The Gannett-backed family-oriented online organiser provider pulls in $3m as it continues to grow.
Author: Robert Lavine
Bain shops for a good deal with SquareTrade
Independent warranties company SquareTrade is adding Bain Capital to a list of investors also including JP Morgan as it closes a $238m funding round.
Celgene pays $350m to bond with Avila
Pharmaceutical corporation Celgene has paid $350m upfront to acquire biopharma company Avila Therapeutics, with Novartis in line for an exit.
MTPV heats up with $10m
US-based MTPV, developer of a semiconductor that transforms waste heat into energy, has closed a $10m series B round, with Applied Materials investing in both tranches.
Deutsche Telekom views potential in Clipkit
The video marketing company has secured an undisclosed amount of cash from fellow Germany-based firms, including Deutsche Telekom, as it looks to grow.
955 Dreams wakes up to seed funding
The Crunchfund is among the seed specialists backing the mobile app-based publishing company as it looks to expand its product offering.
Ceres set to feed on IPO cash
The agricultural and biomass technology firm is looking to raise $100m when it floats, with shareholders including Monsanto set for a return on their investment.
Time Warner switches on to Bluefin Labs
Bluefin Labs, developer of a social media analytics platform for television, sees Time Warner and Softbank become backers as it closes a $12m round.
Onavo compresses Motorola funds to $10m
Onavo, a developer of mobile data compression applications, has raised a $10m series B round that sees Motorola Mobility invest through its venturing fund.
Timehop is money for O’Reilly
Timehop, a US-based startup which chronicles a user’s digital content to present them with daily e-mail reminder of their past, secured $1.1m in seed funding on Wednesday. The round was led O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (OATV), the corporate venturing unit belonging to technology publishing company O’Reilly Media. Joining OATV in the round were venture capital fund… Continue reading Timehop is money for O’Reilly
Qualcomm falls for Avalanche
Avalanche Technology, a US-based company specialising in computer memory technology, secured $11.5m on Monday in a round that saw participation from Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate venturing unit for telecom and semiconductor corporation Qualcomm. The series C round was led by Vulcan Capital, the investment firm backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and included contributions from… Continue reading Qualcomm falls for Avalanche
ChemoCentryx sets range for IPO
GlaxoSmithKline-backed ChemoCentryx is looking to raise up to $64m when it floats, hot on the heels of fellow biopharmaceutical company Verastem.
Google tags Dasient exit after Twitter buy
The social network continues its acquisition spree as it snaps up anti-malware service Dasient, landing an exit for Google Ventures
Guiffre true blue for Cerulean
Chris Guiffre is the new senior vice president and chief business officer for nanopharmaceutical company Cerulean Pharma as it looks to build upon a $15m funding round.