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Nexterra raises $15millions in Equity Funding
March 20th, 2011 2 comments
The already known tendency of funding biotechnology business ideas proves to continue to be powerful as the Canadian system provider of biomass, Nexterra, has just raised $15millions in equity funds from the Tandem Expansion Fund and the ARC Financial, venture capital firms that sustain expanding businesses. The business idea on which the Nexterra project is based refers to ways of saving electric energy and minimizing the costs for heat. The project addresses especially to large consumers such as hospitals, government buildings, universities and schools, and industrial facilities. The biomass gasification system developed by the company based in Vancouver allows these heavy consumers generate their own […]
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Tool Maker, Stanley Black & Decker Donates $1 Million in ToolBank USA to Aid Expansion Effort
March 18th, 2011 1 comment
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, ToolBank USA has announced on March 16, 2011, that it has just received $1 million investment from tool maker, Stanley Black & Decker for its nationwide expansion efforts. This is the largest investment ToolBank has received in its entire corporate history. The funding that Stanley Black & Decker invested into ToolBank is primed to be fully fulfilled within five years and the proceeds from the funding will go to allow ToolBank to expand its services throughout the US from coast to coast. ToolBank USA is a not for profit organization that has a mission to providing a wide […]
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March 16th, 2011 No comments
Based in Durham, North Carolina, Advanced Animal Diagnostics, or AAD, has announced on March 15, 2011, that it has raised $11 million in equity funding with Intersouth Partners leading the funding round. Other investors who participated in this funding round include Novartis Venture Funds, the venture capital arm of Novartis Pharmaceuticals, and other undisclosed private investors. AAD is a company which develops animal diagnostic tools to diagnose various diseases in livestock and other dairy animals. The company develops innovative methods to test a wide variety of farm animals for diseases and other disorders right on the farm with extreme accuracy. […]
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March 15th, 2011 No comments
Based in Bedminster, New Jersey, Omthera Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company which develops innovative specialty pharmaceuticals has announced on March 14, 2011, that it has just raised $33.9 million in a funding round which was led by New Enterprise Associates. Other companies who participated in this funding round include the company’s existing investor, Sofinnova Partners. Omthera Pharmaceuticals is a company which produces specialty pharmaceuticals for the clinical treatments of dyslipidemia and other diseases related to lipids in the body. Some of the other related diseases that Omthera Pharmaceuticals produces treatments for include hypertriglycemia, mixed dyslipidemia, and triglycerides. All […]
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Novak Biddle Ventures and QED Investors Invest in WealthEngine and Take Best Early Stage Award
March 14th, 2011 2 comments
Based in Bethesda, Maryland, WealthEngine announced on March 14, 2011, that after being together with its investment partners, Novak Biddle Ventures and QED Investors, the company has taken together with its two investors the 2011 Venture Capital Awards of the Greater Washington Area. The award is delegated to be the top honors for the Best Early Stage Award for the Year. WealthEngine is a company which provides financial services for hospitals and medical institutions. The company leads the market in wealth identification and information-based fundraising solutions. The company’s solutions are not only limited to the medical industry, however. WealthEngine […]
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August Capital Leads $27 Million Investment for SnagAJob.com in Series C Funding Round
March 11th, 2011 4 comments
Based in Richmond, Virginia, SnagAJob.com has announced on March 10, 2011, that it has just secured $27 million in private equity funding in a series C funding round led by August Capital. SnagAJob.com is one of the largest job search websites available that allows users to search for hourly jobs in their local areas. The service allows users to create an account and they can then register and even apply for those jobs online. SnagAJob.com has provided serious competition for other job hunting websites, such as CareerBuilder.com, Monster.com, and Glassdoor. The service works in a rather simple fashion. […]
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DAG Ventures and Benchmark Capital Lead $20 Million Investment in Series D Funding Round for GrubHub
March 10th, 2011 1 comment
Based in Chicago, Illinois, GrubHub is a company which links up mobile connections with restaurants and other eateries throughout the United States. The company has announced on March 10, 2011, that it has secured a $20 million series D funding round, which was led by DAG Ventures and Benchmark Capital. Other investors who participated in this funding round have not been disclosed by the company. The series D funding round began in November 2010, when Benchmark Capital first started the initial investment of $11 million. Proceeds from this funding round will go to help GrubHub continue to invest in R&Ds […]
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bubbles & beyond closes new financing round
March 10th, 2011 No comments
