REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has acquired 100% of Pixable, a New York City-based smartphon app company for $26.5m. Founded in 2009 and led by Mr Inaki Berenguer, CEO, Pixable allows more than 4 million users to share and prioritize photos that have been published to social networks. The company had raised $6.1m from Highland Capital Partners and Menlo […]
The “Github of Ideas”, this is the aim of Mural.ly, the Buenos Aires, Argentina-based startup that is gaining attention (and money as well) from highly respected investors (read here). Serial entrepreneur Mariano Suarez Battan, the founder and CEO of the company, revealed us some secrets behind the his new venture. FinSMEs: Hello Mariano, thank you […]
SumZero, a NYC-based global community of hedge fund, mutual fund, and private equity professionals, has received an investment from Winklevoss Capital. The firm created by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, who became famous for their Facebook fight, is reportedly putting $1m into the company founded by Divya Narendra and Aalap Mahadevia. Incepted in 2008, SumZero is […]
ContinuumRx, a Birmingham, Alabama-based company that develops joint ventures with health systems to seek to improve patient outcomes through better coordination in the hospital-to-home transition, has closed on $7M in new financing. Backers include: – Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, – Health Enterprise Partners, L.P. , – Fidelis Capital Partners, – Redmont Venture Partners, and […]
Healthsense, Inc., a Mendota Heights, Minn.-based provider of Wi-Fi remote monitoring solutions for the senior care market, has raised an additional $7m in a Series D financing. The round was led by new investors Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, LLC (GHIF) and Fallon Community Health Plan. Existing investors also participated. The company intends to use […]
KARALIT, a Pula (Ca), Italy-based developer of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, has raised €350k in funding from Vertis SGR. The company intends to use the funding for ongoing software development, sales operations and new strategies. Founded in 2007 by Marco Mulas, CEO, KARALIT offers 3D software, which aims to transform CFD from a separate, […]
AyoxxA Biosystems, a Cologne, Germany, and Singapore-based biotechnology company, has closed a €2.6m Series A financing. The round was led by Wellington Partners Venture Capital, with participation from NRW.BANK, High-Tech-Gründerfonds, and private investors including Chairman of the Board Rainer Christine and Dr. Gregor Siebenkotten. The company intends to use the capital to further develop its […]
Venture Capital firm Wellington Partners has held the first closing of new life science fund at €70m. Backers include international investors from Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Benelux, France, the UK, the US and the Middle East. Main backers include the European Investment Fund via its ERP-EIF Dachfonds, LfA Foerderbank Bayern, Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH and several large […]
Mobli, a NYC-based photo and video sharing app, has raised $22m in Series B funding. Backers include Kenges Rakishev, who invested $20m, as well as unnamed existing investors. The company intends to use the capital for development and expansion of its audience base. Led by Moshe Hogeg, founder and CEO, Mobli enables users to post […]
MyoKardia, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based newly formed company that is developing a pipeline of novel small molecule therapeutics that address key clinical needs for patients with genetic heart disease, has raised $38m in Series A financing from Third Rock Ventures. The company was founded in 2012 by: – James Spudich, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry, […]
Foundation Medicine, a Cambridge MA-based molecular technology company focused on cancer treatment, has closed a $42.5m Series B funding. Backers include new investors Deerfield Management Company, Casdin Capital, Redmile Group, Roche Venture Fund and WuXi Corporate Venture Fund. They joined founding investor Third Rock Ventures and existing investor Google Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & […]
MoPub, a San Francisco, CA- and New York City-based ad server and exchange for smartphone app publishers, has raised $12m in Series B funding. The round was led by Jafco Ventures, with participation from existing investors Accel Partners and Harrison Metal Capital, as well as Iris Capital. The company intends to use the funding to […]
Selexys Pharmaceuticals, an Oklahoma City, OK-based biopharmaceutical company, has closed a $23m Series A equity financing. The round was led by MPM Capital. Led by Dr. Scott Rollins, President and CEO, Selexys focuses on development of therapeutics for the treatment of inflammation, thrombosis and metastasis across a broad range of severe diseases. It is also […]
Jongla Oy, a Helsinki, Finland-based startup that develops mobile messaging apps, has raised €1.2m in funding. Backers include Tekes and Hannu Syrjänen, Kalevi Sivonen, Janne Leino, etc. The company intends to use the capital to continue developing its product and roll out its business strategy, including a major product relaunch this autumn. Led by founder […]
According to our sources, Gowar, an Italian startup that develops and commercializes social geo-localized mobile games, has raised €185k in seed funding via SiamoSoci. The name of the backers are unknown at the moment. Update: Backers include two single angel investors and a group operating a vehicle called Club Italia Investimenti. Founded in 2011 by CEO […]