The gift card company wins strategic investment from Citi Ventures.
Month: March 2012
Semprius raises $3m
Siemens and Applied Ventures-backed Semprius won backing from Morgan Creek, Illinois and In-Q-Tel in January.
ZeOmega reports 60% revenue growth
The top-line growth in 2011 comes after the healthcare software provider secured its first institutional investment the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association’s venture fund and its manager Sandbox Industries.
H&R Block swipes Wipit round
H&R Block signs strategic partnership and investment with mobile payments company Wipit.
IDG slips into Zivame
IDG Ventures has helped India-based lingerie company Zivame raise its first founding round after it was set up last year.
Vocera dials into $80.5m IPO
Motorola and Cisco Systems are selling shares in the flotation of the provider of mobile technology for hospitals.
Cisco says SalesCrunch $1 bid for WebEx ‘a stunt’
AOL Ventures-backed SalesCrunch made the offer, plus 15% equity in itself, for online meeting software company WebEx, which was bought by Cisco for $3.2bn. Cisco labelled the move “a cute publicity stunt”.
ViewRay scans $45m
The corporate venturing unit of Siemens supports the US-based cancer treatment company’s third round after it won Food and Drug Administration approval for one of its products.
Bioformix moulds $13.6m
Mitsui helps the US-based plastics company raise $13.6m, saying the company had “great potential to provide a paradigm shift” in many industries
Covidien eyes $300m SuperDimension buy
Covidien is reportedly set to buy the manufacturer of catheters for lung cancer and disease patients, which it backed in a corporate venturing deal last year.
Enphase shines up $87.4m IPO
The US-based solar company backed by Applied Materials set its range on Monday at $10 to $12 per share.
Credit Suisse bought Google’s Clearwire stake
Credit Suisse reportedly emerges as the mystery buyer of Google’s Clearwire stake.
Youku, Tudou merge
The merger of China-based video websites Youku and Tudou sparked a near tripling in the value of Tudou’s shares, reversing a slide post flotation.
Green Dot catches Loopt
The Walmart-backed bank holding company, which listed in 2010, acquires mobile app company Loopt.