Molecular diagnostics company Lifecode has attracted funding from investors including Mayo Clinic and Mayo Ventures.
Month: February 2015
Muse & Co inspires Mixi into acquisition
Itochu and Mitsubishi UFJ both exited the online flash sales company in a $14.8m purchase by internet company Mixi.
Investment activity flies along in January
There were 209 investments in corporate venturing-backed deals worth $10.5bn, in a bumper month for corporate venturing activity. There were six exits and three initial public offerings worth $898.4m.
Samsung gets wallet out for LoopPay
Samsung acquired the mobile commerce technology provider for an undisclosed sum, giving exits to Visa and General Electric subsidiary Synchrony Financial.
Glint lights up $15.5m series A
US-based employee engagement platform developer Glint secured $15.5m yesterday in a series A round co-led by Norwest Venture Partners, the venture capital firm that manages funds for financial services firm Wells Fargo. Shasta Ventures co-led the round, and the firms were joined by Ev Williams, the co-founder of longform content platform Medium and former CEO… Continue reading Glint lights up $15.5m series A
Glaucoma specialist Inotek raises $40m from IPO
MedImmune-backed Inotek, which is working on treatments for glaucoma, priced its IPO at $6a share and is set to secure an additional $20m in convertible debt.
Gilt edges away from IPO, raising $50m
Softbank-backed e-commerce company Gilt has raised $50m in series F funding, pushing back a flotation initially expected to be launched in late 2014.
Invitae Corporation closes IPO at $116.8m
Invitae, a genetic testing technology spin-out from Genomic Health, had initially raised $101.6m when it floated last week.
Google Capital books passage to India
Google’s growth equity unit is interviewing candidates to head up an office in India, its first outside the United States.
Dianping reviews possible $800m series E
Tencent and Wanda are among the likely investors in the restaurant listings and reviews site, which could boost its total funding to almost $1.5bn.
Uber ups series E to $2.8bn
The Baidu and Google-backed ride hailing app has secured an additional $1bn in equity funding, increasing its total financing to almost $6bn.
A golden era of innovation
Innovative region: Canada
Investment activity flies along in January
There were 209 investments in corporate venturing-backed deals worth $10.5bn, in a bumper month for corporate venturing activity. there were six exits and three initial public offerings worth $898.4m.This month our deal data section is in summary format. next month we will return with an in-depth analysis.
Government Report: Putting innovation on the Finnish straight
“The question of how well the EU succeeds in [its] economic and innovation policy will be a decisive factor in Finland’s future success, and Finland must therefore be an active participant and actor in the development and targeting of the EU’s research and innovation policy. By leveraging the opportunities provided by the EU’s innovation policy, we will strengthen… Continue reading Government Report: Putting innovation on the Finnish straight