RefMe, the UK-based developer of a tool that can generate citations, reference lists and bibliographies, raised $5m on Tuesday in a series A round led by educational services company Gems Global, which invested $4m. The cash will be used to increase the size of RefMe’s engineering and data teams as it seeks to expand internationally.… Continue reading Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 6-10 April 2015
Month: April 2015
Carbon3D draws on Autodesk for series A
Autodesk provided the $10m for the round from its $100m Spark Investment Fund, and Carbon3D plans to deploy its 3D printing technology in the next year.
Corporates make first contact with Vulcun
Fantasy e-sports website Vulcun has attracted a series A round from investors including Universal Music Group and CAA and will now seek to build its community.
Akamai experiments with Rubicon Labs
Cloud security startup Rubicon raised $11.7m in a series A round featuring Akamai that took its overall funding close to $13m.
Origami folds $13.3m into series B
In addition to contributing to its series B round, SoftBank and Credit Saison will help the mobile shopping app provider increase its online-to-offline sales.
Solar wafer maker 1366 closes $22.5m round
The Tokuyama-backed series C round will be used by 1366 Technologies to support construction of a 250 MW production facility.
Globe funds $50m Kickstart
Globe Telecom has invested $50m in its corporate venturing unit, which will use the cash to invest in Philippine and international startups at later stages.
Clypd programmes $19.4m series B
RTL Group and Tivo both backed the latest round raised by Clypd, which aims to bring programmatic advertising to television.
Aviso sells $15m series B to investors
The sales insights software company has raised a second Bloomberg-backed funding round in the space of a year.
E.ON powers $23m series C for FirstFuel
Energy data software provider FirstFuel has closed a $23m series C round featuring E.ON and EDF-backed fund Electranova Capital, bringing its total funding to almost $44m.
Neopost sends $50m funding package to Temando
Neopost took a majority stake in the e-commerce logistics company through its series B investment, which Temando will use to expand internationally.
Quad helps square $18m funding for Pixability
Video ad buying platform Pixability will use the Quad Graphics-backed round to support technology and business development, and international sales.
Cloud security platform developer Palerra raises $17m
Palerra has now raised $25m altogether after Wells Fargo-backed venture firm Norwest Venture Partners invested in the company for a second time.
SAP co-launches $7.4m accelerator in Singapore
The software company is working with Infocomm and August Capital to support smart cities startups in Singapore.