REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
TearScience, Inc., a Morrisville, North Carolina-based medical device company that focuses on the worldwide dry eye market, secured up to $70m in funding from HealthCare Royalty Partners. The company intends to use the capital to implement its commercialization efforts. Led by Tim Willis, President & CEO, TearScience has developed and launched TearScience a system for […]
Glide Pharma, an Oxford, United Kingdom-based pharmaceutical development and device company focused on the needle-free administration of solid dose formulations, completed a £14.0m (approximately $21.4m) funding. The round was led by funds managed by Invesco Perpetual, with participation from existing investors (Oxford Technology Venture Capital Trusts, Oxford Capital Partners and Hygea VCT). The company intends […]
OpenX Software Ltd., a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of digital and mobile advertising revenue products and services, closed an additional financing in its Series E round. The funding came from new investor cyber communications, inc., a Japan-based media representative company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Dentsu Inc. (TYO: JP: 4324). The company intends to use […]
OpenBook, a Rexburg, ID-based hospitality reservation management systems provider, received an investment from Accelerate Ventures, LLC. The amount of the dealk was not disclosed. The company intends to use the capital to expand its technology portfolio, manage ongoing trials and market its solution to a larger worldwide audience. Led by Zack Paul, CEO and owned […]
DecImmune Therapeutics, a Cambridge, MA-based company that develops novel peptides and antibodies for acute, tissue damaging inflammation in myocardial infarction, burns, and other conditions involving vascular injury and reperfusion, completed a $2.25m equity financing. Backers included new investor Broadview Ventures, and existing investors Astellas Venture Management and HealthCare Ventures. The company intends to use the […]
Thinkful, a NYC-based online education company focused on providing one-on-one training, raised a total of $1m in seed funding. Backers include RRE Ventures, Quotidian Ventures, Peter Thiel‘s FF Angel, and others. Founded in 2012 by CEO Darrell Silver and President Dan Friedman, Thinkful is an online school that uses one-on-one tutoring and personalized curricula to help students learn […]
Linio, a LatAm e-commerce company, received a €20m investment from Summit Partners. The company, which had reportedly raised funding from Tengelmann Group two weeks ago, plans to use the new capital to further grow in Latin America. Backed by Rocket Internet, Linio offers home appliances and electronics including TVs, computers, cameras, musical instruments, video games, […]
Notion Systems GmbH, a Schwetzingen, Germany-based developer of inkjet, laser and automation equipment for technical applications, received a seed financing of undisclosed amount. Backers included High-Tech Gründerfonds, Georgieff Capital Beteiligungen and Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg (MBG) with the Seedfonds BW. The company intends to use the capital for the development of the n.jet lab inkjet printers […]
Agari, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of email security solutions, received a $5m strategic investment. Backers included an undisclosed strategic investor and existing shareholders Alloy Ventures, Battery Ventures, First Round Capital and Greylock Partners. The company intends to use the capital to increase adoption of its products by financial institutions, social media and Internet commerce […]
SmarTots, a Beijing, China-based mobile education platform for children ages 2-7, closed a Series A financing of undisclosed amount. The round was led by SoftBank‘s SB Pan-Asia Fund, which is managed by SoftBank Ventures Korea, with participation from existing investors Xu Xiaoping, Angelvest, SOSVentures and ChinaRock Capital Management. The company intends to use the capital […]
Kallik, a Tamworth, UK-based labelling content management firm, recently raised a funding from venture capital firm Midven. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funding to expand its sales and marketing efforts and product communication programmes. Founded in 2001 by Carole Gleghorn, Kallik provides a labelling content management […]
Adizio, a Stafford, UK-based provider of a self-serve advertising platform, raised £250k in funding. Backers included Midven‘s Early Advantage fund, which invested £100k, Playfair Capital and Doug Scott, owner of dv.co.uk and carrentals.co.uk. Established in 2012 by Nick Moutter, the company provides a local advertising service, which is designed to enable brands and advertisers to […]
CircleCI, a San Francisco, CA-based continuous integration platform for web application developers, raised $1.5m in seed funding. Backers included Baseline, Harrison Metal, Heroku founder James Lindenbaum, SV Angel, 500 Startups, Hiten Shah from Kissmetrics, Jason Seats, founder of Slicehost, Eric Ries, founder of The Lean Startup, Jonathon Siegel (ELC, RightScale, and now runs Airbrake and […]
Robotoki Inc., a Los Angeles, CA-based game development studio, has received a strategic investment from NEXON Co., (3659.TO), a Tokyo, Japan-based developer of free-to-play online games. The amount of the financing remained undisclosed. For NEXON, the investment represents a step in the direction of coordinating efforts in developing future games based on Robotoki’s development of […]
windeln.de, a Munich, Germany-based online shop for baby products, completed €15m financing. The round was led DN Capital and MCI with participation from Acton Capital Partners and 360 Capital Partners. The company intends to use the funds to expand to grow its product offering and expand into new European markets. Co-founded in October 2010 by […]