AAA May 2013 – Page 13

Wireless Seismic records $12.5m

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

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

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