Since its debut, the company has been financed by industrial groups Marcel Dassault and Erasteel, an advanced materials subsidiary of Eramet Group that makes lanthane-based alloys, an essential element of the magnetic refrigeration technology used by Cooltech.
Month: April 2013
AgBiome grows into $14.5m
AgBiome, a US-based developer of agricultural products to improve crop productivity, has raised $14.5m in its series A round from a consortium including undisclosed corporate venturing units and the scion of a UK-based food retailer. Venture capital firm Polaris Partners led the A round and was joined by peers Arch Venture Partners and Harris &… Continue reading AgBiome grows into $14.5m
Google sees clearly with VCs
Bill Maris, managing partner of Google Ventures, said venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Andreessen Horowitz had joined its Glass Collective.
Cleave targets NEA
Cleave extends A round by $10m.
Kaplan climbs into Treehouse
Treehouse Island, a US-based online coding education platform, has raised $7m in its series B round from a consortium led by media group Washington Post’s Kaplan Ventures. Venture capital firm Social+Capital Partnership also invested in the B round. Kate Eberle Walker, vice-president for corporate investment and strategy at Kaplan Ventures, will join Treehouse’s board. She… Continue reading Kaplan climbs into Treehouse
MarkLogic raises $25m
The new funding brings the total raised to $71.2m, according to news provider BizJournal.
Optimizely searches out $28m
Optimizely, a a US-based website testing company, has raised $28m in its series A round from a consortium including US-based search engine Google’s corporate venturing unit. Venture capital firm Benchmark Capital led the A round, which included peers Bain Capital Ventures, Battery Ventures and InterWest Partners as well as Google Ventures. In June, Google Ventures… Continue reading Optimizely searches out $28m
Zerto stores $13m
Murat Bicer, managing director of RTP Ventures, will join the Zerto’s board.
Demandbase houses $15m
Technology company Demandbase has raised $15m in series D financing led by return backers Scale Venture Partners and with continued involvement from Adobe.
Kraft invests in SyanpDx
SynapDx Corp has secured what has been described as a ‘significant investment’ from Kraft Group.
ZeaKal reaps $3.8m
Plant science company ZeaKal has raised $3.8m in series A financing from Finistere Ventures, Two Oceans and the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council.
Marin raises $105m IPO
Marin Software has raised $105m in its IPO pricing 7.5 million shares at $14 per share. Original plans offered 7 million shares at between $11 and $13.
Top-level focus on technological discontinuity
Corporate venturing (CV) funds are often established to generate strategic value for the corporate parent. Thesuccess of CV activities is therefore not only measured in terms of growth, but also how well CV can complementinternal research and development efforts or gain early access to potentially disruptive technologies and business models. For this reason, CV investments… Continue reading Top-level focus on technological discontinuity
Warby boxes up Bespoke Post
The other investors included venture capital firms Great Oaks, 500 Startups and BHV Ventures.