Capbridge already operates as a private equity and real estate investment firm, and is led by Frank Orrell, chairman and CEO. Before joining Texas Instruments, Davorin held key sales and business roles at Telogy Networks, Neuron Data/Blaze Software, Saber Software / Centerline and NuThena Systems.
Month: January 2014
Chuisano moving at JJDC
Mike Chuisano is now vice president of venture investments and chief operating officer at Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC), according to a LinkedIn update.
Series E round dishes out $88m for Delivery Hero
Germany-based Delivery Hero has raised $88m in a series E round to consolidate its global position in the online and mobile food ordering sector. Insight Ventures led the deal. Existing backers include Kite Ventures, Team Europe, ruNet, Tengelmann Ventures, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Point Nine Capital and Phenomen Ventures. Its total funding to date is about $200m.
Luxexcel set for growth
Luxexcel Group, a Netherlands-based inventor of “printoptical technology” – a 3D printing process to prototype and manufacture lenses and optical products – has closed a growth financing round in the company of “several million Euros” provided by Munich Venture Partners, Filsa Capital and Chrysalix SET, manager of venture capital funds backed by Netherlands-based corporates Delta… Continue reading Luxexcel set for growth
Brandtone: Syngenta, Unilever, Verlinvest plant €14m to see messages bloom
A €4m investment in Ireland-based Brandtone, an emerging markets mobile marketing company, by the venture capital arm of agri-business company Syngenta has been as part of a strategic move by the corporate investor to engage in more innovative ways with farmers in China, India, South East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Syngenta will commence work with… Continue reading Brandtone: Syngenta, Unilever, Verlinvest plant €14m to see messages bloom
Alstom, Solvay, Schneider: calm, cool and collected over Iceotope
EIF and corporate-sponsor-backed Aster Capital has backed a $10m series A round of funding for UK IT cooling specialist, Iceotope.
Google’s $3.2bn Nest take-over to access smart home growth
Google has acquired Nest Labs, a US start-up that designs and distributes smart home technology hardware, namely thermostats and smoke detectors. The deal has been reported to be worth $3.2bn, which equates to about just under 6% of Google’s cash. Nest was founded by Tony Fadell, one of the leading minds behind Apple’s iPod. The… Continue reading Google’s $3.2bn Nest take-over to access smart home growth
Corp VCs peas in a pod over $120m Wandoujia series B round
SoftBank Corp’s corporate venturing unit has led a $120m series B round of funding in China’s largest mobile application platform company, Wandoujia. The latest round brings the company’s total funding to date to a reported $128m, having raised $8m from SoftBank, DCM and its incubator, Innovation Work Development Fund, in 2011, all of which have… Continue reading Corp VCs peas in a pod over $120m Wandoujia series B round
Quandoo tucks into $8m
Berlin-based restaurant booking platform raises $8 million series B led by Holtzbrinck and DN Capital with ambitions to broaden into a marketing and commerce platform for local businesses.
Zachary Prell finds closer fit with TAL
Zachary Prell, a US-based sportswear brand for men, has raised $15m in a series A financing round from strategic investor TAL Group, a Hong Kong-headquartered garment manufacturer. As part of the series A round, Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Group, has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Zachary Prell previously raised seed financing from angel… Continue reading Zachary Prell finds closer fit with TAL
Fujitsu joins SuVolta’s $10.6m round
SuVolta, a US-based developer of scalable semiconductor technologies for low-power, high-performance integrated circuits (ICs), has secured $10.6m in funding with the participation of new investor, Japan-based Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, alongside existing investors, venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), August Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Northgate Capital and DAG Ventures. Previously, in January… Continue reading Fujitsu joins SuVolta’s $10.6m round
SunBridge takes to AnyRoad
Japanese seed accelerator SunBridge backs tourism startup AnyRoad, an online platform which aims to bring technology to typically offline commerce.
Covidien throws funds into Fire1
Fire1, a Ireland-based therapeutic devices startup being launched by The Foundry medical device incubator, is raising undisclosed amount of series A funding from Covidien plc, an Ireland and US-based healthcare products company, together with venture capital firms Lightstone Ventures and New Enterprise Associates. Stacy Enxing Seng, President, Vascular Therapies, Covidien, who joins Fire1’s Board of… Continue reading Covidien throws funds into Fire1
WuXi AppTec backs Avelas Biosciences
Chinese-US contract researcher joins $6.85m series B financing round for US biotechnology company Avelas Biosciences.