The alternative energy company has raised $25m in a series C round featuring existing investor Total.
Author: Robert Lavine
Softbank chooses BestVendor for investment
BestVendor, provider of a work application website, has raised $3m in a series A round partially funded by Softbank Capital.
Cox reaches for Skyword
McGraw-Hill and Hearst-backed search driven media company Skyword has closed a $6m round with the Cox Media Group as investor.
Lokaly takes a Dealised view
Group-buying company Lokaly has been bought by Singtel-backed group buying technology firm Dealised.
Cash banishes the blues for Cerulean
Nanopharmaceutical researcher Cerulean has secured $15m to close a series D round which was partially funded by existing investor Eli Lilly.
Finance leak shows Facebook in rude health
The internet company reportedly has assets of $3.5bn and may be looking to make acquisitions of its own before an IPO currently timetabled for next year.
Glam Media targets the glitter of an IPO
The vertical media company is searching for underwriters for an initial public offering, to take place in 2012.
Enlight shines for Novo, AstraZeneca
The pharmaceutical conglomerates join Merck, Eli Lilly and Pfizer in collaborating with US-based Enlight, which sources and develops medical research technology.
Bonds.com makes ties with investors
The UBS and GFINet-backed bonds trading platform has raised an additional $16m just six months after closing its previous round.
Silver Spring gets golden $24m
The smart grid technology company has raised $24m in debt financing as it prepares for its initial public offering.
Venture funding fears rise
The venture capital and entrepreneur respondents to a NVCA/Dow Jones survey also tip Barack Obama to win next year’s US election, with Mitt Romney expected to win the Republican nomination.
Samsung helps IntegenX track DNA
IntegenX, which specialises in the use of DNA for human identification, raises $40m in a series C round financed by backers including Samsung and In-Q-Tel.
Apple eyes all of Anobit
The Intel Capital-backed memory storage chip manufacturer is reportedly a potential target for Apple, with $400m to $500m being offered.
Cleveland Clinic gets early Christmas present
Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the commercialisation and corporate venturing unit for academic medical centre Cleveland Clinic, received its largest ever gift last week, from James C. Justice II, a businessman with a reported $1.1bn in assets. Justice and his wife Cathy contributed $10m of an overall $11m donation, intended to finance economic development in Ohio, the… Continue reading Cleveland Clinic gets early Christmas present