Online learning company EdCast has raised $6m in a series A funding in a round featuring Softbank Capital.
Month: September 2014
Radius measures out series C
Comcast and Amex-backed digital marketing technology provider Radius took its overall funding to almost $74m.
Ivantis spies additional series B funding
Medical device company Ivantis has added $25m to its Ascension-backed series B round, bringing the total raised in the round to $71m.
IDG and Legend fund $50m Tongbanjie series B
Personal finance app Tongbanjie has raised nearly $50m in series B funding from backers including IDG and Legend Holdings.
Sanofi sees new dawn in Sunrise Initiative
Sanofi has launched a vehicle called Sunrise that will invest in early-stage research and start-up companies.
Sinar Mas makes Ardent investment
Digital media firm Ardent Capital, already backed by Siemer & Associates, GMO and Recruit, has raised $12.5m from Sinar Mas to expand its e-commerce model into Indonesia.
WPP exits after Visible Technologies seen by buyers
WPP-backed analytics software company Visible Technologies has been acquired by public relations technology firms Vocus and Cision after raising $30m in funding.
Baidu launches film fund
Internet company Baidu has launched a personal investment vehicle for small investors to fund films and television programmes.
Duo Security captures $12m series B
Security company Duo Security has raised $12m in series B funding from Google Ventures, Benchmark and Radar Partners to expand its portfolio and improve its platform.
Molecular Partners thinks bigger for $134m IPO
The Johnson & Johnson-backed Switzerland-based protein developer is looking to go public after raising almost $60m in equity funding.
Mail.ru Group takes over social network Vkontakte
The internet company has finally acquired Vkontakte, bringing an end to a three-year financial, legal and political saga.
Microsoft partners with Russian state fund for accelerator
The software company’s corporate venturing unit will team up with FRII in an accelerator for Russsia-based industrial start-ups.
Qualcomm finds Placemeter for $6m series A
Placemeter, which uses data sourced from real world sensors as a basis for predictive analysis, has now raised almost $8m in total.
Kufner signs up for Startup Bootcamp Berlin
Tanja Kufner, who previously oversaw Telefonica subsidiary Wayra’s operations in Germany, will now work with the corporate-backed accelerator’s Berlin branch.