Google Ventures is heading the Series A funding of online ad campaign creation website Republic Project.
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BGF seals two deals
The bank backed Business Growth Fund, established to help fast growing small and medium sized UK businesses, invests in two companies, SkyDox and Shuropody.
Google Ventures parties with DJZ
The corporate venturing unit of Google leads the first round of funding for Turntable.fm chief executive’s internet music start-up, DJZ.
JP Morgan extends Rocket spending
US financial firm JP Morgan has continued backing Germany-based incubator Rocket Internet’s portfolio, with its latest investment, a stake in Lazada, the Southeast Asian equivalent of Amazon. VentureVillage reports (from a source at Rocket Internet) that the investment is a double-digit million sum. This would bring JP Morgan’s total reported recent investment in Rocket to… Continue reading JP Morgan extends Rocket spending
Samsung partners with Carbon Design
Samsung invests and enters into strategic partnership with Virtual prototype company, Carbon Design Systems.
Intel Capital backs Mural.ly
Free web platform’s public launch coincided with the announcement of secured seed funding
Agrivida reaps $15m in Series C funding
Bright Capital leads the funding for the company that develops biotechnologies for agricultural and industrial processing.
Act-On raises $16m
Cisco-backed software maker Act-On raises $16m, in round led by Northwest Venture Partners.
Telefonica, La Caixa drive into AddFleet
Telefonica Ventures and Caixa Capital TIC back the service which connects mobile phone users to taxi dispatch centres.
Qualcomm seals pair of Asian deals
Qualcomm Ventures reportedly backs South Korea-based telecom software developer IntelRa and China-based web browser MoboTap.
SmartCamp alumnus Localytics raises $5.5m
The B round for the mobile analytics provider, which entered IBM’s SmartCamp programme, was backed by venture firms Polaris Venture Partners, New York Angels, LaunchPad Venture group and Hub Angels.
IBM hosts Kickstart event in Africa
IBM hosts an event to promote entrepreneurship in Africa, as part of its wider SmartCamp early stage programme.
Verizon backs Zenverge
Verizon joins Motorola Mobility Ventures, and Entropic Communications backing the fabless semiconductor company.
Geopost delivers for Worldnet Direct
Geopost, an express delivery service owned by the second largest postal group in Europe, La Poste, has invested in International logistics provider Worldnet Direct, the UK division of US shipping company Worldnet Shipping. The UK-based Worldnet Direct, which is primarily a fashion shipping specialist, has developed a service for online retailers which will fully launch… Continue reading Geopost delivers for Worldnet Direct