REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Legolas Media, a New York, NY-based next generation audience marketplace, closed $5m in Series B venture capital funding. The round was led by Valhalla Partners, with participation from existing investors Greylock Partners and Blumberg Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand services to better serve its existing client base. In conjunction with […]
Total Immersion, a developer of augmented reality experiences for customers and for end-users, has raised US$5,5M in funding. The round was led by Intel Capital, with participation from existing investors Partech, iSource and Elaia Partners. The company intends to use the new funding to further develop its D’Fusion platform and expand operations in Asia and in […]
Apple Valley Waste, a Kearneysville, WV-based provider of solid waste collection, recycling, and disposal services, has been acquired by private equity fund Summer Street Capital Partners LLC. In conjunction with the transaction, whose amount remained undisclosed, Apple Valley added industry veteran John Decker as Managing Partner. Mr Decker most recently served as Vice President of Operations for […]
Color, a social network that allows users to share photos with their IOS and Android mobile devices, has received a $41m financing. Since September 2010, the company has received backing from Bain Capital Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, and Sequoia Capital. According to reports, Sequoia recently committed $25m. Color plans to use the capital to rapidly develop […]
Mine Site Technologies, a market leader in mining communication networks and products, has received an equity financing of undisclosed amount from Macquarie Capital. The investment will support the next phase of MST’s continued international and product expansion. The company intends to use the proceeds to further reinforce its customer service offering in its current core […]
Globant, a Buenos Aires, Argentina-based developer of innovative software products for global audiences, has received a $15m equity investment from Riverwood Capital and FTV Capital. The company intends to use the funds to continue to grow organically and through strategic acquisitions in Latin America and the U.S. This is the third investment in Globant from […]
Check-Cap, a Mount Camel, Israel-based medical device company that is developing an innovative imaging capsule that uses X-rays for early detection of pre-cancerous polyps and colon cancer, has completed a NIS35m private funding. The company intends to use the funds to carry out a clinical trial of the imaging capsule on about 50 people, which […]
Gemvara, Inc., a Lexington, Massachusetts-based online retailer of customer-designed fine jewelry, closed a $15m Series C funding. The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors Highland Capital Partners and Canaan Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Balderton’s Mark Evans will join Gemvara’s Board of Directors. The company intends to use the […]
Mobile Tag, the Atlanta, GA-based wholly owned US subsidiary of Mobile Tag Group, which provides 1D and 2D mobile barcode and NFC-based marketing solutions, closed its $8.2m Series B financing. Investors include existing backers XAnge Private Equity, Alven Capital, IDF Capital and new shareholder Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Venture Capital (SEB Venture Capital). The company intends […]
Hadapt Inc., a New Haven, CT-based start up that commercializes inventions around analytical database research in virtualized environments, has raised initial funding. Investors include Advantage Capital Partners and Ironwood Capital*. Founded by Justin Borgman (Chief Executive Officer), Daniel Abadi PhD (Chief Scientist) and Kamil Bajda-Pawlikowski (Chief Software Architect), the company intends to use the funds […]
AMIMON, a Herzlia, Israel-based provider of wireless HDTV semiconductor solutions, has raised $15m in equity funding. The round comes from new and strategic investors along with existing backers. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the development of its WHDI chipsets, which enable further integration, cost reduction and facilitate the growth of products […]
A Bit Lucky, a Silicon Valley-based social game developer, has received a $5m financing from Nexon. In conjunction with the investment, Nexon will have a seat on A Bit Lucky’s Board of Directors. Investor David Lawee, head of M&A at Google, and Andrew Trader, part of the Zynga founding team and serial entrepreneur, will […]
Inkling, a San Francisco, CA-based developer of interactive learning solutions on iPad, received a multi-million dollar financing. The round was led by McGraw-Hill and Pearson, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Felicis Ventures, Kapor Capital, and Sherpalo Ventures. Founded in late 2009 by CEO Matt MacInnis, Inkling has developed a platform that allows publishers and consumers […]
HealthTap, a Palo Alto, California-based company that is developing a solution that is designed to bring personalization and interactivity to medicine for both physicians and their patients, has raised $2.35m in a Convertible Note Seed financing. The round was led by Mohr Davidow Ventures, with participation from angel investors including Esther Dyson, Mark Leslie, Aaron Patzer, […]
Dataguise, a Freemont, CA-based provider of proactive security solutions for protecting sensitive data across the enterprise, has raised $3.25m in additional financing in December 2010. The round, which was led by Herb Madan, with participation from existing investors, brings the total financing for Series A to $7.3m. The company intends to use the funds to […]