Carrier-class WiFi solutions provider Ruckus Wireless has raised $126m from the sale of 8.4m shares priced at $15 each in its IPO.
Month: November 2012
AutoTrader revs up Bitauto
Digital automotive marketplace AutoTrader Group makes strategic investment of $58.5m in return for a 21.8% stake in China-based auto internet company Bitauto.com.
Info Edge commits to Happily Unmarried
India-based online e-classified company, Info Edge, has invested $0.9m in return for a 25% in gift company Happily Unmarried Marketing.
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HubSpot raises $35m mezzanine round
The software marketing company backed by US-based search engine Google and enterprise software company Salesforce raises funds including from a large institutional investor, as it prepares to operate like a public company.
HTGF whirs for Synapticon
High-Tech Gründerfonds, the corporate-backed German state investment fund, and Seedfonds Baden-Wuerttemberg have helped Germany-based robotics company Synapticon raise funds. The pair of investors were joined by angel Günter Lang. Synapticon’s products are designed to make the use of robotics easier for manufacturers. modular embedded hardware, model-based software development, and a complete development environment in order… Continue reading HTGF whirs for Synapticon
Isis launches in Austin, Salt Lake City
Mobile wallet company founded by telecommunications companies AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless launches product in two US cities.
Sensimed raises $18m
The C round is also co-led by venture firms Wellington Partners and Agate Medical Investments as well as medical device entrepreneurs.
Qualcomm Labs@EvoNexus incubates first companies
Three companies were backed with $550,000 by the incubation programme set up by US-based semiconductor company Qualcomm and technology industry association CommNexus’s incubator EvoNexus.
Creative Artists Agency finds fit with NuOrder
Creative Artists Agency helps fashion ecommerce software company NuOrder, raise $3m in series A funding.
E.ventures chomps into Munchery
E.ventures, a venture firm with corporate backing, helps food delivery company Munchery raise $4m in series A funding.
Inflight buyout follows minority stake buy
Complex buyout by Nasdaq listed Global Eagle Acquisition Corporation of two inflight entertainment companies, was proceeded by a minority stake buy by one company in the other in June.
Itochu, SMBC draw up part of Mangazenkan
Itochu Technology Ventures and SMBC Venture Capital help the parent company manga shopping website Mangazenkan.com top up its total raised to about $3.3m.
Chinese corporates set up Shanghai Culture fund
The fund started by China-based financial group Haitong Securities and China-based media group Shanghai Media Group is targeting to raise RMB10bn ($1.6bn).