Bubbles & beyond is a technology company which focuses on innovative liquids and foams for industrial, medical and other applications. This company has managed to develop a singular technology platform which combines polymer and tenside chemistry with surface modification techniques. Bubbles & beyond is able to produce novel structured liquids and foams, which may be applied and customized to meet specific needs and requirements. The resulting products and processes can be placed as utterly new areas of application or to significantly improve product characteristics. The company focuses on three business units: Foams and Bubbles, Surfaces, and Cosmetics. On the 7th of March 2011 […]
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March 9th, 2011 2 comments
Pharmaron, the China-based company providing R&D services, has raised $40 million in the series C financing round from the already existing investors DCM, Legend Capital and others along with the new investor, GL Capital Group. Pharmaron will use this amount in order to expand its discovery services offerings, preclinical GLP (good laboratory practice) toxicology capabilities and GMP (good manufacturing practice) chemical synthesis services. This expansion will help Pharmaron satisfy the demands of their biopharm clients. “Building long-term partnership with CROs has become part of many pharmaceutical and biotech companies’ corporate strategy”, said Lou Boliang, Chairman and CEO of Pharmaron. The company has been founded in […]
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Samplify raises $11.2 Million for Analog Chips
March 8th, 2011 2 comments
Although venture capitalists are not exactly thrilled about funding chip start-ups due to their huge initial capital needs, Samplify has managed to persuade the venture capitalists at Integrated Device Technology, Charles River Ventures, Formative Ventures, and Schlumberger to invest in its analog chips project. Woodside Capital Partners have also taken part in the transaction, but only as advisors. The Samplify team has managed to convince venture capitalists to invest in their start-up project by demanding a smaller amount of money justifying that their analog chip project requires a lot of engineering expertise, but not a lot of personnel. Samplify is now working at an analog […]
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Privalia raises €88 million and buys Dress for Less
March 7th, 2011 1 comment
Spending more than €88 million for the acquisition of the biggest German online fashion retailer, Dress for Less, Privalia has once again showed its desire of becoming the global provider of discount labels. Privalia is a private sales club which operates huge sales for brand products on the internet exclusively for their club members. This company based in Spain has approximately 5 million members worldwide and it is the leader on each of the markets on which it operates. The markets on which Privalia already holds the majority of online fashion sales are based in Spain, Italy, Brazil and Mexico. The new goal established by […]
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Undisclosed Investors Invest $18 Million Venture Funding Round for Retina Implant, AG
March 3rd, 2011 No comments
Based in Reutlingen, Germany, Retina Implant, AG is an innovative medical device company which has developed sub-retinal implants to help visually impaired people improve their sight. The company announced on March 2, 2011, that it has secured $18 million USD in second round of funding from its existing investors, who are not disclosed to the public. The company develops revolutionary technologies that can help the visually impaired regain their sight. The company’s goal is to develop retinal implants that can even help the blind see for the first time in their lives. Proceeds from this funding round will go […]
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March 2nd, 2011 No comments
Based in Santa Clara, California, Achronix is a semiconductor company that provides one of the world’s fastest FPGAs. The company has announced on March 1, 2011, that it has raised $45 million in a series C mezzanine funding round that was led by a syndicate of undisclosed strategic corporate investors. Achronix provides FPGAs, which are a type of semiconductor that uses Intel’s 22 nm technology. This technology allows for more density, cost effectiveness, and efficiency, which is not been generated by many contemporary semiconductor technology. Due to the fact that Achronix uses Intel’s technology for its semiconductors, the company has […]
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Far West Capital Invests $1 Million in Capital for Probe Manufacturing
March 2nd, 2011 No comments
Based in Irvine, California, and founded in 1994, Probe Manufacturing is an electronic manufacturer which provides a global service that provides businesses the design and manufacturing services that they can count on. Probe will manufacture electronic devices for many different companies in its own factory, eliminating the need for businesses to have their own factories and an entire manufacturing department. Probe announced on March 1, 2011, that it has secured $1 million in working capital from Far West Capital, which is one of the largest working capital providers in Texas and the dessert Southwest. The whole idea of investing in working […]
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Madrona Venture Group Leads $8 Million in Funding Round for MaxPoint Interactive
March 2nd, 2011 No comments
Based in Cary, North Carolina, MaxPoint Interactive is a company which has been leading an emerging market in the real-time neighborhood target online marketing for local retailers. The company announced on March 1, 2011, that it has raised $8 million in a funding round that was led by Madrona Venture Group. Other investors who participated in this funding round include the company’s existing investor, Trinity Ventures. Trinity Ventures has initially funded MaxPoint’s first quest for venture capital funding with $3 million last year. MaxPoint works by delivering an effective data driven platform that allows for local businesses to market online […]
