Merck’s Global Health Innovation Fund backs data management company Liaison Technologies, which has grown revenues 40% ever year for the last four years.
Month: April 2012
Intel helps ScienceLogic deduce $15m
Intel Capital backs the cloud software company, joining New Enterprise Associates in the syndicate.
LED Engin revs up series E
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital is joined by Taiwan-based Industrial Technology Investment Company’s GVT fund backing the US-based lighting company.
Heiliger goes to North Bridge
Jonathan Heiliger, vice president of technical operations at Facebook until last year, and the founder of Global Crossing Ventures in 1999, joins North Bridge Venture Partners.
RIM helps set up Canada incubator
Research In Motion has backed Hyperdrive, a Canada-based start-up incubator with a $30m fund.
Neato Robotics raises $12.2m
Vorwerk Direct Selling Ventures helps the US-based robot household chore company reach $35m raised in its eight year history.
Mitsui games with MoMinis
Mitsui Ventures helps Israel-based gaming incentives company MoMinis raise $4.5m.
Intel snaps up Olaworks
The US-based chip manufacturer buys Olaworks, which Intel Capital backed in 2007.
Eucalyptus grows to $30m round
The University of California, Santa Barbara cloud spin out raises the funds backed by BV Capital, the former corporate venturing unit of Germany-based media company Bertelsmann.
Google Ventures strolls with Wander
Google’s corporate venturing unit backs stealth start-up Wander, joining NextView Ventures, SoftTechVC and others backing the company.
Struq raises $8.5m
Reed Elsevier is joined by Allen & Co and Pentech Ventures backing the UK-based advertising company.
NCR backs uGenius
NCR Corporation backs uGenius Technology, a US-based video banking company.
BGF chews into Barburrito
The Business Growth Fund invests in its fifth deal in three months, backing Mexican street food chain Barburrito.
Novo leads Alder to $38m round
The antibody therapeutics company Alder BioPharmaceuticals raises $38m, led by Novo Ventures with backing from Sevin Rosen, HIG Ventures and TPG Biotech among others.