AAA May 2013 – Page 12

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

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