Webdata, the developer of analytics service Blackbee, has closed a $4.5m series A round and plans to expand into the UK and the US.
Month: February 2015
Unify Square calls on Microsoft for series B
Unify Square, a developer of software built on top of conference call service Skype for Business, has obtained $8.2m from a Microsoft-backed series B round.
Dtex secures $15m for US move
Australian government-backed cybersecurity technology developer Dtex Systems will spend the cash on relocating to California.
SecureKey unlocks $19m series C round
Rogers Communications has co-led a $19m round for the mobile authentication company, which also counts Intel, Telus, Mastercard, Visa and Discover as backers.
Lionsgate opens for Telltale Games
IDG-backed Telltale Games has attracted a reported $40m in series D funding from film studio Lionsgate as part of an agreement to co-develop their respective properties.
Access helps IronSource forge $105m series A
Israel-based digital delivery company IronSource has secured an additional $20m in a second tranche led by industrial conglomerate Access Industries, raising its overall series A funding to $105m. Other investors in the initial and this second tranche have been disclosed, but reportedly comprise a range of strategic and institutional investors based in the US, Europe… Continue reading Access helps IronSource forge $105m series A
NEC and E.ON seek Space-Time Insight
E.ON and NEC co-led the data analytics provider’s $8m series D round, just months after it formed a strategic partnership with NEC.
Merck helps treat Prexton to $10m
Switzerland-based biopharmaceutical company Prexton Therapeutics secured €8.7m ($10m) in a series A round backed by MS Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of chemicals and pharmaceuticals producer Merck’s biopharmaceutical division, yesterday. The round was co-led by venture capital firms Sunstone Capital and Ysios Capital. Founded in 2012, Prexton originated from the Merck Serono Entrepreneur Partnership Programme,… Continue reading Merck helps treat Prexton to $10m
LocoMotive picks up steam for series A
SoftBank and Tal Education both contributed capital to the educational game producer’s $4m series A round, which will support expansion in Asia.
Investors go to Metamarkets for series C
AOL-backed event-based data company Metamarkets has received $15m in a round led by venture capital fund Data Collective, bringing its total funding to almost $44m.
Nielsen rates $25m Pereg venture fund
Pereg Ventures, a newly launched venture firm targeting market intelligence and analytics startups, has raised $25m for its first fund from investors including Nielsen.
GuideSpark fires up series C
US-based video technology startup GuideSpark secured $22.2m yesterday in a series C round featuring IDG Ventures, a corporate venturing subsidiary of technology research and media company International Data Group. Venture capital firm Meritech Capital Partners led the round, which included participation from New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Storm Ventures. GuideSpark previously raised $15m in a… Continue reading GuideSpark fires up series C
Bosch snaps up free Wheeler
Nick Wheeler has left Flectronics, where he worked with seed funding subsidiary Lab IX, to take up a director role at Robert Bosch’s corporate venturing unit.
Pivot3 builds infrastructure for $45m round
The IT infrastructure company, which counts Samsung among its investors, has closed $45m in debt and equity and has now raised $155m in total.