AAA September 2013 – Page 3

Plaid picks up Google cheque

Plaid, a US-based financial technology startup which provides developers with an API for banking data, allowing them to programatically 
interact with banks and credit cards, has raised $2.8m from Google Ventures, the corporate venturing division of internet search firm Google, together with venture capital firms Spark Capital, Felicis Ventures, New Enterprise Associates and Homebrew, the… Continue reading Plaid picks up Google cheque

Concur and Visage Mobile keep travelling together

Visage Mobile, a US-based technology company which provides enterprise mobility management software-as-service (SaaS) to help companies manage their mobile device inventory, usage and costs, has secured an undisclosed amount of investment from Concur, a US-based company which provides travel and expense management technology. Visage Mobile is already backed by Qualcomm and Motorola Solutions from previous funding… Continue reading Concur and Visage Mobile keep travelling together

App Annie happy with just $15m

App Annie, a China-based analytics service for mobile device applications, has closed a $15m round of funding led by Sequoia Capital’s US fund, with participation from existing investors, IDG Capital Partners, the corporate venturing unit of publisher International Data Group, and venture capital firms Greycroft Partners, e.ventures (spun off from Germany-based publisher Bertelsmann) and Infinity… Continue reading App Annie happy with just $15m

Bertelsmann Asia deal Mo9 ‘pays back’

A mobile-based credit service that allows gamers to play and pay later has caught the eye and capital of corporate venturing outfit, Bertelsmann Asia Investment Fund, and venture capital firm, Sequoia Capital. The China-US outfit, Mo9, has raised millions of dollars in this series B round, according to the gaming sector press.

Rakuten takes $23m Slice

Rakuten, a Japan e-commerce and internet company, has led a $23m round of investment in US-based app developer, Slice. Slice uses the information buried in your email inbox to create fun and useful consumer applications and experiences. Slice is backed by DCM, Floodgate, Innovation Endeavors (Eric Schmidt), Lightspeed Venture Partners, NPD Group, Siguler Guff’s Russia… Continue reading Rakuten takes $23m Slice

Nexon-backed Shiver free to play

Nexon, a Japan free-to-play games publisher, that is best known for games like MapleStory and Combat Arms, has invested an undisclosed amount of capital in Shiver Entertainment. Shiver is a games studio founded by John Schappert, formerly of EA and Zynga.  Schappert, who also founded Tiburon Entertainment, the developer behind the Madden series. Schappert only… Continue reading Nexon-backed Shiver free to play

Tuniu raises tidy $60m package

Tuniu, a China-based online travel package provider, which can name Japan e-commerce and internet company Rakuten as one of its investors, has raised $60m in a series D funding. The deal was led by  Singapore-based investment firm Temasek and US-based venture firm DCM. Existing backers also participated. Established in 2006, Tuniu.com focuses on domestic and international… Continue reading Tuniu raises tidy $60m package