REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
INE Ventures, LLC launched a fund to invest in Israeli technology startups. INE Ventures Fund I will co-invest seed capital in Israeli technology startups with a selection of trusted venture capital partners to relocate portfolio company founders to Philadelphia and New York City to help them penetrate the U.S. market and turn into growing multinational […]
Rokt, an Australian digital marketing startup, raised $8m in funding. Backers included Square Peg Capital, Greg Roebuck, Lachlan Murdoch and John Ho. The company, which has been valued at $US50m, intends to use the funds to expand internationally, firstly in the US. Led by CEO Bruce Buchanan, Rokt provides a digital referral platform to connect […]
SimplyTapp Inc., an Austin, TX-based developer of cloud-based mobile payment technology, raised a Series A funding of undisclosed amount. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Blue Sky Capital. Founded in 2011 by CEO Doug Yeager and Ted Fifelski, SimplyTapp creates open platforms that enable developers to leverage mobile devices for tap-payments […]
Warwick Audio Technologies, a Coventry, UK-based Hi-tech loudspeaker company, secured £1.25m in funding. Backers included Finance Wales, business angels from FSE Investor Network, Mercia, Midven, Minerva Business Angels, and company directors. Led by Chairman Derek Mottershead, Warwick Audio Technologies specializing in the development of flat and flexible loudspeaker (FFL) solutions for Original Equipment Manufacturers. The […]
dLoop, a provider of advanced data analytics to discover content and capture insights from within an enterprise, has been acquired by Box. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. dLoop’s co-founder Divya Jain is joining Box to lead the advanced content analysis and data classification efforts. The acquistion aims to give Box the capacity […]
Talari Networks, a San Jose, CA-based provider of network reliability and business continuity solutions, received a $7.5m growth capital facility. Square 1 Bank, the premier banking partner to entrepreneurs and the venture capital community, provided the loan. The company intends to use the proceeds to supplement working capital. Led by President & CEO Emerick Woods, Talari Networks […]
CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), a large telecommunications company, recently acquired Tier 3, a Seattle, WA-based provider of public cloud services, for an undisclosed sum. Following the transaction, Tier 3’s cloud platform is available as “CenturyLink Cloud” while Jared Wray, the founder and chief technology officer of the company, will now serve as chief technology officer […]
Fantoo Limited, a London, UK-based self learning email and messaging platform, raised £520k in equity crowdfunding. 157 investors have acquired a total 37% stake in the company via Crowdcube. Led by serial entrepreneur Jordan Fantaay (CEO), Fantoo has developed a SaaS-based, Artificial Intelligence, semantic driven email platform which automatically sorts messages and provides insight into […]
Lodo Software, an Omaha, Nebraska-based provider of digital banking solutions, received $3m in mezzanine financing. The round was led by Invest Nebraska and Treetop Ventures. The company intends to use the funds for sales and marketing efforts, development of new product features, and working capital. Led by Mark Vipond, CEO, Lodo Software provides D3 Banking, […]
NewGalexy Services Limited, a Glasgow, Scotland, UK-based onshore Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) business, raised £221k in equity crowdfunding. 128 investors have acquired a total 22.1% stake in the company via Crowdcube. The company intends to use the funds to build technology products and solutions as detailed in the attached business plan, launch its onshore document […]
Bioaxial, a Paris, France-based developer of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy for the extended imaging of live cells, completed a €1.9m ($2.7m) equity funding. Backers included Amorcage Technologique Investissement (a fund managed by CEA Investissement), Inserm Transfert Initiative and Viveris Management and other individual investors. The company intends to use the funds to launch its first product, […]
Seesaw, a San Francisco, CA-based platform that allows users to get opinions from friends, has been acquired by Byliner, a San Francisco, CA-based subscription reading service and digital publisher of short fiction and nonfiction. The amount of the deal – announced by Seesaw in a post, was not disclosed. The startup, which has been backed […]
Mouth Foods Inc., a Brooklyn-based network of local food commerce sites, raised $1.5m in Series A funding. According to multiple reports, the round was led by Vocap Ventures with participation from VegasTechFund, Joanne Wilson and Jason Calacanis. Craig Kanarick, CEO, Sam Murray, COO, and Nancy Kruger Cohen, CCO, Mouth Foods aims to bring to consumers interesting […]
LOCK8, a London, UK- and Berlin, Germany-based provider of a smart bike lock for bicycle-sharing programs, raised a 7-figure venture capital funding. Backers included Horizons Ventures and Otto Capital. The company intends to use the funds to test, produce and roll out LOCK8 in the US and Europe. Founded in July 2012 by Franz Salzmann […]
Multichannel, a Hong Kong-based provider of a digital marketing platform, raised $3m in seed funding. Backers included a network of angels across Europe and Asia. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate adoption of its platform. Led by CEO Dmitry Fedotov, Multichannel provides a cloud-based, automated and artificial-intelligence driven platform that allows businesses […]