Singapore Press said it owned 27.8% of Chope, which was valued at S$1.8m in the deal.
Month: March 2013
A trip to ‘Europe’s high-tech Mecca’
This week I fly to Bavaria, the heartland of Germany’s venture industry, to provide an update to technology association the Munich Network on the state of corporate venturing in Europe and globally. The trip should be well worthwhile. Firstly Bavarian companies have long been some of the best in the world in engineering and the… Continue reading A trip to ‘Europe’s high-tech Mecca’
Startupi raises $300,000
Brazil-based tech blog Startupi has raised $300,000 in seed funding from Redpoint eVentures and Initial Capital
Ingenious partners with Zag
UK media-focused venture firm Ingenious Ventures has entered into a strategic partnership with Zag and makes its first investment via its Media Opportunities Fund.
Calavo Growers picks FreshRealm
US-based Calavo Growers has announced it will be come the majority share-holder into cloud-based fresh fruit platform FreshRealm.
Talent finds CreativeLive
US-based CreativeLive has raised $8m in series A financing from Google Ventures, CrunchFund and Creative Artists Agency.
Roche tracks MacuLogix
US-based MacuLogix Inc has raised $3.6m in Series A funding from Roche Venture Fund
Cadence acquires Tensilica for $380m
Cadence Design Systems, a publicly traded maker of electronic design automation products, acquires Fujitsu and NTT-backed Tensilica.
FreakOut invests in Dobleas
US-based Dobleas, a real-time mobile demand-side platform provider, has raised $5.4m in Series B funding from Tokyo-based FreakOut Inc.
Rent the Runway struts with $4.4m
US-based Rent the Runway has raised $4.4m in additional series C funding from American Express and Novel TMT Ventures, bringing the total round to $24.4m.
Cirtec spins off Core
US-based Cirtec has made a strategic investment in Core Manufacturing, a new entity formed in cooperation with the Alfred Mann Foundation for Scientific Research
Alphabet heats up with $16m
US-based Alphabet Energy, a developer of a platform silicon thermoelectric technology, has raised $16m in series B financing led by Encana Corp.
Ru-Net invests $6m into Esky.ru
Ru-Net invests $6m and purchases a 25% stake into baby product e-commerce site Esky.ru.
Bertelsmann edits Epoxy
US-based building tool for professional video channels and networks, Epoxy, has raised $2m in seed funding, with involvement from Bertelsmann and led by GRP.