ASF Group and BASF are alongside One Equity and Kleiner Perkins looking to cash in on the cleantech company’s flotation.
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SAP Ventures helps pump $14m into Savo Group
Corporate venturing unit SAP Ventures is joining Sterling Partners in the latest round of funding raised by online sales consultancy Savo Group.
Mayo Clinic backs Wuhan Kindstar
The corporate venturing unit of the Mayo Clinic is among the financiers contributing to the series B round of the China-based healthcare diagnostics company.
Animoto pictures bright future
Online retailer Amazon is among the investors funding the service, which creates videos using photos and music.
Nimbus computes $24m round
The series A round also boasts involvement from Microsoft founder Bill Gates, as Nimbus aims to use computer technology to boost its pharmaceutical research.
BlueArc plans $100m flotation
The Chevron-backed data filing firm is hoping it will be second time lucky, after it pulled a previous IPO during the financial crash in 2008.
Hitlantis secures choir of angels
Various Scandinavian corporate angel investors are backing the Finnish music service, which is confident it can change the way we browse for content online.
Zynga aims big with IPO
Softbank and Google are set to be among the big paper winners in an initial public offering of the social gaming business reportedly valuing the company at $15bn to $20bn.
SingTel helps Vivotech raise $24m
The latest extension funding round has taken the money raised by mobile payments company Vivotech to $90m.
Foursquare raises $50m
The $50m investment by prior investors reportedly gives a $600m valuation to the rapidly expanding website, backed by the corporate venturing division of O’Reilly Media.
LipoScience files for $86m IPO
Liposcience, previously backed by General Electric among others, is hoping for better results this time around, after an abortive float almost 10 years ago.
Fidelity looks to education with MindShaper
An Indian private equity arm of Fidelity International has invested $15m in a local education company and will put two executives on its board.
Cloud9 reaches sky high
Accel Partners portfolio company Atlassian Software backs peer Cloud9’s $5.5m A round.
Oracle set to absorb Fatwire
The computing corporation is looking to beef up its web content management service by acquiring Fatwire Software.