Virtual reality company Jaunt has lifted its overall funding to $35m in the last year from backers including Google and BSkyB.
Month: August 2014
Intel senses promise as Enlighted raises $20m
The energy efficiency company has now raised about $57m and will seek to add climate and security control to its lighting control platform.
Lagou recruits Bertelsmann for $25m round
IT-focused recruitment website Lagou.com has received its second investment from Bertelsmann Asia Investments this year in a $25m series B round.
Alfresco dines on $45m
The enterprise software company has now raised more than $65m in total after SAP invested for a second time.
GungHo to invest $300m in game developers
The gaming company will provide the funding in an attempt to increase its Southeast Asian business as it sells its stake in Supercell to parent company SoftBank.
VArmour remains strong with $36m in funding
IT security company VArmour has announced it has secured $36m since late 2013 from backers including Citi as the company prepares to emerge from stealth mode.
WebLinc brings in $6m A round
Software and e-commerce platform WebLinc has raised $6m in series A funding from Safeguard Scientifics, 10 years after the company’s inception in 1994
Siluria converts Saudi Aramco interest to $30m
Siluria, which develops technology capable of generating fuel and chemicals from gas, has closed the first tranche of a series D round that could reach $50m.
Ledwidge takes on investment role at BGF
Corporate-backed Business Growth Fund has hired former Lloyds Banking Group director Sarah Ledwidge as an investment manager in its Bristol office.
Xingshuai Teach marks off $30m series B
Online education provider Xingshuai Teach has raised $30m in series B funding in a Legend Holdings-backed round as it prepares to go public in 2016.
Zvooq secures $20m “to bring legal music streaming to the masses”
Russia-based music-streaming platform Zvooq has secured an investment of $20m in a series A round led by Ulmart, Russia’s leading online retailer, with the participation of Essedel Capital, a Finland-based private equity fund. The funds will be used to bolster and promote Zvooq’s freemium music-streaming product. Zvooq will also “initiate roll-out of the service in some… Continue reading Zvooq secures $20m “to bring legal music streaming to the masses”
Google Capital pinpoints Thumbtack for $100m series D
The Google investment subsidiary led the latest round for personal services marketplace Thumbtack, which increased its total funding to $150m.
Chunyu prescribed $50m in funding
Healthcare app Chunyu, already backed by Bertelsmann, raised $50m in a series C round featuring CICC and Dunan Holding.
AGT to explore corporate venturing through Moonscape
Moonscape, headed by the connected internet company’s CEO, will invest $120m in internet of things start-up companies.