Online learning platform Speakaboos has now secured $12.7m in total funding, after Al Sayegh joined education company Kyowon among its backers.
Author: Thierry Heles
Chobani to feed startups through incubator
The yoghurt producer has formed a New York-based incubator for entrepreneurs seeking to disrupt the food industry.
Bayer and Zeiss zoom in on EyeFocus
The corporates are sponsoring the Germany-based accelerator, which will invest $25,000 in startups developing eye treatments.
Gogobot goes Home for $20m series C
US-based local discovery website Gogobot has raised $20m in a series C round led by HomeAway, an online marketplace for holiday home rentals. Gogobot operates an online platform through which users can search for restaurants, entertainment and hotels locally. It will use the fresh investment to grow its business internationally. Existing investors Redpoint Ventures and… Continue reading Gogobot goes Home for $20m series C
Scopely looks into $35m series A
The game publisher has now raised $44m across two rounds as corporate-backed joint venture Evolution Media Partners joined Chernin Group as a backer.
T-Mobile disconnects from RacoWireless
RacoWireless, a spin-out from telecommunications firm T-Mobile, has been acquired by Kore Wireless, which paid an undisclosed amount for the company.
Discovery feeds Curiosity for $6m series A
Online educational content aggregator Curiosity.com has raised $6m in a round led by Discovery Communications, the media company where it was incubated.
Xiaomi to enter Youku Tudou stream
Smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is set to invest an undisclosed amount in the video streaming company, joining backers including Alibaba.
Echo360 turns to Clark Enterprises
CNF Investments, the corporate venturing subsidiary of Clark Enterprises, was among the investors in an $18m series C round for the learning software provider.
Energy companies charge up Aquion’s series E
Advanced battery maker Aquion raised $36.8m in a round featuring the investment subsidiaries of Total, Shell and Exelon.
A rich mix of the old and the new: Austria
Spotlight on the tech transfer successes of Austria
A rosy outlook: France
France has been reworking its university commercialisation efforts from the ground up in recent years. The 2011 investissements d’avenir (future investments) initiative has allocated €3.45bn ($4.46bn) to research commercialisation at public laboratories, public research institutes and public universities. The initiative has led to the creation of the sociétés d’accélération du transfert technologique (Satts), which are receiving… Continue reading A rosy outlook: France
A rosy outlook: Germany
University research commercialisation in Germany is still a recent development. It began in 1975, when Ruhr University Bochum set up the country’s first tech transfer office, Unikontakt. It was another two decades before the institution formalised the arrangement and set up a limited company, Rubitec, in 1998.Tech transfer in Germany has lacked a national strategy such as… Continue reading A rosy outlook: Germany
Intel spreads Tsinghua’s chips
Intel has invested $1.5bn for a 20% stake in semiconductor maker Spreadtrum Communications and RDA Microelectronics.