Fixmo, a US and Canada-based mobile risk management company, has raised an undisclosed amount of strategic funding from South Korea-based electronics chaebol Samsung’s corporate venturing unit. Hyuk-Jeen Suh, senior investment manager with Samsung Ventures America, said: “Secure enterprise mobility, BYOD [bring-your-own-device] and personal privacy protection are some of the most important and exciting areas in… Continue reading Samsung zooms into Fixmo
Month: January 2013
Oonetic buys $2.2m box
Oonetic, a France-based provider of social payment service BuyBox for ecommerce companies, has raised €1.7m ($2.2m) from multi-corporate venture firm Iris Capital and venture capital firm Midi Capital.
Apperian gains strategic Intel
Apperian has raised $28m in aggregate, including $12.4m in March, according to a regulatory filing.
BBVA starts $100m fund
BBVA has also disclosed its first deals by commiting to two venture capital funds and as part of a $4.05m series B round for SaveUp.
Ribbit Capital interests with $100m
Ribbit Capital has raised $100m for its debut fund from limited partners including financial services firms BBVA and Silicon Valley Bank. Serial entrepreneur Meyer “Micky” Malka (pictured), who founded or invested in Bling Nation, Meck, Banco Bracce, Peixe Urbano and Wonga, leads Ribbit, which said it had “bets” on financial services start-ups Borro, Capital Access… Continue reading Ribbit Capital interests with $100m
Vision Critical secures pensioners’ $20m
Vision Critical, a Canada-based provider of online polls backed by a local phone operator, has raised C$20m ($20m) from Omers Ventures, the venture capital unit of one of Canada’s largest pension funds. In July 2004, Critical raised an undisclosed amount from Telus Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous Canada-based phone operator, and has… Continue reading Vision Critical secures pensioners’ $20m
Vision Critical buys DiscoverText
In July 2004, Critical raised an undisclosed amount from Telus Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous Canada-based phone operator.
HTGF adds more corporates
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), a German state and corporate-backed seed investor, has added two limited partners to take its second fund to more than €300m ($400m). The latest commitments from local retailer Metro Group and Media + More Venture, a consortium of three German-language publishers, takes HTGF’s second fund to €301.5m. The fund has 17 corporate limited… Continue reading HTGF adds more corporates
Unilever exits BAC
Spun out from Anglo-Dutch consumer goods conglomerate Unilever in 1995, BAC said its shareholders included Unilever Ventures and family office FF&P Private Equity.
Puppet Labs adds $30m
Puppet Labs, a US-based automation software company Puppet Labs, said software provider VMware had invested $30m as part of a strategic partnership. Ramin Sayar, vice-president of virtualization and cloud management at VMware, said: “This strategic investment and partnership will further accelerate the software-defined data centre, and will allow a more extensive automation and orchestration solution… Continue reading Puppet Labs adds $30m
JSR meters Capstone deal
JSR Micro formed a partnership with Capstone in November 2011 to provide its lithium ion battery to Capstone, which provides wireless water meters.
Qiwi flies into venturing fund
Qiwi, which is named after the Kiwi bird, will invest up to $1m in each start-up.
BuildingIQ constructs $9m
BuildingIQ has a partnership with Schneider Electric, a France-based equipment provider that is a cornerstone limited partner of Aster, to provide energy management tools.
Amex-backed Radius raises $13m
American Express-backed Radius Intelligence, a US provider of a data technology company platform for B2B marketers to find customers, raised $13m in a series B funding. American Express is an existing investor in the company. The company has raised $28.2m to date.