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Month: March 2014
Chrysalix cleans up nicely with 11 deals
Chrysalix EVC, a clean energy firm backed by a mixture of private equity firms and energy companies, such as EDF, has made 11 early stage follow-on investments over the past year, signalling continued growth opportunities in the clean tech sector.
What’s up doc for IDG India, Ascent
IDG Ventures India and private equity firm Ascent Capital have invested equity capital in India-based document software management company Newgen Software. The round is worth INR 1100m ($17.61m) Other corporate investors that have backed the business include HSBC Private Equity (Asia) and SAP Ventures.
Saxena to power cognitive computing startups
Manoj Saxena, who helped build IBM’s Watson computer, is joining venture capital firm The Entrepreneur’s Fund to invest in cognitive computing startups.
Sribu chalks up Infoteria funding
Indonesian crowdsourcing graphic design platform Sribu.com raises series A funding from Japanese software company Infoteria Corporation.
Smarterer buzzes for $1.6m
Smarterer, a US-based startup which provides skills assessment technology, and is already backed by Google Ventures and venture capital firm True Ventures, has closed a $1.6m series B round of funding including from new investors Rethink Education, a venture firm focused on education technology, and Deborah Quazzo, managing partner of GSV Advisor, a broker dealer… Continue reading Smarterer buzzes for $1.6m
Siemens arrives at Polarion
Siemens Financial Services’ venture capital unit (SFS VC), the corporate venture capital organization of German engineering and electronics conglomerate Siemens, has made a strategic corporate investment of $10m series A funding in Germany- and US-based Polarion Software, maker of application lifecycle management (ALM) technology for software and product development, The investment, the first outside funding… Continue reading Siemens arrives at Polarion
Fosun pumps funds into Kongming
Fosun Venture Capital, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous China conglomerate, is pumping tens of millions of dollars into social media marketing, namely with its recent series B investment in Kongming.
DeNA takes stake in Between
DeNA, a Japanese games site operator, has acquired a minority stake in South Korea-based VCNC, developer of the social communication app Between.
Back to school for Silicon Valley Bank, MasterCard
To access new, commerce-focused technology, Silicon Valley Bank and MasterCard have teamed up to launch Commerce.Innovated, an accelerator programme for startups.
Wayra makes waves in China
Wayra, the incubator and accelerator network of Spain telecommunications Telefónica, is now spreading its wings to China. Wayra has to date had a strong presence in Europe and Latin America, which makes this particular partnership significant and a sign of stronger Sino-Latin relations in the telecommunications and software application sectors. With this agreement now set,… Continue reading Wayra makes waves in China
T-Venture trades up with Teqcycle
T-Venture, the corporate venture capital unit of Deutsche Telekom Group, is making more than just an investment in Teqcycle, a disposal and recycling of ICT products company; it is also increasing public awareness for trade-in opportunities for used mobile phones.
Midverse Studios engages IDG
Mobile gaming platform Midverse Studios raises $6.5m from investors including IDG Ventures USA and IDG Capital Partners.
Hearst Health Ventures taken by Tonic
Hearst Health Ventures, a recently formed corporate venturing unit of media and information company Hearst Corporation, announced in February an undisclosed amount of investment in Tonic Health, a US-based medical data collection platform. As part of the investment, Ellen Koskinas, managing director of Hearst Health Ventures, joins the Tonic Health board of directors. Steven Swartz,… Continue reading Hearst Health Ventures taken by Tonic