Web
Free Newsletter
Enter your e-mail to receive free special offers, information and news...
Email: 
 

 
TOP STORY

May 7th 2008

Univa UD Secures Series B Financing

Univa UD, a pioneer in developing software products for high performance computing and data center environments, recently announced it has closed a second round of funding to finance its continued growth.


VC Funding Deals, Rumors & Gossip

April 29th 2008

Health Evolution Partners Leads Series B Investment in Prematics

Health Evolution Partners today announced that the Health Evolution Partners Innovation Network (HEPIN) has invested in Prematics, Inc.


April 29th 2008

Key Principal Partners Announces $23.5 Million Investment in AMPAM Parks Mechanical

Key Principal Partners, a $1 billion private equity and mezzanine firm, announced a $23.5 million non-control investment in AMPAM Parks Mechanical, Inc.


 
NEWS:

May 7th 2008

Univa UD Secures Series B Financing

Univa UD, a pioneer in developing software products for high performance computing and data center environments, recently announced it has closed a second round of funding to finance its continued growth.


May 6th 2008

Apoptos Inc. Secures $28 Million in Series A Venture Capital Financing

Apoptos Inc., an oncology research and development company, recently announced that it has secured $28 million in funding. Major investors in the milestone-driven, two-tranche Series A financing include Venrock, ARCH Venture Partners, OrbiMed Advisors, and Advanced Technology Ventures. The financing will fund the company through 2010. It will be used to advance Apoptos’ portfolio of […]


May 1st 2008

InvenSense Secures $19 Million in Series C Venture Capital Funding

InvenSense, Inc., the leading provider of motion sensing solutions for mobile consumer applications, today announced it has secured $19 million dollars in Series C venture capital financing.


April 30th 2008

Prostate Cancer Startup CivaTech Oncology Reaches Funding Goal

CivaTech Oncology, Inc., an early stage company developing a novel medical device for the treatment of prostate cancer, has raised $1,000,000 in a Series B private financing round. The Company was founded in 2006 by Robert and Claudia Black (two of the founders of Sicel Technologies) and Suzanne Babcock (former VP of Troxler Electronics) and […]


April 29th 2008

Obopay Secures $20 Million in Fourth Round of Funding

Obopay, Inc., the pioneering service provider for payments via mobile phones, announced the closing of its $20 million fourth round of venture funding and the addition of two new board members.


April 29th 2008

Health Evolution Partners Leads Series B Investment in Prematics

Health Evolution Partners today announced that the Health Evolution Partners Innovation Network (HEPIN) has invested in Prematics, Inc.


April 29th 2008

VFM Interactive announces the Completion of $13.5 Million Financing

VFM Interactive Inc., the leading online video and rich media producer and distributor for the hotel and travel industry, recently announced the completion of a $13.5 million financing


April 29th 2008

Key Principal Partners Announces $23.5 Million Investment in AMPAM Parks Mechanical

Key Principal Partners, a $1 billion private equity and mezzanine firm, announced a $23.5 million non-control investment in AMPAM Parks Mechanical, Inc.


April 29th 2008

Obopay Secures $20 Million in Fourth Round of Funding

Obopay, Inc., the pioneering service provider for payments via mobile phones, announced the closing of its $20 million fourth round of venture funding and the addition of two new board members. This latest round of investment builds on.


April 26th 2008

Red Bend Receives $10 Million in Funding to Meet Market Demand for Mobile Software Management

Red Bend Software, the market leader in Mobile Software Management (MSM), recently announced that it has secured $10 million in funding to fuel the company’s expansion into the mobile and machine-to-machine (M2M) markets. The funding was led by new investor Coral Capital Management, joined in the round by Red Bend’s existing investors: Carmel Ventures, Greylock Partners, Pitango Venture Capital, Poalim Ventures and…


April 23rd 2008

River Bend Industries Acquires Victor Plastics

River Bend Industries of Fort Smith, Arkansas, has acquired Victor Plastics, Inc. following a bankruptcy court auction. The deal…


