Intel Capital-backed Joyent bolts on software company Layerboom.
Category: Deals
Intel reaps $160m windfall from Smart flotation
Intel Capital sells initial tranche of 10 million shares in Canada-based education equipment provider Smart Technologies’ flotation.
NVP joins IDG and Accel in India
Norwest Venture Partners joins venture peers in backing India-based Perfint Healthcare.
Naspers buys a chunk of Digital Sky
Russian internet group gains full control of Mail.ru and $388m in cash for selling 28.7% of itself to South Africa’s Naspers.
JJDC-backed Ventus Medical raises $40m
Series D round for US medical devices company Ventus Medical boosts funding for Stanford lecturer.
Jivox eyes strategic investors for next funding round
Indian serial entrepreneur Diaz Nesamoney’s latest venture, Jivox, looks to double its funding to $30m next year.
ASI gains $10m in latest funding round
Advanced Inquiry Systems sees support for at least corporate venturing units for series C round.
Novo backs Reata Pharmaceuticals’ $78m round
Denmark-based Novo, which has as one of the largest and most influential corporate venturing units by Global Corporate Venturing in June, is one of two co-leaders in diabetes company Reata’s $78m investment round.
Google reportedly takes stake in Zynga
News provider TechCrunch reports search engine group Google invests $100m to $200m in social gaming company.
Rebate Networks backs Japan’s Piku
European entrepreneurs’ start-up takes strategic stakes in coupon company Piku after similar deals in Germany and China.
Playdom continues acquisition voyage
Disney’s Steamboat Ventures funding helps allow social gaming company Playdom to buy peer Metaplace.
Cisco finds right compass for Israeli investment
Compass EOS aims for $20m in latest round of funding from Cisco Systems and venture capital firms.
Envirogen Technologies gains $50m for water works
Undisclosed backer provides funding to Amplio Filtration subsidiary.
Wal-Mart sees Green Dot flotation
Prepaid debit card provider Green Dot gained retailer Wal-Mart as strategic backer two months before deciding on US flotation.