Private Equity
Global residential solar business Sungevity has raised over $1 million for its nonprofit partners through the company’s Sungevity.org partner initiative. Through the program, over 100 nonprofit organizations including Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society and most recently, National Wildlife Federation and National Parks Conservation Association, have all partnered with Sungevity to offer their members a tangible way to fight climate change and save money by adopting solar power as the primary electricity source for their homes.
4 min read · 28 March 2013
GMT Communications Partners' portfolio company, MeetingZone, has completed its third bolt-on acquisition in eighteen months. MeetingZone, a global audio/web conferencing and collaboration services provider, has acquired Atia Communications, a UK based provider of Unified Communications (UC) services and a Microsoft Lync 2010 accredited specialist.
2 min read · 28 March 2013
Choose Energy has received a Series A fundraising round from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Stephens Capital Partners. Founded in 2008, Choose Energy educates consumers on their options for residential electricity supply.
3 min read · 28 March 2013
Pricing Engine is in the midst of a $1.5 million Series A round. David Liu, founder and CEO of XO Group is committing $1 million to the business. Pricing Engine is a solution provider for small businesses to help them manage and improve their online ad results.
1 min read · 27 March 2013
Novira Therapeutics has completed a Series A financing after securing $7.5 million from new investor Versant Ventures. This brings the total raised from all investors in the round to $25 million. Versant joins 5AM Ventures and Canaan Partners, which led the first closing of the Series A in August 2012.
3 min read · 26 March 2013
FPI Innovation Fund LP, a seed and venture capital fund targeting high return investments in the scientific, engineering and entrepreneurial sectors, has arranged a co-investment of 10 million euros ($12.9 million) into ANF Technology, the producer of NAFEN™, an aluminum oxide nano fiber to be produced at commercially viable industrial volumes.
6 min read · 26 March 2013
Biopharma company InteRNA Technologies B.V. has closed an equity financing round. New investors include the Innovation & Investment Fund Gelderland, managed by PPM Oost and several business angels.
2 min read · 26 March 2013
Juniper Networks has completed an investment in iStreamPlanet's Series A funding, which was led by Intel Capital. The investment will be funded by Juniper Networks' Junos Innovation Fund. iStreamPlanet plans to use the proceeds from its financing to accelerate the development of its live video streaming solutions.
3 min read · 25 March 2013
Social commerce start-up Blomming has launched. The business received a €1.3 million ($1.7 million) investment from Vertis Venture last year.
3 min read · 21 March 2013
import•io, a cloud-based big data platform, has raised £600,000 ($900,000) from Wellington Partners, Alta Vista founder Louis Monier, and French technology investor Emmanuel Javal. The funding will help the start-up expand and develop its platform.
5 min read · 21 March 2013
