Digital media investor Iris Capital has led an expansion round for the German online marketplace.
Month: May 2013
Quasar searches for LatAm stars
Emergence Capital Partners, a US-based venture capital firm, has led a $5.4m investment in a Latin American technology incubator created by the founders of the regional office supply company Officenet, which was sold to US chain Staples in 2004. the incubator, Quasar, will be based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and plans to create 10 global… Continue reading Quasar searches for LatAm stars
Liquid Robotics voyages to $45m
The maker of autonomous ocean-going robots, backed by oil services firm Schlumberger, has raised $45m in a series E.
Ouya consolled with $15m
Ouya originally raised money via crowdsourcing platform Kickstarter before its latest round with Nvidia.
PerspecSys secures its $12m
In May 2011, Intel Capital led the $8m A round for PerspecSys.
LiquidSpace adds $1.3m
Sara Armbruster, vice-president of corporate strategy and workspace futures at Steelcase, said: “Many of our biggest customers are undertaking a real estate transformation and our investment in LiquidSpace reflects how critically important alternate space is to enable this change.”
Egnyte secures Bema
Egnyte said it would expand the Poland-based team by a factor of four over the next 12 months after the acquisition.
Receptos floats on Nasdaq
Receptos raised $73m in its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
E.ON, SK Group power Westly cleantech fund
Westly Group has raised a second clean technology fund, backed by the utility, E.ON, SK Group and Citi.
Sierra Ventures bets on genomic data
Venture capital firm Sierra Ventures has led a $6.25m series B funding round into US-based genomics data startup Bina Technologies. The company is reportedly seeking $8m to finally close its B round from an additional investment by a “strategic life sciences investor”. Bina, founded in 2011, raised seed funding from angel investors, including IQ Labs… Continue reading Sierra Ventures bets on genomic data
iStreamPlanet’s Olympic gains
Juniper Networks’ corporate venturing arm, the Junos Innovation Fund, has joined a series A round for IStreamPlanet, a US-based developer of live streaming video technology, following a collaboration between two at the London Olympic Games. Intel Capital, the eponymous chipmaker’s corporate venturing arm, led the A round, in which strategic investors Interxion and Turner Broadcasting… Continue reading iStreamPlanet’s Olympic gains
Fair Trading Technology makes Bloom CIO
Foreign exchange trading technology firm brings in new chief operating officer to replace Robert Bloom in the role.
Patagonia wraps up $20m fund
The $20 Million & Change fund will invest between $500,000 and $5m for minority and/or majority stakes in early-stage companies that have at least $1m in revenue or value.
Movable Ink markets its $11m
In 2011, Movable Ink raised $1.3m in its A round.