Wireless Seismic, a US-based recording system for seismic data acquisition, has raised $12.5m of a planned $20m series D round, according to a regulatory filing first seen by data provider CB Insights. Kent Wilkinson, head of energy company Chesapeake’s NG Ventures unit and a member of the Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 100, and Larry Lunardi,… Continue reading Wireless Seismic records $12.5m
Month: May 2013
DST’s $315m Rocket investment emerges
The deal makes DST the second biggest investor in the incubator after Swedish Investment AB Kinnevik, whose $1.34bn was provided directly and through its Millicom subsidiary, East-West Digital News, our syndicate partners for Russia report.
Space Monkey stores $2.25m
The other investors besides Google Ventures include venture capital firms and angels.
Roqbot hums to $1.2m
The other investors besides Google Ventures include venture capital firms.
Brandcast banks $1.8m from Benioff
CEO of software company Salesforce.com reveals his latest investment: Brandcast.
Merck roars into Tigerlabs
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund to be initial partner for new innovation track.
Helping hand for Russian and Italian SMEs
RVC InfraFund, an investment fund established by Russian Venture Capital and SME Bank, the subsidiary of state-owned VneshEconomBank designed to support small and medium-sized enterprises, has teamed up with Luxembourg-based ARC Asset Management to launch a new fund to foster the transfer of technology and know-how between Russia and Italy. The ISAM SICAV-SIF fund will… Continue reading Helping hand for Russian and Italian SMEs
LearnZillion brushes up on $7m
O’Reilly Alpha Tech Ventures (OATV) has participated in a $7m series A round in LearnZillion, the Washington DC-based digital curriculum and professional development platform. The round was led by DCM, the early stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, Beijing and Tokyo. NewSchools Venture Fund, Calvert Social Investment Fund and DC Community Ventures, a… Continue reading LearnZillion brushes up on $7m
TE takes stake in PowerbyProxi
New York and Tel Aviv-listed TE Connectivity helps power PowerbyProxi to the tune of $5m.
SocialFlow makes friends with $10m
KBS+ Ventures-backed SocialFlow secures $10m series B round to grow market share as advertising spend goes social.
Gengo translates investments
Intel Capital-backed translation business Gengo raises $12m series B, taking its total fundraising to $21m.
Shapeways builds with series C
Shapeways, a US-based three-dimension (3D) printing spin-out from Netherlands-based healthcare company Philips’ lifestyle incubator, has completed a $30m series C fundraising, led by Andreessen Horowitz, a US-based venture capital company. Current investors, including venture capital firms Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures and Lux Capital also participated in the round. Chris Dixon, a partner at Andreessen… Continue reading Shapeways builds with series C
Skimlinks grows with Japanese expansion
Bertelsmann-backed affiliate link builder Skimlinks takes an undisclosed investment from early stage digital media fund Greycroft Partners.
BayBG takes skin in cosmetic surgery game
GME German Medical Engineering raises $1.3m in series A fundraising, bringing in BayBG as a new investor.