Anomalous Networks, a Canada-based provider of telecom expense management software, has raised an undisclosed amount from BlackBerry Partners Fund, a venture capital fund backed by phone maker Research In Motion, and angel members of Anges Québec. Kevin Talbot, co-managing partner at Blackberry Partners Fund, said: "We have been impressed with Anomalous Networks’ foresight to predict… Continue reading BlackBerry makes Anomalous call
Month: December 2010
Google shares RelayRides with August
RelayRides is transferring its base from Boston to San Francisco, where both Google and August offer facilities to help early-stage portfolio companies after their investment.
GE waters Kinrot joint venture
Through GE’s Power & Water and Global Research businesses, the company will provide assistance to Kinrot Ventures’ portfolio of water companies.
Fluor backs Russian start-up
A start-up company will offer engineering and other services to the Russian oil and gas industries in a collaboration between Fluor and Sibur’s Scientific Research and Design Institute for Gas Processing.
ISoftStone floats to range top
ISoftStone sells 7.3 million American depository shares (ADS) at $13 each, which was the top of its expected range, to raised $88.2m.
SAP goes forward with Lavante
Lavante gains SAP Ventures as a new investor in its $8m C round.
UPS delivers cash to SensorLogic
Logistics company UPS reinvests in SensorLogic’s, a US-based software company, $5m D round.
Intel takes stake in Omnesys
Intel Capital has invested $45m in eight Indian companies this year, including Althea Systems, July Systems, MCX, Verismo, Allied Digital Systems, Vriti, Wortal and now Omnesys Technologies.
Soladigm raises round after GE win
Soladigm, which develops energy-efficient glass for buildings, raises $30m in its series C round after GE last month selected Soladigm as one of 12 business partners for investment and commercial partnerships through its ecomagination Challenge, a $200 million corporate venturing fund.
iYogi balances $30m pre-flotation round
SAP Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of Germany-based enterprise software group SAP, reinvested in iYogi, alongside venture capital firms Sequoia Capital India, Canaan Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and US bank SVB India Capital Partners.
Mérieux strikes QuantaLife deal
QuantaLife, a US-based technology company for human genomics, has raised $17.2m in its series B round from a consortium including Mérieux Développement, the corporate venturing company of Institut Mérieux, a French industrial holding company. Venture capital firm Paladin Capital Group led the round, and was joined by peer Vital Financial, as well as Mérieux. Paladin… Continue reading Mérieux strikes QuantaLife deal
SR One wraps itself in Semprus round
GSK’s SR One co-led with venture capital (VC) firm Foundation Medical Partners as new investors in Semprus BioSciences’ $18m series B round.
Pepsi drinks down One coconut
In a series B round of undisclosed size alongside consumer-focused private equity firm Catterton Partners, Pepsico increased its stake in One Natural Experience a year after first investing.
Phyzios downloads $5.6m
Phyzios, a Japan-based provider of applications for Apple’s iPhone, has raised $5.6m in its series B round.