Media-focused investment bank Allen & Company leads D round consortium for ConnectEdu, a US-based provider of online college and career planning tools.
Month: November 2010
Motorola fires into BlackArrow deal
Motorola Ventures splits team to invest an undisclosed amount on behalf of Motorola Mobility in BlackArrow, a US-based provider of video advertising.
Intel backs 18 companies in 11 countries
The 11th annual Intel Capital CEO Summit for more than 700 portfolio company chief executives shows the range and depth of the corporate venturing group’s activities.
AcelRx speeds up to Nasdaq flotation
Kaiser Permanente Ventures-backed AcelRx Pharmaceuticals preps its $86.25m flotation.
Lilly opens for Cerulean Pharma
Lilly Ventures acts as lead investor for Cerulean Pharma’s $24m C round.
Liberty Global bell strikes for Celeno
Nasdaq-listed cable company Liberty Global joins Cisco Systems as a strategic investor in Celeno Communications’ $12m funding round.
Ghaffari lands on Vulcan job
Fund manager Paul Ghaffari joins Vulcan Capital as chief investment officer.
Ramp plumps its plumage with $3.5m
Peacock Equity Fund-backed video search company Ramp raises $3.5m.
IBM competition down to nine finalists
Nine finalists are pitching their business plans at the IBM-run competition to create a “smarter planet”.
AlterMed Maghreb finds investor
AlterMed Maghreb fund finds limited partner in Morocco-based bank Credit Agricole du Maroc.
IS Solutions caught by Speed-Trap
IS Solutions and Beringea invest in Speed-Trap, an online shopping analysis website.
Socializr drained by Punchbowl
Intel Capital-backed Punchbowl Software buys peer Socializr.
Inphi completes New York flotation
After the 7% initial public offering (IPO) fees, Samsung-backed Inphi raises $75.9m, before a further one million shares can potentially be sold through an over-allotment process.
Wyndham relaxes with LeisureLink round
New York-listed Wyndham joins venture capital firms Clearstone Venture Partners and Mission Ventures in backing LeisureLink’s $9m C round.