REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
A grant scheme to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) implement environmental improvements in the Yorkshire and Humber region has been re-launched. Supported by CO2Sense Yorkshire, with funding from Yorkshire Forward and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Business Resource Efficiency Improvement Grants (BREIG) scheme will help businesses to operate more efficiently, save […]
LabTech Software, a Toledo, OH-based company which provides a Managed Services software application for remote monitoring, management and automation, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from ConnectWise Capital, the funding arm of ConnectWise. ConnectWise provides a business operating system designed exclusively for IT service providers, MSPs, technology consultants, integrators and developers. It integrates CRM, […]
MyEdu, an Austin, Texas-based provider of an online tool aimed to help college students navigate the path to graduation, secured $5.5m in a series B funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures. The company will use the new capital to expand its university partner network and introduce new services. MyEdu an online service which helps […]
BCW Engineering, a Burnley, UK-based engineering company, received a £75,000 Grant for Business Investment (GBI) from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA). The funding will assist the company to invest in new workspace and additional machinery, which will create 15 new jobs over two years, increase the company’s production capacity and ensure work is more […]
Bioscience Vaccines, Inc., a West Lafayette, IN-based developer of a biologic material that may aid in the efficacy of vaccines by stimulating an immune response, has raised $400,000 in seed financing. The investment was made by BioCrossroads’ Indiana Seed Fund I, a State-backed life sciences seed stage investment fund. Bioscience Vaccines, Inc. is developing and […]
FedCap Partners, LLC, a Reston, VA-based private equity fund focused on the Federal contracting industry, had its initial closing. FedCap aims to invest in and partner with small and middle market Federal services and technology companies who are positioned in growing areas of the Federal budget and whose owners desire growth capital and advice from […]
Speirs Nutritionals Partners LP, a Marton, New Zealand-based functional food business, has raised over $1m in a financing round led by seed investor Manawatu Investment Group (MIG), an angel investment group based in Palmerston North. In addition to MIG, the investors include the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund and K One W One Limited. The […]
Dallavalle, a Le Plessis Trévise, France-based company specializing in rehabilitation and maintenance of social housing, received a €4m investment from private equity fund manager NextStage. The funds will be used to support the development of Dallavalle, a family business founded in 1996 which articulates its offer around its skills in plumbing, carpentry, masonry, painting and […]
EveryScape, Inc., a Waltham, MA-based developer of a visual and interactive platform for local search that creates a virtual experience of all metropolitan, suburban and rural areas, has raised $6m in Series C financing. This strategic round was led by SK Telecom Americas, a division of SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM), a South Korean leading mobile operator. […]
Clicker Media Inc., the Los Angeles, CA-based operator of Clicker, the complete programming guide for Internet television, has received a Series B investment totaling $11m. The round was led by Palo Alto-based JAFCO Ventures, with participation by Series A investors Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures. The funding will be used to support the long-term development […]
Dukky LLC, a New Orleans, LA-based direct response company that utilizes proprietary social sharing technology to increase marketers’ response rates, received a second round of funding from a group of investors led by LongueVue Capital. With this latest round, the company has received a total of $3 million of capital to date. As stated by […]
After closing its Rs. 675 crores maiden fund in January, India-based Aditya Birla Private Equity has made its first investment: it has committed Rs. 50 crores in Gujarat-based Anupam Industries Ltd, a manufacturer of Material Handling Equipment (MHE). The company will use the proceeds to fund its aggressive expansion plans in the backdrop of significant […]
Business Incubator The Morpheus continues to invest in Indian start ups. After raising a “small” seed fund, the incubator is accepting applications for the fourth batch of its Business Acceleration Program (BAP), which starts last week of March. The deadline for receiving applications is March 10, 2010. The fund will invest 5 Lakh INR (US$10,000) […]
Orthocone Innovation Technologies AB, a Göteborg Sweden-based developer and provider of a liquid crystal technology that guarantees better performance for future displays, has raised SEK 850,000 in venture capital financing from the Chalmers Innovation Seed Fund. The company, which aims to license its technology to the leading players within 3 years, will use the funds […]
Effective Mind, a Swedish software start up which develops a software for Brainstorming, has received an investment commitment from seed investor Chalmers Innovation. The software aims to support the creative process from the challenge to impulses to get new ideas, prioritizing and visualization of the potential of the new ideas. With tools for evaluation, it […]