Matrix Partners India and Axis Bank have provided an undisclosed amount of series B funding for Mswipe, a company offering cost-effective mobile phone point of sale solutions.
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$1.2m seed funding energises AirVend
AirVend, a company that produces cashless touchscreen devices that attach to vending machines, has raised $1.2m in seed funding led by 365 Retail Markets.
Breaker watches $2m roll in
Breaker, a Tokyo-based producer and distributer of mobile video entertainment, has closed $2m in seed funding.
MobStac generates funding
MobStac, a platform that provides a mobile-specific e-commerce experience, has raised $2m in series B funding.
Beyond the Rack rakes in funding
Beyond the Rack, headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada, has closed $25m in series C investment from investors including Iris Capital.
$55m charges up Aquion Energy
US-based battery manufacturer Aquion Energy has closed $55m in series D funding from investors including Bright Capital and Advanced Technology Ventures.
Rise Labs raises healthy investment
Rise Labs, creators of a nutrition and lifestyle coaching smart phone app, has raised $2.3m in funding led by Floodgate with participation from Google Ventures.
$2.8m funding for Transcriptic
US-based Transcriptic, a Google-backed provider of automated scientific services, has raised an additional $2.8m in financing led by IA Ventures.
Microsoft answers Askem
Askem, headquartered in Tel Aviv, allows users to upload photos accompanied by polling questions with set responses. Friends of the user or those connected via social media can then vote on the options. Askem is a graduate of the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Tel Aviv. Itai Herman, chief executive of Askem, said, “We discovered that… Continue reading Microsoft answers Askem
Intel falls for Mango Telecom
Mango Telecom, a Russian-based provider of business communication services, has raised $10m in funding from Intel Capital.
Checkout Tictail’s funding
Tictail, headquartered in Stockholm, provides a do-it-yourself e-commerce solution that allows the set up of a virtual store in minutes. Dubbed ‘the Tumblr of e-commerce’ by Wired Magazine in 2012, Tictail currently hosts more than 35,000 stores in 110 countries. The funding round was led by Thrive Capital, a private equity and venture capital firm… Continue reading Checkout Tictail’s funding
GuestDriven welcomes investment
Canada-based GuestDriven, a hospitality software solution provider, has closed $3m in series A funding from investors including Plaza Ventures, the investment unit of real estate developer Plazacorp.
Pivotal funding for Gridle
Gridle, a finalist at the Microsoft BizSpark India Startup Challenge 2013, has raised R1m ($16,300) in seed funding.
Red Zebra spots funding
UK-based Red Zebra Analytics provides a loyalty platform, called 3D OFFERS, that presents customers with discount deals via their online banking system. The deals are linked to individual spending patterns, so users can save on what they already spend on and merchants can place highly targeted offers. SBT Venture Capital, the venture arm of Sberbank… Continue reading Red Zebra spots funding