Zend Technologies, a US-based provider of software for developing and deploying hypertext preprocessor (PHP) applications to produce dynamic websites, has raised $9m in its sixth round of funding.
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Vostu gains $12m in New York move
Intel Capital-backed Vostu, a Spanish-language social networking and gaming site based in Brazil, has relocated to New York with $12m in equity funding, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission posted by news provider citybizlist.
Avila signs second development deal after Novartis option
Corporate venturing-backed US drugs company Avila Therapeutics has signed its second co-development deal after raising $30m in second-round funding in July.
Intel Capital to float India’s One97
Strategic investors are set to help their Indian mobile services portfolio company One97 float to raise money to buy more telecoms equipment.
TSMC backs China venture fund
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chip maker, has agreed to invest $5m to start a venture capital company in Shanghai, China.
Safeguard backs Swaptree.com funding
Safeguard Scientifics, a medical technology company, has led the $6m funding for Swaptree.com, a US-based operator of an online goods exchange service.
Strategic investor gambles on Gaikai games
An undisclosed strategic backer has joined venture capital firms in backing Gaikai, a US-based provider of an internet-hosted video games, in its second round of funding.
Physic Ventures replaces In-Q-Tel for T2 latest funding
Corporate venturing fund Physic Ventures has led a $15m third round of financing for T2 Biosystems, a US-based developer of portable medical diagnostic products, after the US government’s Central Intelligence Agency publicly dropped out of the series C round.
McAfee buys Trust Digital
New York-listed software company McAfee has agreed to acquire corporate venturing-backed Trust Digital, a US-based provider of smartphone services.
Siemens shoots for Wirescan score
Siemens Venture Capital, the corporate venturing arm of Germany-based conglomerate Siemens, has co-led the initial external investment in Wirescan, a Norway-based company founded in 2005 to inspect power cables.
Novo returns to Funxional deal
Denmark-based medical foundation Novo, which invests $300m a year through its corporate venturing fund, has reinvested in Funxional Therapeutics’ second round of funding.
Ascension second to Phreesia investment summit
Ascension Health Ventures, the $200m venture investment division of US medical company Ascension Health, has become the second corporate venturing unit to back Phreesia, a US-based provider of software for the doctor’s waiting room. Ascension led the $16m series D round for Phreesia, along with the company’s previous investors. BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, a $116m… Continue reading Ascension second to Phreesia investment summit
Oclaro leads ClariPhy funding
Strategic investors have backed US-based telecoms equipment company ClariPhy Communications’ $24m of third round funding. Nasdaq-listed equipment making peer Oclaro led the series C round for ClariPhy, and said it invested $7.5m. The remainder of the C round came from undisclosed strategic investors and its existing venture capital backers Norwest Venture Partners, Allegis Capital, Onset… Continue reading Oclaro leads ClariPhy funding