August 2010 – Page 3

Reed backs SpaceCurve

Reed Elsevier Ventures, the corporate venturing division of Anglo-Dutch publishers, invests in data company SpaceCurve.

China-based social networking company Tencent snaps up Google and venture capital firms’ portfolio company Comsenz.

Bruce Madding becomes president and chief investment officer of Cha Group’s US investment subsidiary.

Switzerland-based drugs company Roche will initially provide Aileron with $25m and up to $1.1bn in milestone payments if developments are successful.

Phone operator Verizon’s corporate venturing division backs services company CardStar.

DeCarta, a maker of geospatial software formerly known as Telcontar, gains two-thirds of expected series D round.

Intel and CBS-backed TextDigger sells to John Batelle’s Federated Media Publishing.

Mobile phone maker Nokia gains exit as indirect investor in Like.com, which Google is buying.

BT Imaging (BTi), an Australia-based supplier of inspection equipment for solar panels, brings in strategic investor Applied Ventures.

PocketGear raises $15m for series B round from consortium including BlackBerry Partners Fund.

Realtime Technology (RTT), a Germany-listed 3D visualization software company, sells stake to industrial peer Siemens.

Finland-based mobile phone maker Nokia has agreed to acquire Motally from its former corporate venture subsidiary BlueRun Ventures.

Novartis Option Fund joins consortium investing $10m in Anchor Therapeutics’ series B round.

Vodafone Ventures and a subsidiary of Japan-based conglomerate Softbank join venture consortium investing $18m in PlaySpan’s series C round.