REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
CloudPhysics, a San Mateo, CA-based provider of datacenter analytics services for virtualized infrastructures, has raised $2.5m in Series A funding. Backers include the Mayfield Fund and angel investors Diane Greene and Mendel Rosenblum, Mark Leslie, Ed Bugnion, Peter Wagner, Carl Waldspurger, and Matt Ocko. Founded by and John Blumenthal, CEO, Irfan Ahmad, VP Engineering, Jim […]
biNu, a Belrose, Australia-based mobile app platform that brings iPhone-like experiences to low-end smartphones and feature phones, has raised $2m in funding. Backers include Eric Schmidt’s TomorrowVentures, David Risher and other private investors in Australia and the U.S., including Paul Bassat. Launched in 2011 by CEO Gour Lentell, biNu develops a mobile app platform that […]
ePrize, a Detroit, MI-based mobile, social and web campaign business, has been acquired by private equity firm Catterton Partners. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. The company intends to use the capital to accelerate its expansion, particularly in the multi-channel engagement and CRM fields. Founded in 1999 and led by Matt Wise, CEO, […]
CardioDx, Inc., a Palo Alto, CA-based developer of cardiovascular genomic diagnostic solutions, has completed a $58m two-tranche equity financing. Backers include Temasek and existing investors Longitude Capital, Artiman Ventures, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, J.P. Morgan, Mohr Davidow Ventures, TPG Biotech, Intel Capital, Acadia Woods Partners, Bright Capital, the venture arm of RU-COM, Pappas Ventures, […]
Fortress Solutions, Ltd., a Plano, Texas-based provider of repair, refurbishment and life-cycle management of complex back-office equipment for telecommunication and cable service providers, has been acquired by Galatyn Private Equity and Vspeed Capital. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. In conjunction with the acquisition, Brendon Mills and Brian Alton, Managing Partners of Vspeed […]
Semasio GmbH, a Hamburg, Germany-based startup that develops technology for tailoring online display advertising to specific audiences, has raised a seven-digit funding. Backers include Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Holtzbrinck Ventures, the incubator Project A, and the High-Tech Gründerfonds. The company intends to use the capital to continue to expand and accelerate its product and […]
The Bar Method, a San Francisco, CA-based leader in barre- based exercise and a maker of fitness apparel, exercise equipment and home-workout DVDs, has received an equity investment from Mainsail Partners. The amount of the funding was not disclosed. The company intends to use the proceeds to to buy out co-founder Carl Diehl, to grow […]
Sherpaa, a New York-based startup that develops technology designed to to help make “healthcare more accessible and more affordable”, has raised $1.85m in venture funding. Backers include First Round Capital, O’Reilly Alpha Tech Ventures and Collaborative Fund. The company intends to use the funding to hire salespeople and developers. Co-founded by Cheryl Swirnow and Jay […]
Graphite Capital has backed the MBO of Explore Learning, a UK-based provider of afterschool tuition for primary school children. Graphite is acquiring a majority stake in Explore from a group of investors, including the Spectrum Venture Management Fund and Wittington Investments Limited. The company intends to use the proceeds to open a significant number of […]
On Deck, a New York, NY-based main street lender, has secured $97m in debt financing. The transactions include: – an $80m credit facility jointly led by Goldman Sachs and Fortress Credit Corp. and – $17m of venture debt loans from SF Capital and Lighthouse Capital Partners. The company intends to use the proceeds to increase […]
Sapheon Inc., a Santa Rosa, CA-based medical device company that is developing treatment options for venous reflux (saphenous vein) disease, has completed an $8.6m first closing of its $18.5m Series B equity funding. Backers include Millennium Life Sciences Fund. The company intends to use the proceeds to complete a randomized clinical trial and meet additional […]
Auterra, Inc., a Malta, NY-based clean energy company, has closed a third funding round and signed a multi-year joint development agreement with a major Canadian oil sands company. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. The company intends to use the proceeds to advance the development of its proprietary FlexDS desulfurization and upgrading process. […]
Chenal Media, the Los Angeles, CA-based transmedia division of Chenal Brands (CBI), has raised $7m in Series B funding. Backers include iHaniel and private investors. The company intends to use the funding to grow in three main areas: development, co-production and distribution of genre feature films under $5m. Spun off from CBI in 2010, Chenal […]
Novira Therapeutics Inc., a Radnor, PA-based antiviral drug discovery company, has secured $23m in Series A financing. The round was co-led by new investors 5AM Ventures and Canaan Partners with participation from WuXi PharmaTech as well as existing investors BioAdvance, Mid-Atlantic Angel Group, Robin Hood Ventures and Delaware Crossing Investment Group (DCIG). In conjunction with […]
MobileSpaces, an outside of Washington, DC-based enterprise Mobile security startup, has closed a $3m Series A funding. The round was led by Accel Partners. Co-founded in in 2011 (as CellSec) by CEO David Goldschlag, former VP of Mobile at McAfee, and CTO Yoav Weiss, a security veteran, MobileSpaces offers a security and management solution that […]