AAA August 2013 – Page 5

T-Venture reinvests in VeliQ

VeliQ, the Netherlands-based provider of a mobility platform as a service (mPaaS), which enables management of mobile devices within an organization from a central location, has closed a $9m series B round of financing led by Danish venture capital firm Northcap, with participation of existing investor T-Venture Holding, the corporate venturing investment subsidiary of Germany-based… Continue reading T-Venture reinvests in VeliQ

Utilities: the transformers

Utilties generally are being transformed by the connected world, with energy companies, telecommunications groups and other service providers rapidly changing. The move towards the smart grid – a power grid that uses information and communications technology to gather and act on consumer use information – is leading to greater decentralisation within the grid, while the provision of internet services has transformed the… Continue reading Utilities: the transformers

BuildersCloud lays foundations

BuildersCloud, a US-based company that provides file-sharing and mobile collaboration for construction professionals, has raised more than $1m  in a seed funding  round led by Dave McClure, of 500 Startups, and Rudy Gadre, former executive at Facebook and Amazon; other investors include Denny Hill Capital, TEC Ventures, TA Venture, Linden Rhoads, Sujal Patel, and construction… Continue reading BuildersCloud lays foundations