Darberry and Qpod sell majority stakes to discount coupon company Groupon.
Month: August 2010
Zynga finds Conduit as its fourth deal
Conduit Labs sells to social gaming peer Zynga.
Realtime Worlds heads into administration
Games developer Realtime Worlds enters restructuring after more than $80m of venture funding.
Dow and AMSC breeze into Blade Dynamics
Dow Ventures and American Superconductor support wind turbine technology from veteran Paul Rudling.
Philips anchors Gilde healthcare fund
Royal Philips Electronics, a Netherlands-based technology conglomerate, has become a minority limited partner in local private equity firm Gilde’s third healthcare fund in the first anchor commitment to a venture capital group. Gilde Healthcare III is raising €200m ($250m) to invest in early and growth stage healthcare technology companies in Europe and the US. Its… Continue reading Philips anchors Gilde healthcare fund
Deutsche Telekom promotes IGA funding
IGA Worldwide gains latest funding from T-Venture Funds as a new investor as part of a wider round.
Cardlytics gains $18m reward from investors
US-based provider of rewards to bank customers Cardlytics raises $18m in its second funding round.
Infinite round closes at $20m
rechargeable battery maker Infinite Power gains repeat investment from Applied Ventures in its consortium.
Pacific Biosciences plans $200m flotation
Listing of biotechnology group Pacific Biosciences comes a month after bumper series F round.
Syngenta strikes third deal from venture fund
Agriculture chemicals group Syngenta invests in Chamelic’s $1.5m round.
People Infocom adds Mobango apps
Owner of Mauj Mobile website acquires UK-based internet applications provider Mobango.
Future Ventures preps $160m flotation
Indian retail conglomerate Future Group restarts listing process for its corporate venturing unit.
OriGene replicates dealmaking success
OriGene Technologies has acquired Blue Heron Biotechnology from its venture investment backers, including Nasdaq-listed Invitrogen.
Chip makers polish $48m Smooth-Stone A round
Strategic investors ARM, Advanced Technology Investment Company and Texas Instruments join venture capital firms in Smooth-Stone’s series A round.