Hair and beauty marketplace Wahanda has raised $26m in funding and acquired its Germany-based counterpart Salonmeister for an undisclosed amounts
Month: October 2014
Powerlist2014: Ralf Schnell, Siemens Venture Capital
The top 25: #4 Ralf Schnell, Siemens Venture Capital.
Powerlist2014: Charles Searle, Naspers
The top 25: #3 Charles Searle, Naspers
Powerlist2014: Nagraj Kashyap, Qualcomm Ventures
We republish our article for our last Powerlist, when outgoing Qualcomm Ventures head Nagraj Kashyap came second in the definitive list of the most important people in corporate venturing.
Powerlist2014: Arvind Sodhani, Intel Capital
The top 25: #1 Arvind Sodhani, Intel Capital.
GMO goes shopping in $22m Mercari round
Marketplace shopping app Mercari took its total funding to about $39m after raising cash in a GMO-backed series C round.
Peel unwraps $50m of Alibaba funding
Television remote app Peel has received a second strategic investment from Alibaba, which brought the company’s total fundraising to $95m.
ClearSlide brings in $50m
ClearSlide, which provides real-time visibility and sales analytics, has raised $50m in series D funding, taking the total raised by the Comcast-backed company to $140m.
Baidu expands in Brazil with Peixe acquisition
Baidu has purchased a controlling stake in internet deals company Peixe Urbano for an undisclosed fee in order to further its reach in the Brazilian e-commerce market.
Battisti: Brussels’ proposal may affect VC
A legislative proposal on non-controlling minority shareholdings from Brussels may significantly affect the VC industry, according to Intel Capital’s Western Europe head, Marcos Battisti.
Fund in the News: Providence Ventures
The healthcare provider’s $150m fund will target early-stage companies where its expertise can make a difference, according to senior executive Aaron Martin.
South African e-commerce companies join forces
South Africa’s largest e-commerce platform Kalahari is to merge with competitor Takealot in a bid to win back some of the market from large foreign rivals.
BloomNation to grow with $5.6m series A
CrunchFund-backed BloomNation, an online marketplace for florists, has raised $5.6m in series A funding, bringing the total raised by the company to $7m.
Ranovus reconnects to Deutsche Telekom for series B
The telecommunications firm made its second investment in IT and telecommunications equipment maker Ranovus, which raised $24m.