REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Criteo, a Paris, France-based provider of performance display advertising solutions, has raised €30m in Series D funding. The round was led by SoftBank Capital, with participation from Yahoo! JAPAN, SAP Ventures, Adams Street and Bessemer Venture Partners. The company intends to use the proceeds to expand in Japan and throughout Asia. In conjunction with the funding […]
AdMobius, a San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of mobile audience targeting solutions, has launched with a $5m Series A funding. The round was led by Opus Capital and Storm Ventures. In conjunction with the investment, Bob Borchers, general partner of Opus Capital and Sanjay Subhedar, managing director of Storm Ventures will join the company’s board of […]
CorpU, a Mechanicsburg, PA-based provider of Cloud Guided Learning solutions through Virtual Learning Communities (VLCs), has raised $4.5m in funding. Backers include Global Silicon Valley Capital, Red Eagle Ventures and Penn Venture Partners. The company intends to use the capital to design new courses and add to its management. In addition to the funding, David Pottruck, former […]
WeddingWire, a Chevy Chase, Maryland-based technology company serving the wedding and events industry, has received a $25m investment from Spectrum Equity. The company intends to use the capital to expand its product offerings for both consumers and local businesses, as well as its sales and marketing efforts. Led by Timothy Chi, CEO and co-founder, WeddingWire […]
Zipments, a New York-based online service platform for same-day delivery, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. Backers include FirstMark Capital, the New York City Entrepreneurial Fund of the New York City Economic Development Council, and the Windquest Group of Grand Rapids, Mich. Led by Garrick Pohl, CEO, Zipments provides businesses with online tools for […]
Forest Holidays, a Moira, Derbyshire, UK-based specialist in exclusive rural holiday accommodation, has received a significant equity investment from LDC. LDC has backed Forest Holidays’ existing management team, which is led by CEO Gary Fletcher. The company intends to use the proceeds to continue to expand operations, through a proactive sales and marketing programme, alongside […]
Polish investment firm Tar Heel Capital has reached a first and final close of its newest fund, at €50m (approximately $64.5m). THC 2 secured commitments from European institutional investors within three months. Founded in 1998 by Grzegorz Bielowicki, Managing Partner, Tar Heel Capital acquires majority stakes in Poland-based small and medium sized companies with revenues of […]
Capillary Technologies, a Bangalore, India-based provider of a SaaS customer engagement solution provider for large enterprises, has raised $15.5m in Series A funding. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital, with participation from exsting investor Qualcomm Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Mohan Kumar of Norwest and Shailesh Lakhani of Sequoia […]
Atreca, Inc., a San Carlos, California-based biopharmaceutical company, has received a $6m investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Founded in 2010 by Tito A. Serafini, Ph.D., CEO, CSO, and co-founder, Atreca has developed Immune Repertoire CaptureTM technology that leverages next-generation sequencing to identify the set of functional antibodies produced in patients during an […]
BrightContext Corporation, an Arlington, Va.-based provider of a platform to build applications that process large streams of real-time data, has received an investment from the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT). The company intends to use the funds, whose amount was not disclosed, to capture their initial customers as well as to develop the product. Co-founded […]
Kaminario, a Newton, MA-based provider of high performance all solid-state (SSD) SAN storage solutions, has received a strategic investment from Mitsui ＆Co. Global Investment Inc. The company intends to use the funding, whose amount was not disclosed, to expand into new markets. Led by Dani Golan, CEO, Kaminario offers a family of all solid-state SAN storage (Kaminario K2) […]
Molplex Ltd, a Newcastle, UK-based drug discovery company, has raised £350k in funding from the North West Fund for Biomedical. Led by David Leahy, CEO, Molplex has developed automated decision making systems using predictive chemistry and biology software which incorporate critical decisions made by drug development professionals during the early stages of drug discovery and […]
SAManage Ltd., a Netanya, Israel-based provider of integrated Cloud-based IT Service Desk and IT Asset Management solutions, has raised $3m in venture funding from Carmel Ventures. The company intends to use the funding to broaden its sales and marketing reach, both in North America and internationally, and to accelerate development of its offering. Led by Doron […]
SwiftTest, Inc., a Santa Clara, CA-based provider of testing and analytics solutions for the data center, has secured $7.25m in Series B funding. The round was led by Azure Capital Partners and Kinetic Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor Benhamou Global Ventures, Miramar Venture Partners, Core Capital Partners and Columbus Nova. The company intends […]
Utrecht, The Netherlands-based Gambitious has just launched its hybrid crowdfunding platform for video games, which accepts both fan donations and equity investments (only legal in the European Union). Led by CEO Paul Hanraets and Co-Founder Mike Wilson, Gambitious provides fans and investors the opportunity to back promising ideas that have a real chance for commercial […]