AAA June 2011 – Page 12

T-Venture ticks ‘done’ on 6Wunderkinder

T-Venture, the corporate venturing unit of Germany-based phone operator Deutsche Telekom, has invested an undisclosed amount in a local, online applications developer, 6Wunderkinder. This additional funding comes six months after the Berlin-based company raised €500,000 ($725,000) from the High-Tech Gründerfonds, a state- and corporate-backed fund for early-stage investments. Last year, 6Wunderkinder launched Wunderlist as a… Continue reading T-Venture ticks ‘done’ on 6Wunderkinder

Inventages pumps iron with Shield

Shield Therapeutics, a Switzerland-based specialty pharmaceutical company treating iron deficiency in the blood, has raised €8.2m ($12m) from Inventages Venture Capital, which acts as the corporate venturing unit for local chocolate maker Nestle, in its series A round.   The round gives a post-money valuation of €35m and will be paid in two equal tranches… Continue reading Inventages pumps iron with Shield

SAP leads way into OpenX

Alongside SAP Ventures in OpenX’s $20m D round are AOL Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of internet services provider AOL, Japan-based financial services group Mitsui, Presidio Ventures, which invests on behalf of Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo and venture capital firms Accel Partners, DAG Ventures and Index Ventures.