Yahoo! Japan has led a $27m series C round of funding in BrightTag, a US marketing technology platform company, after selecting BrightTag’s newly patented Fuse technology to power its data management platform (DMP). Other investors in the round included Baird Capital, EPIC Ventures, I2A, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and TomorrowVentures. BrightTag will use the funds… Continue reading Yahoo! Japan takes bite out of data hungry BrightTag
Month: November 2013
Sky opens over Silicon Valley
Britsh Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Sky) is investing $8m in Luminari Capital, a new, US-based venture capital fund focusing on technology and media startup companies that operate within the theme of innovation in video. In a statement, Sky explains: “Through this investment Sky will increase its exposure to relevant startup companies that it may choose… Continue reading Sky opens over Silicon Valley
Walkbase runs with Sberbank
East-West Digital News Walkbase, a Finland-based marketing optimization platform for brick & mortar retailers, has announced a €3m ($4.1m) series A round investment led by SBT Venture Capital, the venture arm of the Russian national savings bank Sberbank. Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, former CEO of Nokia, also participated in the round. Walkbase will invest the funds in… Continue reading Walkbase runs with Sberbank
Kidaptive gets $10.1m lesson
Edtech startup Kidaptive raises $10.1m in series B backed by animation studio Prana Studios, Stanford-StartX Fund and others.
LendUp lands Google funding
Payday loan company LendUp secures $14m series A round led by Google Ventures, to expand its online operations beyond California, Missouri and Louisiana to other US states.
CrunchFund backs database builder FoundationDB
US-based database company FoundationDB raises $17m led by Sutter Hill Ventures and joined by AOL’s CrunchFund.
6Wunderkinder to make do with $19m
6Wunderkinder, a German-based developer of the Wunderlist task management mobile application (app), has raised €14.1m ($19m) series B funding led by new investor Sequoia Capital. making its first investment in Germany; previous investors Atomico and Earlybird also participated, bringing total investment in 6Wunderkinder to $30m. Sir Michael Moritz, Sequoia partner, is joining the board of… Continue reading 6Wunderkinder to make do with $19m
Aileron raises $30m F series funds
Aileron Therapeutics, a US-based biopharmaceutical company that is developing therapeutics based on its stapled peptide drug platform, has secured $30m in series E equity financing from existing investors including Roche Venture Fund, the corporate venturing unit of Switzerland-based Roche, Novartis Venture Funds, the corporate venturing unit of Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company Novartis, Lilly Ventures, the corporate… Continue reading Aileron raises $30m F series funds
Catabasis raises $32.4m B funding
Biotech company Catabasis Pharmaceuticals raises $32.4m B funding led by Lightstone Ventures and including AstraZeneca’s MedImmune Ventures, to pursue development of medicines to treat inflammatory and metabolic diseases.
Amex, Bank of America and Fifth Third Bank pay Bill.com
Cash flow management start-up Bill.com raises $38m led by ScaleVP and backed by American Express and strategic investors Bank of America and Fifth Third Bank.
Quirky gets wink from GE
Quirky, a US-based consumer products maker which realises designs and inventions submitted through an online platform, has raised $79m in series D, of which General Electric (GE) contributed $30m; the round included the participation of venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz, Norwest Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Quirky has raised over… Continue reading Quirky gets wink from GE
Google warms to Building Robotics
Building Robotics, a US-based software company whose ‘Comfy’ solution allows personalized temperature in the workplace, has raised $1.1m seed financing round from Google Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of internet search firm Google, venture capital firms Claremont Creek Ventures, Formation 8, Navitas Capital and Red Swan Ventures, and angel investors. The investment will allow Building… Continue reading Google warms to Building Robotics
Constellation stays aligned with Astrum Solar
US residential solar panel installer Astrum Solar raises fresh funding led by NewWorld Capital Group and including energy supplier Constellation.
WebRadar picks up Citrix
Brazilian big data and operational intelligence company WebRadar raises new equity from Citrix and existing investor Intel Capital, to accelerate its international growth.