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Month: May 2015
BookBub reads Bloomberg for $7m series B
BookBub, which alerts users to e-book deals, has now raised almost $11m since it was founded, after closing a second Bloomberg-backed round.
GE and IES embrace Evolution with $22.5m
Evolution Networks will use the cash to expand its energy management software, aimed at mobile network operators, to new markets.
Corporates help Coho scale $30m series C
Hewlett-Packard and Intel both contributed to a $30m round that will help the flash storage provider expand into new markets.
Xactly to incentivise investors with $75m IPO
The Salesforce-backed incentive comparison company has raised approximately $83m in venture funding since it was founded in 2005.
Welltok buys IT analytics company Predilytics
Digital health company Welltok has acquired Predilytics for an undisclosed amount, providing exits to Google Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures.
WePay processes $40m series D
The payment processing company has now raised $75m altogether, after securing $40m in a Rakuten-backed round.
Flipkart accelerates with $550m, raised at $15bn valuation
The e-commerce company, which includes Naspers and IDG among its shareholders, has now raised almost $3bn since it was founded.
Twilio to back startups with $50m fund
The cloud communication technology provider has set up a venture capital-backed development fund aimed at startups developing technology on its platform.
Baihe engages corporates for $242m
Shengda Mining and Dahu Acquaculture have participated in a $242m funding round for online dating platform Baihe.com, which is preparing to go public this year.
IEX swaps equity for $75m
The alternative equity trading platform raised the series C cash in a round featuring insurance company MassMutual, lifting its total funding to more than $100m.
Latcham to boost Schlumberger’s corporate venturing activities
Jake Latcham, previously a technology interface manager for Schlumberger subsidiary OneSubSea, has been promoted to venture principal at the company.
Farmers Business Network harvests $15m
Google Ventures has led a series B round for the agriculture-focused big data company, which has now raised almost $28m since it was founded.
Eos recharges with $23m
The advanced battery developer’s series C round was backed by investors including solar power providers OCI and NRG Energy.