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In-Q-Tel backs Redlen Technologies
In-Q-Tel, the corporate venturing style unit of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), backs Redlen Technologies with undisclosed sum.
Ultrasound firm backed again
French ultrasound company SuperSonic Imagine raises new VC funding.
Shell to invest hundreds of millions in innovations
Oil giant Shell promises to pump several hundred million dollars into emerging technology companies.
Luxury meets the bush in LVMH deal
L Capital Asia, the corporate venturing fund representing French luxury consumer brands conglomerate LVMH, has bought a 49.9% stake in 81-year-old Australian bushwear firm RM Williams. The deal was valued at around A$52m ($53.2m), according to a source. Ken Cowley, chairman and owner of RM Williams, which is known for its elastic-sided boots, will retain… Continue reading Luxury meets the bush in LVMH deal
Victory Park Capital puts $75m into Kabbage
Victory Park Capital leads lenders giving a $75m credit facility to Kabbage, a start-up online provider of small business financing.
Mercedes, Bosch, HDI form tech accelerator
Car maker Mercedes-Benz, industrial group Bosch and insurance company HDI join forces to create a new accelerator.
Brandcast banks $1.8m from Benioff
CEO of software company Salesforce.com reveals his latest investment: Brandcast.
Merck roars into Tigerlabs
Merck Global Health Innovation Fund to be initial partner for new innovation track.
Helping hand for Russian and Italian SMEs
RVC InfraFund, an investment fund established by Russian Venture Capital and SME Bank, the subsidiary of state-owned VneshEconomBank designed to support small and medium-sized enterprises, has teamed up with Luxembourg-based ARC Asset Management to launch a new fund to foster the transfer of technology and know-how between Russia and Italy. The ISAM SICAV-SIF fund will… Continue reading Helping hand for Russian and Italian SMEs
LearnZillion brushes up on $7m
O’Reilly Alpha Tech Ventures (OATV) has participated in a $7m series A round in LearnZillion, the Washington DC-based digital curriculum and professional development platform. The round was led by DCM, the early stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, Beijing and Tokyo. NewSchools Venture Fund, Calvert Social Investment Fund and DC Community Ventures, a… Continue reading LearnZillion brushes up on $7m
TE takes stake in PowerbyProxi
New York and Tel Aviv-listed TE Connectivity helps power PowerbyProxi to the tune of $5m.
SocialFlow makes friends with $10m
KBS+ Ventures-backed SocialFlow secures $10m series B round to grow market share as advertising spend goes social.
Allecra attracts $20m
Venture capital firms Forbion Capital Partners, which spun out from Dutch bank ABN Amro at the end of 2006, and Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners have co-led a series A financing round in newly-launched Allecra Therapeutics. The €15m ($20m) commitment will support early clinical development of two new antibiotic treatments designed to combat multi drug-resistant… Continue reading Allecra attracts $20m