Japan-based Dimer Lab has raised Y28m from SMBC Venture Capital and angel investors.
Month: January 2013
Donuts swallows Social Lunch
Social game developer Donuts has acquired Social Lunch, a website operated by SyncLunch, a year and four months since its launch.
CyberAgent invests in Bilna
Following their investment into e-commerce marketplace, Tokopedia, CyberAgent Ventures has made its second investment in Indonesian with an investment into baby product website Bilna.
SunBridge invests in Language.
Seed accelerator SunBridge Global Ventures has invested in US-based Language Cloud through the SunBridge Startups programme.
TeamSpirit lifts $1.1m
Japan-based TeamSpirit has raised funds from Nippon Venture Capital, SMBC Venture Capital and Nissay Capital in a $1.1m Series B round.
iCreate soars with $9.2m B round
India-based data analytics start-up iCreate Software has closed a $9.2m series B round led by venture fund Sequoia Capital with involvement from return backers, publisher International Data Group’s IDG Venture India corporate venturing unit.
Aerie floats into $3m
US-based Aerie Pharmaceuticals, backed by TPG, has raised $3m toward a $15m round of debt, rights and securities,
Legend backs Howbuy
Legend Capital has backed third-party investment advisory firm Howbuy Investment Management Co with an undisclosed investment.
Appconomy secures $5.8m
US-based software maker Appconomy has raised $5.8m of a planned $6m.
Astute raises $500,000
Astute Medical, a US-based provider of laboratory tests and backed by Johnson & Johnson Development and Kaiser Permanente Ventures, has raised $500,000.
Adaptive hires Pefley
US-based Adaptive Planning has appointed David Pefley to its lead finance role.
Pearson purchases 5% Nook Media
UK-based education and media company Pearson has acquired a 5% stake in Nook Media for $90m.