Virtustream started raising its round on 15 January 2009 and closed it on target of $49.4m on the 14th from 10 investors, according to its regulatory filing.
Category: Deals
Rhodia rides into Eight19
Cambridge Enterprise, the University of Cambridge’s commercialisation office, and UK government-backed investment group Carbon Trust join Rhodia in the consortium backing Eight19.
Citigroup points to Live By Touch
Citigroup has invested in Live By Touch’s $75m round ahead of setting up an international joint venture with the China-based provider of payment terminals operated by fingerprints.
LivingSocial gets a bonus
The acquisition of Spain-based peer Let’s Bonus for an undisclosed amount makes LivingSocial active in 10 countries with more than 16 million subscribers providing an expected $500m in turnover this year.
Tencent takes a third of 17u.com
China-based online travel site 17u.com sells 30% to Tencent
Concur falls into TripIt purchase
O’Reilly Media’s corporate venturing unit led the $1m seed round for TripIt, which Nasdaq-listed travel group Concur has agreed to buy for up to $120m.
Apalya raises $7.5m B round
IDG and Qualcomm reinvest in Apalya Technologies.
Reliance and GE back Allgreen
News provider DealCurry said RVAM and GE had invested R70 to 80 Crore ($15.5 to $18m) in India-based Allgreen Power.
Viola plays for Zend Tech
Zend Technologies doubles round to $16.5m with Viola Private Equity.
O’Reilly hits SeeClickFix
Regulatory filing shows SeeClickFix had nearly raised its target $1.5m last month.
Merck buys into Vaximm protection
Merck Serono Ventures joined venture capital firms Sunstone Capital, and BioMedPartners as new investors in Vaximm’s latest $8m round.
CBS finds range for TargetSpot deal
TargetSpot doubles previously raised $8.6m from the same consortium of CBS Radio, Union Square Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures and Milestone Venture Partners.
SingTel agrees first overseas deal
The $13m investment from a SingTel Group’s corporate venturing unit-led consortium came as Baynote hired Doug Merritt as its executive president from Germany-based software company SAP.
Hearst takes seat at VillageVines
Venture capital firms GrandBanks Capital and High Peaks Venture Partners joined Hearst in the $3m series A round consortium for VillageVines, after the company raised an initial $750,000 round of seed funding from business angels.