Kendall Cooper joins US-based venture capital firm Allegis Capital, which has close links to strategic investors, as its chief financial officer.
Category: Sectors
Asian investors back Solargen Energy
UMC Capital and Chinatrust Venture Capital support series B stock placement for Solargen.
Calistoga pulls in bumper C round
Venture capital and corporate venturing units stump up $40m for Calistoga Pharmaceuticals’ series C round.
Strategic investors fill Consert’s A round
Independent venture capital firms avoid Consert’s series A round with strategic investors providing $17.7m.
Dealflow increases before summer
Corporate venturing units were involved in more than 65 deals last month ahead of an expected slowdown over the summer.
Intel Capital ranked most influential technology venture investor
The in-house venture capital division of US-listed semiconductor maker Intel has been ranked first by Global Corporate venturing among its technology peers.
Qualcomm’s InvenSense reveals listing plans
US-based maker of navigation equipment InvenSense seeks up to $100m at flotation on Nasdaq stock exchange.
Tesla powers up for larger flotation
US initial public offering for Tesla Motors, a US-based maker of electric vehicles backed by car makers as strategic investors, to see more shares listed at a higher price of $17 per share.
Gilead picks up CGI Pharmaceuticals
Eli Lilly’s corporate venturing division part of CGI consortium selling the company for $120m, twice the venture money invested.
Playdom acquires Hive7
Social gaming company Playdom uses some of its proceeds from latest investment round to buy peer Hive7.
RGB plays RipCode acquisition tape
Comcast Interactive Capital-backed RGB Networks acquires video processing software peer Ripcode.
Fabrinet finished flotation with less than expected
Thailand-based manufacturer Fabrinet lists below its target range in New York.
Palantir sees $90m funding round arrive
Founders Fund leads series D round at a reported $735m valuation for Palantir Technologies.
Intel to reap reward for Smart patience
Intel Capital first partnered with Canada-based Smart Technologies in 1992 and the interactive education products company is planning to list in North America.