QD Vision, a US-based manufacturer of optical components for visual displays backed by DTE Energy Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of local utility DTE Energy, has raised $20m in its series E round. DTE Energy Ventures joined the round, as did other existing investors, venture capital firms North Bridge Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Passport… Continue reading QD Vision spots $20m
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Iris eyes ReBuy expansion
Digital media investor Iris Capital has led an expansion round for the German online marketplace.
Quasar searches for LatAm stars
Emergence Capital Partners, a US-based venture capital firm, has led a $5.4m investment in a Latin American technology incubator created by the founders of the regional office supply company Officenet, which was sold to US chain Staples in 2004. the incubator, Quasar, will be based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and plans to create 10 global… Continue reading Quasar searches for LatAm stars
Liquid Robotics voyages to $45m
The maker of autonomous ocean-going robots, backed by oil services firm Schlumberger, has raised $45m in a series E.
Sierra Ventures bets on genomic data
Venture capital firm Sierra Ventures has led a $6.25m series B funding round into US-based genomics data startup Bina Technologies. The company is reportedly seeking $8m to finally close its B round from an additional investment by a “strategic life sciences investor”. Bina, founded in 2011, raised seed funding from angel investors, including IQ Labs… Continue reading Sierra Ventures bets on genomic data
iStreamPlanet’s Olympic gains
Juniper Networks’ corporate venturing arm, the Junos Innovation Fund, has joined a series A round for IStreamPlanet, a US-based developer of live streaming video technology, following a collaboration between two at the London Olympic Games. Intel Capital, the eponymous chipmaker’s corporate venturing arm, led the A round, in which strategic investors Interxion and Turner Broadcasting… Continue reading iStreamPlanet’s Olympic gains
Fair Trading Technology makes Bloom CIO
Foreign exchange trading technology firm brings in new chief operating officer to replace Robert Bloom in the role.
Gengo translates investments
Intel Capital-backed translation business Gengo raises $12m series B, taking its total fundraising to $21m.
Shapeways builds with series C
Shapeways, a US-based three-dimension (3D) printing spin-out from Netherlands-based healthcare company Philips’ lifestyle incubator, has completed a $30m series C fundraising, led by Andreessen Horowitz, a US-based venture capital company. Current investors, including venture capital firms Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures and Lux Capital also participated in the round. Chris Dixon, a partner at Andreessen… Continue reading Shapeways builds with series C
Skimlinks grows with Japanese expansion
Bertelsmann-backed affiliate link builder Skimlinks takes an undisclosed investment from early stage digital media fund Greycroft Partners.
BayBG takes skin in cosmetic surgery game
GME German Medical Engineering raises $1.3m in series A fundraising, bringing in BayBG as a new investor.
Mulesoft buys ProgrammableWeb
Salesforce and SAP Ventures-backed Mulesoft, an online integration platform, acquires API database ProgrammableWeb for an undisclosed fee from Alcatel-Lucent.
Cisco streams into Apalya Technologies
Apalya Technologies, an Indian mobile video specialist, raises $10m in a fundraising round led by Cisco.
High Fidelity searches out $2.4m
Early stage venture capital firm True Ventures has led the $2.4m series A round for High Fidelity, a US-based online community startup created by the founder of the Second Life “Virtual World” [pictured]. Google Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the US-based search engine, also reportedly participated in the round alongside a number of angel… Continue reading High Fidelity searches out $2.4m