April 23rd 2008

SDN Global Acquired by SatCom Group Holdings Plc

SDN Global (“SDN”) and SatCom Group Holdings plc (“SatCom”) announced today the completion of an agreement for SatCom to…


April 23rd 2008

Aegis Lightwave Acquires CardinalPoint Optics

River Bend Industries of Fort Smith, Arkansas, has acquired Victor Plastics, Inc. following a bankruptcy court auction. The deal…


April 23rd 2008

Argos Therapeutics Secures $35.2 Million Series C Financing

Argos Therapeutics today announced the closing of a $35.2 million tranched Series C financing. The financing was led by TVM Capital and…


April 23rd 2008

Adhezion Biomedical Completes Series A Financing

Adhezion Biomedical today announced that it has raised $3 million in a Series A financing. The financing was from…


April 22nd 2008

One Successful Start Up Acquires Another Successful Start Up Company Zyb Acquires Imity

ZYB - the innovator of the ZYB Phonebook - today announced that it has acquired the Danish mobile social networking company, Imity, for an undisclosed sum. ZYB’s existing offering has enabled a quarter of a million users to securely store nearly 16 million contacts. ZYB is now in final development […]


April 22nd 2008

I wiMy Global Safe secures new VC funding prior to launch

My Global Safe, the provider of highly secure, off-site and backed up data storage services to the Insurance and Travel markets, has secured a new round of funding ahead of its imminent commercial launch.
The funding from private investors Ian Powell and Francis
Goodwin, the former management team at outdoor advertisers Maiden plc, followed […]


April 22nd 2008

CantorCO2e Brazil Merges with Leading Brazilian Environmental Services Firm Ecologica Assessoria Ltda.

CantorCO2e, LLC, a leading global financial services provider to the world’s environmental and…


April 22nd 2008

Summer Infant, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Kiddopotamus & Company

Summer Infant, Inc. (“Summer Infant” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SUMR, SUMRW), today announced that, on April 18, 2008, it completed…


April 22nd 2008

L-3 Completes Acquisition of Electro-Optical Systems Business

L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it completed the acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s Electro-Optical Systems (EOS) business for $175 million in cash. The acquired business, renamed L-3 EOS, is a leading provider of night vision technology and electro-optical products for military, commercial and public safety customers, and is expected to […]


April 22nd 2008

Marco Polo Network Acquires XTF.com

Marco Polo Network, the largest platform for electronic trading of securities listed and traded on Emerging Markets exchanges, today announced the acquisition of the trademarks, intellectual property IT infrastructure and consumer facing assets of XTF Global Asset Management Inc. (XTF GAM), an ETF research and ETF based investment advisor. The […]


April 22nd 2008

Rockwell Automation To Acquire Incuity Software

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Incuity Software, Inc., a privately held company that is a leading supplier of Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI) software. Incuity’s software provides real-time intelligence for business decision support to improve operations and reduce production waste by […]


April 22nd 2008

IDev Technologies, Inc. Closes $25 Million Financing

IDev Technologies, Inc., an emerging leader in the development and marketing of minimally invasive stent systems for the treatment of peripheral vascular and


April 22nd 2008

Cambria Pharmaceuticals Announces $5.4 Million Series A Financing

Cambria Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has closed a


April 22nd 2008

Altor Networks Secures $6 Million Financing Round from Accel Partners and Foundation Capital

Altor Networks, pioneering a new class of virtual network security solutions, today announced it has secured a $6 million second round of…


April 22nd 2008

BrainCells Inc. Expands Series B Financing to $50 Million

BrainCells Inc. (BCI), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing its platform technology to identify and develop compounds that…


April 21st 2008

Mobile backhaul startup raises $12 million

Mobile backhaul startup Siklu Inc. which is headquartered in Israel has raised $12 million in its first round of funding led by DFJ Tamir Fishman Ventures, with the participation of Evergreen Venture Partners and Argonaut Private Equity.
Baruch Schwarz, system director at Siklu told EE Times that the startup, which was […]


April 21st 2008

Hunt Gold Corporation – Acquisitions

Hunt Gold Corporation (PINKSHEETS: HGLC) confirms that it has acquired two additional Gold Properties known as…