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Adams Capital Management Leads $8 Million Investment in a Series B Funding Round for ProspX
March 1st, 2011 No comments
Based in Austin, Texas, ProspX is one of the first on demand sales and collaborating service has announced on February 28, 2011, that it has completed an $8 million series B funding round led by Adams Capital Management. Other investors who participated in this funding round include HPI Real Estate Services and Investments. ProspX is a first of its kind in allowing professionals to collaborate in the insurance industry. What makes ProspX so unique is that its platform allows people to make searches and sales on demand. What makes this system work so well is that it is able to […]
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Leo Capital Holdings Leads $1 Million in Venture Funding Round for Media Chaperone
February 27th, 2011 No comments
Based in Chicago, Illinois, Media Chaperone is one of the first in the market of a Facebook type application that allows parents to easily monitor their children’s social gaming activities online. The company announced on February 24, 2011, that it has closed its first attempt at venture capital funding with a sum of $1 million led by Leo Capital Holdings. Other investors who participated in this funding round include angel investor syndicate, Hyde Park Angels. Proceeds from this funding round will go to Media Chaperone’s efforts in the expansion and marketing of its product, PiggyBack. PiggyBack is a free […]
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Existing Investors Invest £2.2 Million ($3.6 Million) in Series A Funding Round for Acunu
February 25th, 2011 No comments
Based in London, United Kingdom, Acunu is a pioneer software company which is launching a beta test of a new data storage system. The company announced on February 24, 2011, that it has closed £2.2 million ($3.6 million) in a series A funding round from its existing investors, who include Eden Ventures, Oxford Technology Management, and Pentech Ventures LLC, UK. Acunu is a software company that was founded in 2009 to develop a complex cloud storage system that handle all the complexities and inefficiencies that face many data storage providers face. One of the greatest challenges that most […]
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February 25th, 2011 No comments
Based in Caesarea, Israel, Mazor Robotics announced on February 24, 2011, that it has completed a $6.3 million funding round that was led by Israeli Financial Institution Phoenix Holdings. Other top Israeli investment firms also took part in this funding round. Mazor Robotics is a company which develops surgical robots which are used in complicated and typically invasive surgeries. These robots provide a safer surgical environment for patients by making smaller incisions and allowing the surgeons who are performing the surgery to view inside the body and perform the surgery without cutting open the patient. This in turn also reduces […]
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February 25th, 2011 No comments
Based in Tucson, Arizona, HTG announced on February 24, 2011, that it has completed the first tranche of a $15.7 million funding round that was led by new investors Novo A/S and Fletcher Splaght Ventures. Other investors who participated in this funding round include the company’s existing investors, Merck Capital Ventures, Solstice Capital, and Valley Ventures. HTG is a market leader in the molecular genetic biology sector. The company develops and markets molecular based gene expression solutions. The company currently develops solutions that profile gene expression by reading the miRNA and mRNA measurements. These solutions are developed by […]
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February 23rd, 2011 No comments
Based in San Mateo, California, Digital Chocolate is one of the emerging market leaders in the growing social gaming industry has announced on February 22, 2011, that it has secured a $12 million funding round that was led by Intel Capital, the investment arm of Intel Technologies. Other investors who participated in this massive funding round include the company’s existing investors, who are Sutter Hill Ventures and Bridgescale Partners. Digital Chocolate is a company that has developed one of the world’s fastest growing social gaming platform and has created many of the online games being played by the growing internet gaming crowd today. […]
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Oaktree Capital Management, LLC Leads $4.6 Million in Series B Funding Round for Fetch Technologies
February 23rd, 2011 No comments
Based in El Segundo, California, Fetch Technologies is one of the major market leaders in web data availability to enterprises. The company announced on February 22, 2011, that it has secured $6.4 million in a series B funding round, which was led by Oaktree Capital Management Fund, LLC. Other investors who participated in this funding round include Jeffries and Company, INC. As part of the agreement of this funding round, Mr. Sheldon Stone, founder and principal of Oaktree Management Fund, and Mr. Frank Baxter of Jeffries and Company will join the company’s board of directors. Fetch Technologies […]
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Nexus to Receive $80 Million in Credit Facility from GE Capital
February 22nd, 2011 No comments
Based in Valencia, California, Nexus announced on February 18, 2011, that it has just received an $80 million credit facility from GE Capital, which is the venture capital and strategic corporate financing arm of General Electric. The GE Capital headquarters are located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and has offered the credit facility to Nexus because of the potential that the technical solutions provider can provide General Electric. This is not the first financing that Nexus has received from GE Capital. The company has first received a $2 million in 2004 to allow for the company to continue to build […]
