Google Ventures reinvests in imaging software search peer Pixazza.
Category: Sectors
Markowitz to lead Heidrick’s VC group
Former executive committee member at recruitment group Howard Fischer Associates joins Nasdaq-listed peer.
Asseco Poland sets up venture fund
European technology services company agrees first deal out of seed-stage corporate venturing fund.
Financial services firms back legal start-up
MJ Hudson legal start-up gains corporate venturing backing from financial services clients.
SK Telecom starts uCirrus round
UCirrus gains SK Telecom Ventures as investor at the start of its funding round.
Disney adds magic to Gendai Games round
Disney’s Steamboat Ventures participated in the series A for mobile device games maker Gendai.
CSK-backed Morphlabs gains $5.5m B round
Legendary serial entrepreneur Winston Damarillo gains funding for latest software company, Morphlabs.
Peacock Equity invests $2m in Vivox
Vivox, a US-based provider of voice services for social applications, gains corporate venturing media fund to its investor consortium.
Pacific Biosciences extends F round to $109m
Venture backing to biotech company Pacific Biosciences takes funding to $370m.
ABB makes first deal from new division
Switzerland-based power and automation technology group ABB invests $20m as part of smart grid company Trilliant’s $106m round.
InMobi turns to VCs rather than strategic investor
India-based mobile advertising company InMobi returns to venture capital investors rather than add strategic investor to second funding round.
PayPal backs BillFloat’s A round
Micro-credit provider gains angel and strategic backing to aid struggling debtors.
Windpower snares Deerpath deal
GE-backed Southwest Windpower, a US-based renewable energy provider, acquires partner Deerpath Energy.
IBM’s Martin Kelly joins Ireland fund
Innovation Fund – Ireland picks advisory board to support chairman Damien Callaghan, strategic investment manager at Intel Capital.