Biofirm Aerpio Therapeutics secures a $27m series A round, led by Novartis, an existing backer of parent company Akebia.
Author: Gregg Bayes-Brown
Statoil drilling for early-stage tech firms
Statoil unveils plans to invest NOK 150m ($25.8m) in early-stage tech firms.
Everyme snaps up $2.15m
Social photo network Everyme, backed by AOL’s Crunchfund, raises $2.15m series A round led by Tencent.
AppSense plays it quiet about IPO
Goldman-backed software provider AppSense is planning an IPO, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Wittlebee kits out the kids with acquisition
Google-backed children’s clothing club Wittlebee has acquired kids clothes maker Cottonseed Clothing Company.
TenXer sees True for $3m
Google Ventures-backed personal productivity startup TenXer raises $3m in a series B round led by True Ventures.
Geopost looks for venturing to deliver
Geopost, international delivery subsidiary of France-based La Poste, is stepping up its presence in corporate venturing and one of the companies it has could soon have Olympian Usain Bolt as a torch carrier.
FClub keeps it flashy with $30m
Online flash sales retailer FClub has raised a $30m series B round, which was led by IGC with participation from IDG and other investors.
LifeLock locks up its IPO
Symantec-backed LifeLock is filing for its IPO, and is looking to raise up to $175m.
Sauce Labs adds a dollop of $3m
Sauce Labs, a cloud-software developer, attracts a $3m series B round from Triage Ventures and Salesforce.com.
Brightstar talks acquisition
Brightstar, backed by Lindsay Goldberg and Mitsui & Co, picks up e-commerce firm LetsTalk.com for an undisclosed amount
CardioDx gets $58m pumping
Intel-backed cardiovascular diagnostics firm CardioDx raises $58m in a venture round joined by Temasek and existing investors.
Regulus preps for IPO
Sanofi Aventis-backed biopharma company Regulus Therapeutics preps for its anticipated IPO.
Game over for OnLive founder
OnLive founder Steve Perlman is replaced as CEO following a sudden and unexpected restructuring.