Media conglomerate Bennett Coleman’s Times of India Group invests in content company Instamedia Network.
Category: Sectors
Abbott sails into Voyage Medical round
Abbott Laboratories joins venture consortium’s $20.6m investment in Voyage Medical.
Belgacom connects with two deals
Belgium-based telecom operator Belgacom has made two strategic investments in European companies: Jinni and In3Depth Systems.
Genetix takes prescription for Bluebird rebranding
Nick Leschly, partner of Third Rock Ventures, has been appointed the company’s president and chief executive as Genetix Pharmaceuticals rebrands itself Bluebird Bio.
4Home reveals Verizon deal call
Verizon Ventures revealed as the strategic investor in 4Home, which closed its $6.8m series B round in the first three months of the year.
GM strikes second deal from Ventures fund
GM Ventures and Itochu Technology Ventures invest $4.2m in lithium-ion battery maker Sakti3.
eBay gains court victory in Craigslist struggle
Associated Press reports on legal victory in online auction company eBay’s venture investment in internet company Craigslist.
Safeguard Scientifics passes test for Good Start
Safeguard Scientifics joins consortium investing $18m in Good Start Genetics.
Ooyala shoots D round success
CID Group and Itochu Technology Ventures lead the $22m series D round investment in Ooyala.
Danfoss closes venture investing division
Stig Poulsen, managing director of Danfoss Ventures, has decided to leave the Danish industrial group after a transition period following the company’s reorganisation of its corporate venturing division to concentrate more on internal innovation.
Sarnoff leaves Dow Jones for BBC
BBC Worldwide America hires Ann Sarnoff, president of US-listed media group News Corp’s Dow Jones Ventures subsidiary, as its chief operating officer.
LiveScribe written $39m cheque
US telecoms provider Qualcomm joins pen maker Livescribe’s $39m series C round.
Strategic backers join DataSphere’s C round
Fisher Communications, a Nasdaq-listed media group, emerges as DataSphere Technologies investor.
RF gains $9m in its C round
Intel Capital-backed tag maker RF Code gains $9m in C round.