REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
CapMan Plc has established its fifth mezzanine fund CapMan Mezzanine V. The new vehicle, which will invest in mid market companies based in the Nordic region and controlled by CapMan Buyout IX fund, has that has held its first closing at €60m. Its target size is at €150m. The portfolio companies typically have enterprise values […]
Watermark Medical, Inc., a Boca Raton, Florida-based developer of a home sleep testing (HST) platform, received a $6m equity investment from Ballast Point Ventures. In conjunction with the financing, Ballast Point Ventures will hold a minority stake in Watermark Medical and one seat on the company’s board of directors along with CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA), […]
Ubiquisys, a Swindon, UK-based developer of 3G femtocells that enable manufacturers to produce low-cost devices customised to mobile operator specifications, has completed the $5m second close of its first funding round. The investment was led by three Taiwanese companies SerComm Corporation, UMC Capital Corporation and Pacific Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Advent Venture […]
The CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund has held the final close of its premier fund with just under $11m in committed capital from institutional and individual investors. Backers include the PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund. Founded in 2008 by the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), the vehicle invests in early-stage clean energy companies operating […]
Aster Data, a San Carlos, California-based provider of big data management and advanced analytics solutions, has closed a $30m Series C round of financing. The funding includes existing investors Sequoia Capital, JAFCO Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners, Cambrian Ventures, David Cheriton, as well as an additional new strategic investor. Aster Data will use the new funds to […]
RightScale, Inc., a Santa Barbara, CA-based provider of cloud computing management solutions, has closed a $25m third venture financing round. The investment was led by Tenaya Capital, which was joined by DAG Ventures and other existing backers including Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures and Presidio Ventures. The company will use the funds to accelerate development of […]
Actifio, a Waltham, MA-based provider of Data Management Virtualization (DMV) solutions, has closed $16m in its second round of venture financing, The round was led by Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV), with participation from existing investors North Bridge Venture Partners and Greylock Partners. This brings the total amount raised by the company to date to $24m. […]
Rocket Fuel Inc., a Silicon Valley-based company that empowers online display campaigns with a network combining behavioral, contextual, geographic and demographic techniques, completed a $10m Series B round of venture capital. The investment was led by Nokia Growth Partners, with participation from Northgate Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures and Labrador Ventures. This brings the total amount […]
The University of Michigan’s Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Ross School of Business today formally announced the Social Venture Fund. Created in Fall 2009, the vehicle will make early-stage investment of up to $200,000 in Detroit and Southeast Michigan-based for-profit companies that place the generation of a significant […]
Laser Light Engines, Inc. (LLE), a SALEM, N.H.based designer, developer and manufacturer of OEM laser-driven light sources, has closed a $13m Series B financing round. Investors include existing backers Braemar Energy Ventures and Harris & Harris Group Inc., (Nasdaq: TINY) and strategic partner IMAX Corporation, (Nasdaq: IMAX) (TSX: IMX). The company will use the funds […]
Onset Technology, a Waltham, MA-based provider of Mobile Messaging Management solutions for business continuity, paging, and mission-critical communication, secured additional financing of undisclosed amount from existing investors. The funding will support the development of additional mobile communication continuity and advanced paging capabilities. Utilizing patent-protected technology, Onset empowers organizations to leverage their mobile deployment to ensure […]
Angie’s List, an Indianapolis-based provider of consumer-focused information and reviews, has closed on a $22.5m equity financing round. Investors include Battery Ventures, Wasatch Funds and other unnamed funds. Other backers include Aquent, BV Capital, and Lighthouse Capital Partners. The company will use the investment to expand its Health and Wellness consumer reviews product as well […]
Aryaka Networks, Inc., a Milpitas, CA-based provider of a cloud-based Application Acceleration and WAN Optimization solution, has raised $14m in Series A funding. Investors include Trinity Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners and Stanford University. Aryaka’s solution, which was officially launched today, enables enterprises to deploy WAN optimization with no capital expenditures. According to […]
MedExpress Urgent Care, a Morgantown, West Virginia-based operator of care facilities offering medical treatment to non-life threatening injuries and illnesses, has received an investment of undisclosed amount from General Atlantic LLC and Sequoia Capital. As also stated by Dr. Frank Alderman, Co-Founder and CEO of the company, the capital infusion, will help MedExpress expands nationally […]
immatics biotechnologies GmbH, a Tuebingen and Munich, Germany-based biopharmaceutical company developing advanced therapeutic vaccines that are active against cancer, has raised €53.8m in a Series C financing round. The round was supported by both existing and new investors. Approximately half of the funds came from dievini Hopp Biotech holding, Wellington Partners and other existing shareholders, […]