in funding from existing investors. The company, which currently serves customers in Charlottesville and Richmond, VA., intends to use the funding to expand into the greater Washington DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia metropolitan areas, as well as to develop an intelligent product recommendation […]
DemystData, a New York and Hong Kong-based startup that provides financial institutions with tools to use online, social, and internal data, has closed a Series A funding. The deal, whose amount was not disclosed, was led by Accion and Arbor Partners Asia. The company intends to use the capital to grow its team of engineers […]
OmniGuide Inc., a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based medical device company specializing in advanced energy surgical products, has closed a $35m financing with an affiliate of OrbiMed Advisors. The company intends to use the proceeds to accelerate the commercialization of its advanced energy surgical products for the operating room. Led by President and CEO Scott Flora, OmniGuide is […]