A report distributed by Venture Nashville Connections said Genera Energy was raising money from third parties for its fund.
Month: March 2011
StimatixGI raises $1m
Pontifax is chaired by Eli Hurvitz, chairman of local generic drugs maker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, and has invested $1m in StimatixGI.
Schlumberger strikes second public deal
Samplify Systems raised $11.2m in its series B round from Nasdaq-listed technology company Integrated Device Technology, venture capital firms Charles River Ventures and Formative Ventures as well as Schlumberger.
CardioDx files for $57.5m latest close
News provider VentureWire said venture capital firm Longitude Capital was leading CardioDx’s series E round (which it said was raising $40m).
Qualcomm clicks with exit
CBS is paying an undisclosed amount for Clicker Media, which had raised about $19m since its incubation at venture capital (VC) firm Redpoint Ventures according to news provider Fortune.
Liquidia gains Gates Foundation backing
Liquidia previously raised more than $41m, including a $25m series C round in April from New York-listed clinical research organisation PPD and venture capital firms Canaan Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Morningside Venture Investments, Pappas Ventures and Firelake Capital.
Comcast joins SeedStart Media 2011
New York City-based SeedStart Media 2011 is a summer programme for start-up companies in digital content, e-commerce, advertising infrastructure and mobile technology.
Bonds.com gains $10m
News provider Advanced Trading said venture capital firm Oak Investment Partners and financial services firm GFI Group had invested $6.5m in Bonds.com.
Motorola Mobility plays Moblyng
Harshul Sanghi, managing director of Motorola Mobility Ventures, said: “Moblyng was an early adopter of Android and is an industry leader in using HTML5 to bring cross-platform social gaming experiences to mobile devices.”
China sparks Amprius funding power
IPV Capital and Qian Neng Fund emerge from China to back US-based Amprius.
February dealflow slows down
There were 72 new rounds of funding and 12 exits through trade sales or flotations last month, according to Global Corporate Venturing.
Reinet calls out for Yola
Yola, formerly known as Synthasite, has raised $25m from Reinet, according to its Facebook page.
Overture works for Hatteras Networks
The combined company will operate as Overture Networks.
Lee joins Lightbank from Playboy
As a partner at Lightbank, Paul Lee will work with co-founders Eric Lefkovsky and Brad Keywell, the co-founders of consumer coupon company Groupon.