The data centre energy manager has expanded its series B round to $14.5m with a $1m investment from Dominion Resources.
Month: November 2011
Intel in $9.9m Insyde deal
Intel has carried on its long running relationship with firmware company Insyde, investing a further $9.9m.
VideoSurf makes waves with Microsoft sale
Microsoft has acquired the Verizon-backed video discovery technology company for a reported figure of almost $100m.
Ecova continues to grow with Prenova
Energy management company Ecova has grown its customer base by acquiring its competitor, the Siemens-backed Prenova.
Pfizer’s interest in Excaliard beyond skin deep
Pharmaceutical conglomerate Pfizer acquired US-based biopharmaceutical company Excaliard yesterday for an undisclosed amount yesterday in a transaction expected to close before the end of the year. Excaliard’s only significant financing since its 2006 founding was a $15.5m series A round in November 2007, by biomedical company Isis Pharmaceuticals and venture capital firms Alta Partners, ProQuest… Continue reading Pfizer’s interest in Excaliard beyond skin deep
Synacor seeks $75m from IPO
The Intel and Mitsui-backed internet design company has filed for an IPO that could raise up to $75m.
Profitero prices funding
The pricing intelligence service has raised $1m in seed funding from investors including an equity fund belonging to the Bank of Ireland.
Virgin and Strauss water the investment soil
UK-based conglomerate the Virgin Group and Strauss Water, the drinking water purification and filtration division of Israel-based food and beverage company the Strauss Group, embarked on a joint venture to provide customers with purified drinking water, on Sunday. The Virgin Green Fund, an independent private equity firm affiliated with the Virgin Group, will contribute $7.5m… Continue reading Virgin and Strauss water the investment soil
GE and Neste Jacobs blood strategic partnership
Neste Jacobs, the engineering partnership made up of Norway-based Neste Oil and US-based Jacobs Engineering, and GE Healthcare, the medical technology division of energy conglomerate General Electric, signed a strategic alliance on Monday to assist countries in the manufacturing of blood plasma products by providing an approach to building plants to separate and study blood… Continue reading GE and Neste Jacobs blood strategic partnership
RWE and CEE join forces
RWE Innogy, the renewable energy division of Germany-based energy company the RWE Group, and Conetwork Erneuerbare Energien (CEE), the equity investment division of private bank Banke Lamphaus, sealed a venture capital collaboration agreement on Monday. As part of the deal, CEE has paid €25m ($33.8m) for a 22% stake in the Innogy Renewables Technology Fund… Continue reading RWE and CEE join forces
Goldsquare raises money for Fashionandyou
The operators of invitation-based shopping website Fashionandyou.com have raised about $40m from backers including Intel and Nokia.
Mitsui, CEVA see promise with eyeSight
Israel-based touch free electronics interface company eyeSight Mobile Technologies closed a $4.2m series B funding round yesterday, co-led by microprocessor manufacturer CEVA and Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, a corporate venturing unit belonging to Japan-based conglomerate Mitsui. In addition to obtaining equity from the investors, eyeSight will use CEVA’s position to further eyeSight’s reach in… Continue reading Mitsui, CEVA see promise with eyeSight
Portola drinks to $89m round
Styrofoam cup maker Kenneth Dart’s family office joins the consortium backing Portola Pharmaceuticals.
Intermolecular in $96.5m IPO
The research and development outsourcing company raised $96.5m from its initial public offering with corporate backer Symyx Technologies exiting and ATMI retaining its shares.