US-based equipment maker Juniper Networks has joined Japan-based Toshiba’s America Electronic Components subsidiary as an investor in Violin Memory’s $35m B round.
Month: February 2011
Venture Quest Capital merges with Optimum
Optimum Business Strategies joins its consulting practice with VC firm Venture Quest Capital
EU’s ‘miniscule’ chance of using research
Academic behind part of European Union’s innovation policy fears continent will miss corporate venturing’s input.
HTC tastes Saffron Digital deal
Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC has made acquired UK-based Saffron Digital, part of Saffron Media Group, after striking a partnership last year. News provider PaidContent said the investment was for £30m ($48m) and provides an exit to venture capital firms Beringea, NewSmith Capital and Duet Asset Management. Beringea made a 5.8 times return on its investment,… Continue reading HTC tastes Saffron Digital deal
Google backs former colleagues
Dasient gains Google Ventures as latest investor.
Softbank backs Synacast
Synacast’s PPTV has 200 million users across China and has sold a 35% stake to Japan-based media group Softbank for $250m.
Mining fund digs into $100m close
Neil Gardyne, principal at New Africa Mining Fund, said: “By NAMF II’s second closing on 31 January 2012, we hope to have a total commitment of up $300m.”
Responsability raises $15m fund
Responsability Social Investments raises venture fund and manages $$800m and is backed by Swiss financial institutions, including Baumann & Cie, Banquiers, Credit Suisse, Raiffeisen Schweiz, Swiss Re, Bank Vontobel as well as George Avenue.
Legend’s Jucheng preps flotation
Investment bank UBS is advising on the flotation of Jucheng, the first training services company to list in China.
Qualcomm names finalists
QPrize Venture Investment Competition picks six regional winners.
Aavishkaar drink Milk Mantra Dairy
Milk Mantra Dairy gains India-based social venture capital firm Aavishkaar Venture Management Services as backer.
Yellow&Blue cheers on Entelios
Yellow&Blue Investment Management, a Netherlands-based clean energy corporate venturing unit on behalf of the local Nuon utility, has co-led the series A round for Entelios. High-Tech Gründerfonds, a Germany-based venture capital firm backed by the local government and companies, was the other co-lead investor in Entelios. Germany-based Entelios started last year as the first nationwide… Continue reading Yellow&Blue cheers on Entelios
Ascension sees clearly with Ocular
Ascension Health Ventures leads $14m D round for Ocular Therapeutix.
Twitpay scores with CompuCredit
Twitpay provides payment software for social media platforms and also added venture capital firm TomorrowVentures to its investor consortium alongside CompuCredit, which spun off its micro-payments units in the UK and US in mid-2009.