The 5th Annual GCV Symposium
June 2-3, 2015 | London
http://gcvsymposium.com/
Month: July 2014
Mediakraft channels $23m for series B
Mediakraft has raised a round it claims is the largest ever by a European online television channel, and which included two corporate-backed venture capital firms.
Curse lifted by $16m series B
Online gaming services provider Curse has raised $16m to expand its gamer voice service.
Global University Venturing Summit 2014
2nd annual GUV Summit, London Oct 21/22
Cleveland Clinic’s Medical Innovation Summit
Healthcare Innovation
Avere stores away $20m
Computer harwdare manufacturer Western Digital’s investment unit led the cloud storage company’s series D round, which increased its total funding to $72m.
KBC launches startup incubator
Belgium-based bank KBC has launched an incubator alongside five partners, including Accenture, to offer business space and support for local tech startups.
Cisco invests in venture fund Georgian Partners
The company’s Canadian branch provided an undisclosed amount for Georgian’s second fund through its $150m Cisco Canada Innovation Program.
Davidson leaves KBS+ Ventures
Taylor Davidson has resigned from his position at corporate venturing unit KBS+ Ventures to “focus on projects that matter”.
Gtxh steels itself for $10m series A
Online steel trading platform Gtxh has raised $10m in a series A round led by Bertelsmann’s Asia Investment Fund.
LMBang visits VIPShop in $20m series B
The mother-targeted social networking app secured the money in a VIPShop-backed round that increased its overall funding to $30m.
Google heralds dawn of Spring
Spring, a mobile commerce startup headed by BoxGroup managing partner David Tisch, has raised $7.5m in a series A round featuring Google and Groupe Arnault.
Base79 makes Rightster choice in $86m acquisition
Chernin Group will exit as Rightster buys the online media company in an $85.6m cash and share deal.
DST Global begins fundraising for fourth fund
The Mail.ru-affiliated fund’s past investments include Facebook, Alibaba and Groupon.