Kaiser Permanente-backed medical device developer Vapotherm has now raised $53m across two equity rounds.
Month: April 2014
BSkyB goes for Jaunt
Virtual reality system developer Jaunt has secured $6.8m in a series A round raised by its seed investor, British Sky Broadcasting.
Imgur plays host to $40m series A round
The US-based online image hosting and sharing service has raised $40m in its first round of funding, with internet company Reddit joining Andreessen Horowitz in the round.
Orange Fab France accelerator announces the seven startups for Season 1
Seven startups have been chosen by the telecommunications company for its accelerator, which is expanding from California to France.
India’s Homeshop18 files for $75M Nasdaq IPO ahead of bigger e-commerce rivals
Homeshop18, an India-based television shopping and online retail company majority-owned by local media conglomerate Network 18 Media and Investments, plans to raise $75m in its flotation on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Newswire Reuters said Homeshop18 had previously explored a $100m initial public offering (IPO) in 2012 and were it to be successful this time, Homeshop18 would… Continue reading India’s Homeshop18 files for $75M Nasdaq IPO ahead of bigger e-commerce rivals
Sungevity makes hay with $70m equity round
GE and E.ON have joined Lowe’s as corporate investors in rooftop solar installer Sungevity, which has now secured $160m in equity.
TriVascular gets to the heart of the matter as it raises IPO target to $112m
The Kaiser Permanente-backed company, developer of treatments for heart aneurysms, raised the maximum target for its initial public offering from the initial $100m.
Opower up after raising $116m from IPO
Opower, a GE-backed company that uses data analysis to make energy use more efficient, has raised $115.9m from an IPO that could close at more than $133m.
Xunlei downloads $310m equity round, Xiaomi to invest $200m
Xunlei, a downloading specialist that has moved into video streaming that is backed by Google among others, has raised $310m in a round that saw Xiaomi joined by IDG and Kingsoft.
Fund in the news: Randstad
Randstad Innovation Fund, the corporate venturing unit recently announced by Netherlands-based work and human resources company Randstad, is planning to invest about €10m in startups in 2014 and aims to participate chiefly as a strategic investor, according to Ilonka Jankovich, who is co-managing the fund. “We will be doing at least around €10m ($13.7m) this… Continue reading Fund in the news: Randstad
Global Corporate Venturing Awards 2014 finalists revealed!
The finalists for our awards on May 20 have now been selected. Please do let us know who you think should win.
Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 1-4 April 2014
Kaizen Platform, the developer of a crowdsourcing platform enabling businesses to find growth hackers, has secured $5m from Fidelity Growth Partners Asia and GREE Ventures, and will use the funds to expand overseas and increase its staff numbers. The Japan-based company previously raised $800,000 in August 2013 in a seed round backed by GMO Venture… Continue reading Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 1-4 April 2014
Innovative region: China and Japan
How approaches can differ University Focus – innovative region pieces highlighting the best content from our sister title Global University Venturing. Since undergoing rapid industrialisation following the Second World War, the Far East has become a role model for emerging economies on how to catch up with the west. The four “Asian tigers” – Hong Kong, South… Continue reading Innovative region: China and Japan
Comment: Shopping for talent in the global marketplace
It seems growth is now firmly back on the agenda. Recent figures from Zurich’s SME Risk Index have shown that 41% of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) experienced growth in the last quarter of 2013 and business confidence continues to rise.So where is this growth coming from? A recent Intramezzo poll has revealed that… Continue reading Comment: Shopping for talent in the global marketplace