REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Curlet Limited (trading as 10CMS), a London, UK-based commerce content management platform for global brands and retailers, has received a £1.6m investment from Octopus Investments. The company intends to use the funds, which were provided by the Octopus Titan VCT funds, the Eureka EIS Portfolio Service and the Octopus Venture Partners, to develop its product […]
Fetch Technologies, an El Segundo, CA-based provider of a patented solution designed to help companies access real-time feeds of critical information, closed a Series B round of funding. The round was led by Robert Sansom, a founder of Fore Systems, Sheldon Stone, Founder and Principal of Oaktree Capital Management, LLC, who also joined the company’s […]
BookRenter, a San Mateo, California-based online rental platform, raised $40m in Series C funding. Investors include new and existing venture partners Adams Capital Management, Comerica Bank, Focus Ventures, Lighthouse Capital Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, and Storm Ventures. The company intends to use the funds for product innovation. Launched in 2008 by Colin Barceloux and led […]
AppSense, a New York-based provider of user virtualization solutions for enterprise and government customers, has signed an agreement to receive a $70m investment from Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS). The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand and maintain its role as market leader in the user virtualization space. In 2010, AppSense further […]
Sprout Social, a Chicago, IL-based provider of social media management tools for business, completed a $10m in Series B venture funding. The round was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). The company intends to use the funds for business development and product strategy. Led by CEO Justyn Howard, Sprout Social provides business customers (particularly small […]
Drexel Metals Inc., a suburban Philadelphia, PA-based provider of energy efficient standing seam metal roofing systems, has been acquired by Arborview Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand in both domestic and international markets and to pursue select strategic investments. In conjunction with the financing, which was made in partnership with the […]
Summit Equities LLC, a US-based real-estate investment company that specializes in purchasing non-performing debt instruments and commercial real-estate properties, has received a private equity investment from Black Pearl Capital Partners. Led by CEO Evan Seiden, Summit Equities is known for its capacity to access to regional banks and procure extensive off market transactions with a […]
Fuze Network, Inc., a Salt Lake City, Utah-based payments technology company, completed a $1.2m seed financing. The round was led by Metamorphic Ventures and Kickstart Seed Fund, with participation from angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the growth of its Payments Gateway. Led by CEO Dave Wilkes, Fuze Network provides […]
Nexon America, the Los Angles, CA-based North American publishing arm of Nexon Group, a pioneer of interactive entertainment software and a leader in massively multiplayer online games, is launching the second round of the Nexon iNitiative, a $1m program designed to look for promising video game projects and provide funding to support the next generation […]
Digital Chocolate Inc., a San Mateo, CA-based social games publisher across different platforms, has closed $12m in Series D financing. The round was led by Intel Capital, with participation from existing investors Sutter Hill Ventures and Bridgescale Partners. The company intends to use the funds to further expand its scale, cross-platform capabilities, and geographic reach. […]
Axial Exchange, Inc., a Raleigh, N.C.-based provider of software that enables continuity of care across care settings, has secured Series A financing. The round was led by Canaan Partners, with particiation from IDEA Fund Partners. The company intends to use the proceeds, whose amount remained undisclosed, to fund the continued development of its health care […]
CLEAResult, an Austin, Texas-based national energy optimization firm, received a significant capital investment from General Catalyst. As also stated by President Glenn Garland, CLEAResult intends to use the funds to invest in technology, research, and delivery capacity, partner with other firms with complementary abilities and expand their reach into new parts of the country. The […]
hurleypalmerflatt (“HPF”), a UK-based multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, has received a £14m investment from ISIS Equity Partners. ISIS, which has made the investment via ISIS IV LP, will acquire a minority stake in the company and provide funding for future acquisitions. ISIS will support HPF in continuing to grow both in the UK and internationally. Led […]
Biopharmacopae Design International Inc., a Quebec City, Quebec, Canada-based company that specializes in the discovery and development of innovative, science-based, plant-derived ingredients and products for the nutraceutical and cosmeceutical industries, has raised $2m in its financing round from Avrio Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to further advance the commercialization of its new […]
Dr. Sears Family Essentials, an Irvine, CA-based functional food and beverage company, has secured $5.6m in funding from Intuitive Venture Partners, LLC. The new capital will be used to support branding initiatives to accelerate awareness for Dr. Sears Family Essentials’ line of natural snacks, beverages and supplements. Led by CEO Tom Hicks, Sears Family Essentials […]