Venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Google Ventures reportedly invest in Clean Power Finance.
Category: Deals
Medtronic reads PhysioSonics deal image
News provider Xconomy said angel investor Kirby Cramer was also part of the B round alongside Medtronic.
LinkedIn undecided on exchange option
New York or Nasdaq could be flotation route for social network LinkedIn after it files for initial public offering
Energy Technology Ventures raises $300m
Industrial conglomerate General Electric (GE), energy utility NRG Energy and oil major ConocoPhillips have provided undisclosed-sized tranches of the $300m to launch Energy Technology Ventures.
Citrix makes Elemental deal call
Elemental and Citrix have previously worked together on virtualized applications, such as computer-aided design software, and plan further developments in video applications in a virtual environment, including programme guides after the strategic investment.
Nexstim scans Lundbeckfond for money
Lundbeckfond Ventures, the Denmark-based Lundbeck Foundation’s life sciences investment entity known as LFI Life Science Investments until November, led the consortium investing $16m in Nexstim.
Ericsson finds Novatium Solutions
Previously, venture capital firms NEA and Emergic Ventures have backed Novatium, which has added Ericsson as an investor.
France Telecom plans Dailymotion purchase
Having provided $68.5m since 2005 to Dailymotion, investors will sell a portion of their shares to France Telecom.
CyOptics continues fundraising run
CyOptics breaches $150m in total funding as it closes on latest $50m target.
DSM blows into SkySails
Started in 2001, SkySails’ lead investors are ship financing company Jan Luiken Oltmann Gruppe and marine engine supplier Zeppelin Power Systems as well as DSM Venturing.
CoorsTek provides $3m for EmiSense
EmiSense started in November 2009 after the merger of assets by Innovate! Technology and CoorsTek, which has just provided a further $3m.
Playcast Media Systems raises $10m
Venture capital firms MK Capital, JVP, Xenia Venture Capital were also part of the B round for Playcast Media Systems alongside C.Mer.
Intel leads again for Sulfurcell
Intel Capital, the corporate venturing unit of US-listed semiconductor company Intel, has led the €18.8m ($26m) investment in Sulfurcell, a Germany-based developer of solar panel modules. The other members of the investment consortium are European power utilities Vattenfall Europe (formerly known as Bewag) and GdF Suez, Abu Dhabi state-backed Masdar Clean Tech Investments and venture… Continue reading Intel leads again for Sulfurcell
Cirtas hires boss and raises $22.5m
Cirtas’s $10m A round closed in September after two years in stealth mode and it has now raised $22.5m from Amazon and VC firms.