AAA February 2014 – Page 3

Month: February 2014

Telefónica Ventures calls in for more security

Telefónica Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of Spain-based telecommunications group Telefónica, has co-invested in Spanish cybersecurity company Blueliv as part of a first round of venture funding for the company worth EUR 2.5m ($3.22m). This makes Blueliv the first example of joint investment between Kibo Ventures, a branch of the Amerigo Venture Capital network sponsored… Continue reading Telefónica Ventures calls in for more security

Vungle grabs $17m opportunity

Vungle, a US-based in-app, mobile video advertising technology company, has secured $17m in series B funding led by Thomvest Ventures, the investment vehicle of Peter Thomson, director of media company Thomson Reuters, with participation from existing investor, Crosslink Capital, Google Ventures, the venture capital division of internet search company Google, AOL Ventures, the venture capital… Continue reading Vungle grabs $17m opportunity

Intel gees up in China

Intel Capital, the global investment and M&A organization of semiconductor company Intel, has invested in big data, mobile marketing company Shanghai Yeapoo Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Yeapoo), as well as signing agreements to invest in data storage infrastructure company Tianjin Zhongke BlueWhale Information Technology Co., Ltd. (BlueWhale) and cloud infrastructure operator Wuxi China Cloud Technology… Continue reading Intel gees up in China

Lemoptix on Swisscom radar

Swisscom Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of Swisscom, has invested an undisclosed amount of capital into Swiss company Lemoptix. Lemoptix, a 2008 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology spin-off, has developed technology that embeds micro-projectors in devices such as mobile phones, automotive baking sensors and wearable displays.

Time Warner plugs $5m into iSocket

A $5m series B round of funding for online advertising sales company, iSocket, was led by Time Warner Investments. Others that took part included Condé Nast, R&R Venture Partners- a fund formed by former Time Warner Chief Executive Officer Dick Parsons and Ronald Lauder, and investor Vivi Nevo. The investment will undoubtedly give the investors… Continue reading Time Warner plugs $5m into iSocket

VivaKi takes its PlaceIQ

VivaKi, the corporate venturing unit of French communications company Publicis Groupe, has invested in a $15m series C round of funding for PlaceIQ. The deal was led by new investors Harmony Partners and Iris Capital, fund manager for Orange and Publicis since 2012. PlaceIQ will leverage the latest round of funding to expand the business and pursue additional growth opportunities.

JAIC, Nippon treat Regimmune to $9.2m series D

Japan Asia Investment Corporation (JAIC) and Nippon Venture Capital Corp (NVCC) have led a $9.2m series D round of funding for Regimmune, a Japanese biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialisation of immune regulatory therapeutics to treat life-threatening and debilitating conditions, including allergies, auto-immune diseases and transplantation.

Kaltura captures $47m

Kaltura, a US-based open source video platform, has raised $47m in a series E round led by SAP Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of software company SAP and Nokia Growth Partners, Commonfund Capital, and Gera Ventures. Others that took part in the latest round include .406 Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment and Silicon Valley Bank. The company has raised $115m to date.

Bukalapak rings in corporate investment

Bukalapak.com, a C2C marketplace e-commerce in Indonesia that enables sellers and buyers to do secured online transaction in simple way, has attracted an undisclosed amount of capital from Japan price data aggregator Aucfan, angel investor and venture capital outfit 500 Startups, and existing investor Gree Ventures.

Digital Garage strategically parks $7.5m into betaworks

Japan internet services company and incubator, Digital Garage, has contributed an additional $7.5m in a $10m round to US start-up investor and product launch company, betaworks. The latest funding is part of a larger $20m funding round that was announced in December 2013. Since 2008 the company has raised a reported $47.5m.