April 21st 2008

Enea AB: Enea Acquires Romanian Services Company IP Devel

Enea® (Nordic Exchange/Small Cap/ENEA), a world leading provider of network software and services, today announced that it has signed an agreement to…


April 21st 2008

iTradeNetwork, Inc. and Instill Corporation to Merge

Combination Creates Leading Food Industry Supply Chain Network Delivering Value Creating Solutions for Operators, Retailers, Distributors and Manufacturers
iTradeNetwork, Inc. (ITN) a privately-held technology leader in On-Demand E-Business solutions for the food industry and Instill Corporation, a privately-held provider of spend intelligence solutions for the foodservice industry, today announced a […]


April 21st 2008

Varel Acquires Downhole Products Plc

Strategic Objective Realized: New Holding Company Created for Future Acquisitions and Growth
Varel International announced today that it has acquired Aberdeen-based, Downhole Products Plc (DHP), a leader in high-end centralizers and reamer shoes utilized in the construction and completion of oil and gas wells. The acquisition was supported by Arcapita, Varel’s […]


April 21st 2008

Hackett’s Acquires Hamilton, New York RadioShack Franchise

Company adds a third RadioShack store to its portfolio; looking to acquire additional outlets
Seaway Valley Capital Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board:SWVC) (“Seaway Valley”) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Patrick Hackett Hardware Company (“Hackett’s”), has acquired the franchise rights and has opened a RadioShack “store-within-a-store” for its Hackett’s in Hamilton, […]


April 21st 2008

Exari Announces New Funding

Leading Automated Document Assembly & Contract Management Company Expands in the U.S.
Exari Group, Inc., a leading automated document assembly and Contract Life-Cycle Management company, announced today that it has received funding from Beacon Equity Partners LLC. The funding will be used to accelerate growth and expand into the U.S. Exari, […]


April 21st 2008

Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc. Secures $24.5 Million Financing

Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc., an innovator of endovascular treatments for…


April 21st 2008

TripIt Receives $5.1 Million Investment

TripIt, the intelligent personal travel assistant, has received $5.1 million in Series B financing from three significant investors: Sabre Holdings, O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and European Founders Fund…


April 21st 2008

Channel M Receives Investment from Intel Capital

Out-of-Home Video Advertising Market Estimated to Reach $2.25B by 20111
Channel M, a leading out-of-home video advertising company, today announced it has completed Series C financing from Intel Capital. Funding will be used to expand Channel M’s digital content distribution network, as well as expand the sales and marketing infrastructure.
“Retailers and […]


April 21st 2008

Travel Ad Network Closes Series A Venture Capital Round of Financing

Proceeds to Fuel Continued Growth of Vertical Ad Network; Rho Ventures Leads Round
Travel Ad Network (TAN), the leading and largest vertical ad network in travel, announced today that it has closed a Series A round of financing. The $15 million round was led by Rho Ventures, Village Ventures and individual investors.
The […]


April 18th 2008

The Coca-Cola Company Signs Agreement For 40% Stake in Honest Tea

Honest Tea, Inc. and the Coca-Cola Company announced recently that the two companies have completed an agreement resulting in Coca-Cola holding approximately 40% interest in the fast-growing maker of certified organic beverages, including the best-selling Honest Tea.
Coca-Cola may elect to buy, and the remaining Honest Tea shareholders may elect to sell […]


April 18th 2008

Winning in Tough Times

For many managers, especially those in their mid-thirties and younger, we are in uncharted economic territory. Demand is down sharply; inventories are harder to manage and forecast; cash flow is tight; budgets and forecasts are all but useless; the future is as opaque as it has been in over a decade. Positioning […]


April 18th 2008

HFF Arranges $74 Million Financing for Trolley Square in Salt Lake City, Utah

The Portland office of HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) announced yesterday that it arranged $74 million in financing for Trolley Square, a four-building upscale lifestyle center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Working exclusively on behalf of ScanlanKemperBard Companies, HFF senior managing director Lloyd Minten placed the $74 million loan with Bank […]