REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
NumberFour AG, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of a business platform, raised $38m in Series A financing. The round was led by Mike Volpi from Index Ventures, with participation from Allen&Co, T-Venture, Jerry Yang, Klaus Hommels and Lars Hinrichs, among others. Founded in 2009 by Marco Boerries, NumberFour develops a business platform and apps for smartphones, […]
Vormetric, a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of data-centric security solutions, raised $15m in funding. The round was led by Split Rock Partners, with participation from existing investors JK&B Capital, Quicksilver Ventures and Sigma Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Jim Simons, managing director at Split Rock Partners, is joining Vormetric’s board of directors. The company […]
Ludei, a San Francisco, CA-based platform for mobile developers to create, accelerate and publish HTML5-based apps and games, raised $1.5m in funding. Bckers included Spanish venture capitalists Kibo Ventures and Vitamina K, as well as other angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand its JavaScript/HTML5 engineering team. Led by CEO Eneko Knorr, Ludei […]
NuMedii, Inc., a Menlo Park, CA-based drug discovery company, received $3.5m in Series A funding. The round was led by Claremont Creek Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from Life Science Angels and others. In conjunction with the funding, Ted Driscoll, Ph.D., Venture Partner at Claremont Creek Ventures, will serve as Chairman of the board. Brad […]
Metacloud, Inc., a Pasadena, Calif.-based provider of on-premise, private cloud as a service, raised $10m in Series A funding. The round was led by Canaan Partners with participation from existing investors Storm Ventures and AME Cloud Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its pace of innovation and global expansion. Led by […]
Socrata, a Seattle, WA-based cloud software company that focuses on democratizing access to data in government, closed an $18m Series B financing. The round was led by OpenView Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Morgenthaler Ventures and Frazier Technology Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Scott Maxwell, OpenView’s senior managing director and founder, will […]
Kiadis Pharma B.V., an Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for blood cancers, is to receive an innovation credit of up to €3m from AgentschapNL, a division of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. The line will support the Phase II clinical development of Kiadis Pharma’s lead pipeline product, ATIR™. The company […]
Complix, a Hasselt (Belgium)-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of a class of protein therapeutics active against intracellular disease targets, closed a €12m (approximately US$15.5m) Series B equity financing. The round was co-led by new investors Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (France) and Gimv (Belgium) and Biotech Fund Flanders (managed by Gimv), […]
The Bouqs Company, a Venice Beach, California-based online flower delivery company, raised $1.1m in seed funding. Backers included Quest Venture Partners and Siemer Ventures, as well as angel investors Mich Mathews, former CMO of Microsoft, Dennis Phelps, partner at Institutional Venture Partners, Andy Dunn, CEO/founder of Bonobos, and Brian Spaly, CEO/founder of Trunk Club. The […]
Biba Systems, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a mobile-first business application that helps people get in touch, raised $15m in Series B funding. The round was led by InterWest Partners, with participation from existing investors Benchmark Capital and Trinity Ventures, as well as Enrique Salem, former CEO of Symantec and Gary Griffiths, CEO of […]
Mevion Medical Systems, Inc., a Boston, MA-based provider of single-room proton therapy systems for the treatment of cancer, secured $55m in funding. Backers included existing investors Caxton Heath Life Sciences, ProQuest Investments, Venrock, and CHL Medical Partners. Life Sciences Alternative Funding LLC provided debt financing. The company intends to use the capital to grow business […]
Artificial Solutions, a developer of a natural language interaction (NLI) platform designed to enable users to have a humanlike interaction with technology, raised $9.4m (approximately €7.3m), in its third round of funding. The round was led by Scope. The company intends to use the funds to expand into the US and further develop its solutions. […]
According to the corporate blog (read here) Contentful, a Berlin-Germany-based provider of a cloud-based content management platform for web and mobile apps, recently raised a seed funding round of undisclosed amount. The round was led by Balderton Capital (Roberto Bonanzinga), with participation from Point Nine Capital (Christoph Janz) and angels. The company intends to use […]
On June, 25th, 2013, during a crowded event, six startups participating in the third Luiss EnLabs‘ acceleration program presented themselves to a crowd of investors and professionals of the Rome startup scene. The companies pitching investors were Atooma (which won the best app prize at Mobile Premier Awards 2013 in Barcelona), Le Cicogne (that operates […]
Attendware, a Boston, MA-based provider of an event check in and auto name tag printing software, raised $1m in Series A funding from .406 Ventures. The company intends to use the capital to expand its technology and sales efforts. Led by CEO Greg Skloot and CTO Andrew D’Agostino, Attendware turns any laptop or tablet into […]