Mexico-based healthcare company Grupo Vitalmex invests $2m in US-based cell technology company Bioheart.
Month: August 2012
Family Odyssey strengthens bonds with Funium
The latest $1.8m round for the family gaming company follows a $1.2m roundalso led by Family Odyssey.
SBI stirs into Liqvid
Japan-based financial services company SBI Holdings has backed Liqvid, an India-based English language training company. Brijesh Pande, a board member at SBI’s SBI Ven Capital unit in Singapore is joining the board of Liqvid. Liqvid provides a learning technology called EnglishEdge which is used by more than 250,000 learners. Brijesh Pande said: “We are excited… Continue reading SBI stirs into Liqvid
iStopOver finds home at 9flats
Germany-based accommodation website 9flats, backed by the corporate venturing unit of Deutsche Telekom, snaps up Canadian rival iStopOver to expand its reach in North America.
Google signs $8.2m cheque with DocuSign
Google’s corporate venturing unit invests $8.2m in $55.7m Series D funding for eSignature company DocuSign, alongside Comcast Ventures and SAP Ventures.
Google drops out $16m for TuneIn
Popular radio app TuneIn drum up $16m in a venture round led by General Catalyst Partners with participation from Google Ventures, Jafco Ventures, and Sequoia Capital.
IronPlanet pulls IPO
The online marketplace for heavy equipment’s shareholders are venture firm Accel Partners (19.2%), y Caterpillar (9.63%), Komatsu America Corporation (7.4) and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (19.2%).
Triveni takes Aqwise to $4.5m
Triveni Engineering & Industries, an India-listed industrial group, has led Israel wastewater treatment company Aqwise to a $4.5m round. Nikhil Sawhney, a director of Triveni Group said: “We are thrilled to join a global technological leader in the field of water and wastewater treatment. We view this investment as highly synergistic to our Water Business… Continue reading Triveni takes Aqwise to $4.5m
Square wakes up, smells Starbucks’ $25m
Mobile payments start-up Square has attracted a $25m Series D investment from US-based coffee retailer Starbucks.
Cleveland Clinic makes healthy connection to ProMedica
Academic medical centre Cleveland Clinic has partnered up with healthcare organisation ProMedica to deliver higher quality healthcare.
Matomy and thetime send up $2.1m to UppSite
Startup incubator thetime and advertiser Matomy Media are investing $2.1m in automatic website-to-app developer UppSite.
LVMH premiers $19m investment in PVR
L Capital Asia, an LVMH-backed investment fund, plans to invest around $19m in India’s leading cinema company PVR.
Preferred Ventures invests in GoDigital
Online independent film distributor GoDigital attracts a “high six figure” seed-round investment from Preferred Ventures backed by former Facebook and Experian Executives.
Bluebird flies to $60m with Shire
Gene therapy specialist Bluebird Bio raises $60m in a Series D financing round, backed by UK and US-listed pharmaceutical company Shire.