Palomar Health and Qualcomm launch glassware incubator to explore medical application of wearable computing devices such as Google Glass.
Month: July 2013
Celgene signs option to acquire Acetylon
Celgene Corporation pays investee company Acetylon Pharmaceuticals $100m upfront and signs development agreement with $500m+ acquisition option.
Johnson & Johnson brings ReVision Optics into focus
Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation invests in $55m financing of company dedicated to removing the need for reading glasses.
Johnson Controls joins AutoHarvest
Automotive seating manufacturer joins innovation and IP marketplace.
App Annie launches new version of app analytics platform
IDG-backed app analytics provider releases new version of platform for tracking app store downloads.
Google’s Shona Brown joins ClearStory as strategic advisor
Dr Shona Brown, who served on Google’s management team from 2003 to January 2013, when she stepped into an advisory role with Google, has joined the advisory board of data analytics startup ClearStory Data as a strategic advisor. Google Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of search engine Google, participated in a $9m series A round… Continue reading Google’s Shona Brown joins ClearStory as strategic advisor
Nokia and Qualcomm back touch-screen game developer Grand Cru
Nokia Growth Partners and Qualcomm Ventures join lead investor Idinvest Partners in $11m series A funding for Finnish game developer Grand Cru.
Global University Venturing Summit, London
A half day event and dinner with thought leaders in universities taking equity stakes in their spin outs.
Bain’s Jack Sweeney becomes SevOne CEO
Jack Sweeney, 56, former managing director at Bain Venture Capital, has taken over as chief executive officer (CEO) of SevOne in place of Michael Phelan, who has retired from the CEO position for health reasons but continues as a strategic adviser. SevOne, which raised $150m funding from Bain Capital in January 2013, is an IT… Continue reading Bain’s Jack Sweeney becomes SevOne CEO
Steamboat unfurls finance for Zettics
Zettics, a US-based mobile carrier data analytics company which helps mobile operators understand how data services are being consumed, has raised $8.2m in a new financing round led by new investor, Excelestar Ventures, and supported by additional investments from existing investors, Steamboat Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of US media company The Walt Disney Company,… Continue reading Steamboat unfurls finance for Zettics
Samsung puts funds into SolidFire
Storage system provider SolidFire raises $31m series C finance led by Samsung Ventures.
Intel funds DDoS protection provider Prolexic
Prolexic Technologies raises $30m series C funding led by Intel Capital and Trident Capital.
Advance Publications joins Joor funding
Wholesale buying fashion marketplace raises $15m series B funding from investors including parent company of magazine publisher Conde Nast.
Amex invests in LearnVest personal finance trainer
American Express Ventures joins $16.5m funding round for online personal finance training platform.