The mobile application company, which monitors radiation from mobile handsets, has picked up seed funding from a range of investors.
Author: Robert Lavine
Salesforce applies its expertise to Taptera
Taptera gets off the ground with financing from Salesforce.com, with its first app to be released shortly.
Samsung sees no flaws in Pure Storage
The data storage company has attracted investment from the electronics multinational which helped take Pure Storage’s total capital raised since inception to $55m.
Orchestra hits right note for Engine Yard
Amazon-backed Engine Yard has acquired its Ireland-based competitor Orchestra.
Coskata finds new energy for series D round
The biofuel developer welcomes Total Energy Ventures International to a pool of corporate venturing backers including General Motors, Sumitomo and Arancia.
Sentilla secures $15m fundraising
Following on from the firm securing SingTel Innov8 as a backer, Sentilla has closed its series C round.
WPP-backed Buddy Media toasts $54m
US-based social media management platform Buddy Media has raised $54m in series D funding. Insight Venture Partners joined its fellow venture capital (VC) firms Bay Partners, GGV Capital and Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), all of which were existing investors, in the round. WPP Digital, a division of the global communications company WPP, backed Buddy Media… Continue reading WPP-backed Buddy Media toasts $54m
Novartis helps breathe $14m into Pulmatrix
Bio-tech diagnostic company Pulmatrix has taken its funding past the $60m with a round backed by the Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company Novartis, among others.
T2 is back for its series D round
US-based medical diagnostics company T2 Biosystems has closed a $23m series D round of financing led by US-based investment firm Aisling Capital. Also participating in the consortium was Physic Ventures, a corporate venturing fund backed by, among others, consumer goods conglomerate Unilever, food and beverages multinational Pepsi and health insurance company Humana. Physic had previously… Continue reading T2 is back for its series D round
Google soars with Rocket Lawyer
Rocket Lawyer, a US-based online legal services company, has raised $18m in its series D round with the backing of Google Ventures, the US-based search engine’s corporate venturing unit. Google Ventures was joined by Investor Growth Capital (IGC), the venture capital division of Sweden-based investment firm Investor AB, and venture capital firm August Capital, which… Continue reading Google soars with Rocket Lawyer
Intel’s internet web buys and sells
The corporate venturing unit of the US-based chip manufacturer lands a Taiwan telecommunications exit, while a US-based portfolio company buys an India-based entertainment company.
KidZui receives $2m top-up
The Scholastic-backed browser company has attracted additional funding from previous investors, to coincide with the launch of its new search engine.
GE shines on eSolar with $40m
GE Energy is making a $40m investment into eSolar and intends to use its technology in various parts of the world.
On Deck sails to extended C
The SAP-backed small loans company has extended its series C round, attracting investment from SF Capital.