AAA December 2011 – Page 15

Joseph Jeong joins Applied Ventures

Joseph Jeong has joined Applied Ventures, the corporate venturing fund for US-based nanomanufacturing technology firm Applied Materials. Jeong joined in August, after pursuing an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an internship at venture capital firm ARCH Venture Partners. Prior to his stint at business school, Jeong held a position… Continue reading Joseph Jeong joins Applied Ventures

XCyton thrills Fidelity

Fidelity Growth Partners India, a private equity division of financial services firm Fidelity Investments, has invested Rs20 crores ($3.9m) in India-based medical diagnostics company XCyton, according to a report in Indian venture capital website VCCircle on Monday. XCyton received an undisclosed amount of funding in 2007 from Birthstone Capital, Amvar Ventures and angel investor Kiran… Continue reading XCyton thrills Fidelity

Morgan Solar closes its second round

Canada-based solar power technology company Morgan Solar secured $9.8m in funding on Tuesday from oil and natural gas delivery corporation Enbridge, taking its series B round to an oversubscribed $28.8m. Enbridge joined energy group Iberdrola and plastics manufacturer Nypro is funding the round. The round follows a similarly oversubscribed series A round last year, which… Continue reading Morgan Solar closes its second round