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February 15th, 2011 No comments
Based in Beijing, China, Yoyi Media, China’s leading online advertiser and publisher has announced on February 15, 2011, that it has completed $20 million in series B funding round, led by Oak Investment Partners. Other investors who participated in this funding round also include the company’s existing investors, Steamboat Ventures and Gobi Partners. Yoyi Media is one of China’s leaders in targeted marketing and other internet marketing solutions. Founded in 2007, the company has already grown to have a decent sized group of well-known worldwide brands that include Nokia, Jim Bean, Papa John’s Pizza, Avaya, Microsoft, and others. Furthermore, Yoyi has […]
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February 15th, 2011 1 comment
Based in Montreal, Canada, UTILICASE is a company which provides asset optimization and IT solutions for power utilities, announced on February 14, 2011, that it has completed the last $5 million tranche from a $10 million funding round from the Clean Technology Investment Fund’s Cycle Capital Fund I. UTILICASE is a company which is leading the markets in asset optimization and IT solutions for power utilities. The company’s main product is the EPS-M Software, which primarily manages assets and is primarily aimed at power companies to help them manage their assets and resources. Some of the details of the EPS-M Software […]
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Paladin Capital Group Leads $12 Million in New Equity Funding Round for Dambella
February 14th, 2011 No comments
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, One of the world leaders in combating cyber threats, Dambella, announced on February 14, 2011, that it has received $12 million in a new equity funding round led by the Paladin Capital Group. Other investors who participated in this funding round include the company’s existing investors, Sigma Partners, Palomar Ventures, InterWest Partners, GRA Venture Fund, Imlay Investments, and Blumberg Capital. All the above mentioned investors have also increased their equity steaks Dambella with this funding round. Leading the market in fighting cyber threats, Dambella is taking a lead in a new emerging industry with cyber threats being […]
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Venture Capital Firm, Sunstone Capital Leads $4 Million in Series A Funding Round for Podio
February 14th, 2011 No comments
Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Podio has announced in February 10, 2011, that it has just secured $4 million in a series A funding round which was led by Sunstone Capital. Other investors who participated in this funding round include other undisclosed investors. Podio is a fast growing startup which was founded in early 2009 and has developed a disruptive work platform that connects people together with tools and other office related business when they are on the go. Podio actually allows workers to connect with each other and also provides a workspace that professionals can use to collaborate together and work on […]
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Battery Ventures Leads $12 Million in Series C Funding Round for Glassdoor
February 14th, 2011 1 comment
Based in Sausalito, California, Glassdoor is a company which operates a website that allows users to anonymously search for jobs by providing access to millions of companies and businesses who are hiring. The company announced on February 10, 2011 that it has secured $12 million in a series C funding round which was led by Battery Ventures. Other investors who participated in this funding round include the company’s existing investors, Benchmark Capital and Sutter Hill Ventures. Founded in 2007, along with this funding round, Glassdoor has raised a total of $22 million in venture capital and private equity. […]
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$483K of investment for Free Web Service Start Up
February 11th, 2011 1 comment
The Minnesota, MN, free web service start up company, Inveni, announced that it has raised a total $483,333 in seed funding. The investment companies that led this round of financing were some Silicon Valley based venture capital firms that did not want their identities to be revealed. Inveni is a browser plug in and web service that provides greatly personalized product suggestions based on a client’s overall taste profile. In order to create a personalized profile of taste, the company enables users to combine the product and service ratings that they have made on the internet on websites like Hulu or Amazon and rapidly build […]
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Investor Sevin Rosen Leads $10 Million in Series B Funding Round for Airwalk Communications
February 10th, 2011 No comments
Based in Richardson, Texas, Airwalk Communications is an industry leader in small cell radio communications and has announced on February 8, 2011, that it has raised $10 million in series B led by private investor Sevin Rosen. Other investors who participated in this funding round include TL Ventures, Alta Berkeley, Duchossois Technology Partners, and Nodelco. Airwalk Communications plans to use the proceeds from this funding round to advance its small cell radio technology product portfolio, including the enhancement of the capabilities of existing technologies, such as the company’s CDMA products and the launching of LTE solutions. Airwalk Communications has always, since […]
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