Enterprise application start-up Magnet Systems attracts $35.4m Series B investment from smartphone manufacturer HTC, after the firm takes a $40m loss on cloud-gaming service OnLive.
Author: Gregg Bayes-Brown
BCBS bandages up Patientco
BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and Sandbox Industries co-lead a $3.75m Series A funding round for healthcare payment management firm Patientco.
Fico acquires Adeptra for $115m
Analytics provider Fico acquires risk intervention firm Adeptra for $115m.
JP Morgan likes Zalando’s fashion
JP Morgan has made an investment in the Samwer brother’s fashion retailer Zalando.
Intel gives ELike thumbs up
Intel Capital invests an undisclosed sum in ELike, and makes it a hat-trick for investments in Brazilian online fashion retailers.
App Annie raises $6m B round
App analytics provider App Annie raises $6m in series B funding in a round led by Greycroft Partners.
Vodafone rings up investments
Vodafone Egypt CEO Hatem Dowider reportedly unveils investments on the horizon for Vodafone Ventures Fund.
Spectra7 wires up $11m
Semiconductor manufacturer Spectra7 raises $11m from previous backers ahead of planned public trading in October.
Regulus forms pharma alliances
Biotech firm Regulus announces alliances with AstraZeneca and Biogen Idec.
LocationInsight points to $5m
Online map marketing company LocationInsight raises $5m from United Communications Group for management buy-out.
Ask Ziggy requests $5m
Siri rival Ask Ziggy lands $5m in funding from an anonymous “multinational corporation”.
Visible Measures draws $21.5m
Video analytics provider Visible Measures, backed by Advance Publications and DAG Ventures, raises $21.5m to boost growth.
Fender changes its tune on IPO
Fender Musical Instruments Corp pulls the plug on its initial public offering, citing unfavourable market conditions as the cause.
Garantia clocks $3m seed funding from thetime
McCann-backed thetime and other angel investors stump up $3m seed funding for cloud services developer Garantia Data