Educational games developer Fingerprint Digital, backed by games developer THQ, raises $7.7m from undisclosed investors.
Month: September 2012
Investor AB finds HireVue is right candidate
HireVue closes a $17m series C round led by industrial holding firm Investor AB.
Telefónica dials in $377m venture fund
Communications company Telefónica has announced the launch of Amérigo, a €300m ($377m) network of venture capital funds. Telefónica plans to invest an initial €68m ($85m) in the next five years. The firm expects the initial capital will generate an estimated €1bn ($1.25bn) worth of business projects. The fund, which is promoted by Telefónica Digital, will… Continue reading Telefónica dials in $377m venture fund
Novartis doses up on Aerpio
Biofirm Aerpio Therapeutics secures a $27m series A round, led by Novartis, an existing backer of parent company Akebia.
Statoil drilling for early-stage tech firms
Statoil unveils plans to invest NOK 150m ($25.8m) in early-stage tech firms.
Everyme snaps up $2.15m
Social photo network Everyme, backed by AOL’s Crunchfund, raises $2.15m series A round led by Tencent.
AppSense plays it quiet about IPO
Goldman-backed software provider AppSense is planning an IPO, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Wittlebee kits out the kids with acquisition
Google-backed children’s clothing club Wittlebee has acquired kids clothes maker Cottonseed Clothing Company.
TenXer sees True for $3m
Google Ventures-backed personal productivity startup TenXer raises $3m in a series B round led by True Ventures.
Geopost looks for venturing to deliver
Geopost, international delivery subsidiary of France-based La Poste, is stepping up its presence in corporate venturing and one of the companies it has could soon have Olympian Usain Bolt as a torch carrier.
Valley culture trumps metrics
Corporates looking to approach Silicon Valley need to be aware of the ecosystem’s temptations to staff and also take care that the insights gained from being there are taken on by parent organisations.
Workday eyes $400m float
The Flextronics International-backed human resources and finance software company plans to list ,after having raised about $265m in its history.
Rocket-Internet’s Payleven makes global push
Credit card payment system Payleven has now launched in the UK, Netherlands, Poland and Brazil, after being trialed for six weeks in its home market, Germany. The system uses an add-on card reader for smartphones coupled an app to enable users to credit merchants over the 3G mobile phone network in exchange for a percent… Continue reading Rocket-Internet’s Payleven makes global push