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Managers behind BlackBerry fund discuss merger option
Corporate-backed BlackBerry Partners Fund looks at organisation change as global expansion begins.
European governments ride to VCs’ rescue
Research by European Investment Fund finds governments responsible for nearly a third of venture funding
Swiss group power up GreenTeg’s spin-out
Swisselectric forms club to fund GreenTeg’s spin out.
Novartis muscles in again on NanoPowers round
Novartis Venture Funds leads first round of funding for NanoPowers
Symantec makes smart call with Mocana funding
Symantec leads series C round for Mocana
Google Ventures unveils its plans
Google Ventures, the in-house venture division of the online search engine company, has this month revealed more of its 16-strong team and said it was preparing to invest $100m a year from its funds. Google Ventures launched last year with $100m, which the firm said had already been invested in 10 companies. Bill Maris,… Continue reading Google Ventures unveils its plans
US Army backs Ogmento’s war games
The US Army has led a $3.5m first round of investment in Ogmento, a New York-based company that adds computer-generated images to the physical real-world environment, known as augmented reality.
US Army backs Ogmento’s war games
The US Army has led a $3.5m first round of investment in Ogmento, a New York-based company that adds computer-generated images to the physical real-world environment, known as augmented reality. Leading the series A round was Chart Venture Partners, a $100m venture capital fund investing in security-related technologies formed by Chart Group, a private investment… Continue reading US Army backs Ogmento’s war games
BlackBerry fund strikes China joint venture
Research in Motion (RIM), a Canada-listed company that makes the BlackBerry mobile phone, has started raising a planned $100m corporate venturing fund for China.
Rosen leaves Pfizer for venture capital
David Rosen has this month joined US-based healthcare venture capital firm MPM Capital as an entrepreneur-in-residence.
Intel becomes third strategic at TRA
A third strategic investor has joined the syndicate backing US-based market research company TRA Global’s third round of funding in the three years since its launch. Intel Capital, the in-house venture capital division of US chip maker Intel, invested $10m as part of TRA’s $18.2m series C round. Its investment came from the $200m Intel… Continue reading Intel becomes third strategic at TRA
Novo makes Logical reinvestment
Denmark-based medical foundation Novo, which invests $300m per year through its corporate venturing funds, has reinvested in US-based drugs company Logical Therapeutics’ in its third round of funding. Logical raised $16.9m in its series C round led by venture capital firms SV Life Sciences (SVLS) and Novitas Capital and including merchant bank and VC Burrill… Continue reading Novo makes Logical reinvestment
Dow reinvests for Noxxon’s €110m funding marathon
Dow Venture Capital, the corporate venturing unit of US-based Dow Chemical Company, has reinvested in Germany-based healthcare company Noxxon Pharma’s fourth round of funding. Noxxon raised €33m ($40.8m) in its series D round led by US and Germany-based venture capital firm NGN Capital as a new investor. NGN’s VC and German state-backed peers, TVM Capital,… Continue reading Dow reinvests for Noxxon’s €110m funding marathon