REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR has held the final close of its tenth buyout fund, at over $3.25 billion. Fund X will target investments in companies across high-growth sectors, including Financial Services & Technology, Healthcare and Information Services & Technology. Led by principals David Donnini and Phil Canfield, GTCR has invested more than $8.5 billion […]
Paydiant, a Boston, MA-based mobile payments company, closed a $7.6m funding round. The round was led by North Bridge Venture Partners and General Catalyst Partners. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate product development, sales and marketing for Paydiant, which plans to formally launch later this year. In conjunction with the funding, Jim […]
CapLinked, a Manhattan Beach, California-based social online platform that connects companies, advisors, and investors completed a $525,000 angel funding round. Investors include Peter Thiel, Dave McClure, Joe Lonsdale, Aman Verjee and David Anderson. The company raised nearly $400,000 in a financing round from individuals in mid 2010. Co-founded in January 2010 by CEO Eric Jackson […]
WhiteGlove House Call Health, Inc. , an Austin, TX-based provider of Service-Driven Healthcare solutions, has raised $12.5m in funding. The round was led by Enhanced Equity Fund. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth in current markets and continue its national expansion. Led by co-founder and CEO Robert Fabbio, WhiteGlove focuses on […]
H-Farm, a venture incubator based near Treviso, Italy, has announced a €10m increase in capital. The increase was subscribed by some existing partners, including Lauro Buoro (Nice) and Giovanni Zorzi (Zorzi Industrial Vehicles), and new supporters such as Luca Marzotto (Zignago Vetro), Nicola Riello (president Riello Investimenti), Mauro Banchero (president ICT Team and former managing […]
1ring, an Italy-based developer of a communication tool that makes the real world clickable, has received an investment from H-Farm. Through an automatic identification system, users can receive all the specific information they showed interested in directly on their personal 1ring.com account. Users can find codes on newspapers, tv channels, radio and billboards, and dial […]
JobSlot, a Milan, Italy-based free Facebook application designed to match supply and demand for services, has received an investment from H-Farm. Jobslot aims to match people who have free time (including students, housewives, pensioners) to offer a service and make money using their professional skills and those who need providers of these services at a […]
Silhouette, a Swiss leader in fitness clubs, has been acquired by 21 Centrale Partners, in association with SEC Partners. This transaction follows the acquistion of Club Med Gym, the French leader in fitness clubs, that took place in 2008 from Club Méditerranée. Under 21 Centrale Partners, the two companies will continue to pursue their core […]
Happyview.fr, a Paris, France online eyeglass retailer and a licensed optician on the Internet, has raised €3m in equity funding. Investors include Alven Capital and private supporters including several internet entrepreneurs. The company intends to use the funds to reinforce its market position across France, expand marketing efforts, launch new features and hire new professionals. […]
Bionanoplus, a Noáin, Spain-based start up that develops polymeric nanoparticles and microparticles as controlled release drug delivery systems (CRDS), has raised €600k in equity funding from Inveready Seed Capital. The company, which also received €1.5m from public programs, intends to use the funds to launch an R&D service focusing on encapsulation of active molecules in […]
Transbiomed, a Barcelona, Spain-based biotechnolgy company, has raised €1.2m in equity funding. Investors in the round include Inveready Seed Capital, the Ministry of Science and Innovation and Acc10. The company, a spin-off of Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), has developed a urine test that allows early diagnosis of prostate cancer and intends to […]
Neurotec Pharma SL, a Barcelona, Spain-based R&D company that develops diagnostic tools and treatments for acute and chronic Central Nervous System diseases, has raised €3.3m in equity funding. Investors include Inveready and Caja Navarra, which acquired a 34% stake in the company. Majority shareholders remain funders of the company, its manangement team formed by Marco […]
Sermo, a Cambridge, MA-based online physician community, has received a $5m facility. MMV Financial, a specialty finance firm serving venture-backed companies in North America, has provided $3.5m to the company. Sermo intends to use the proceeds to continue expanding its physician community. Founded in 2005 by CEO Daniel Palestrant, the company operates a platform that […]
Lendio, an online service that helps small business owners find lenders and secure loans, has closed a $6m Series A round of funding. The round was led by Highway 12 Ventures and GSA Venture Partners, with participation from angel investor Josh James, founder of Omniture. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the […]
AmorChem, a Quebec, Canada-based life sciences venture capital fund, received a $6.8m investment from Merck Canada. AmorChem, which was established by the Quebec government, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and various supporters, plans to invest in promising early-stage therapeutic, diagnostic and medical device projects research initiatives and technologies in the life sciences to give them the […]