Angela Sormani

i2E backs Well Checked Systems

Tulsa-based Well Checked Systems International has secured a $1.4 million Series A round. The investment was led by $300,000 in financing each from the i2E-managed Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund, the OKAngel Sidecar Fund and the SeedStep Angels. The remaining $500,000 was committed by other investors.

Definiens gets further backing

Wellington Partners and Gilde Healthcare have co-led an investment round in Munich, Germany-based Definiens. Existing investors Cipio Partners and TVM Capital also participated.

peHUB First Read

Catch up on the latest happenings after the weekend including Andreessen Horowitz's latest investment, how Florida SBA's private equity portfolio performed last year, JMI Equity's $1 bln fundraising and some LPs' views on who the up and coming venture firms are.

ieCrowd raises funds

ieCrowd has raised an additional $2.2 million bringing total funding in the discovery-to-market commercialization platform to $7 million. Investors include physicians, healthcare professionals, and other private funders from around the world.

Navitor Pharmaceuticals closes $23.5 mln Series A

Biopharmaceutical company Navitor Pharmaceuticals has closed a $23.5 million Series A financing. Investors include Polaris Partners, Atlas Venture, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, SR One and The Longevity Fund. Inc.

ClearLight Partners sells TASI Group to Berwind Group

ClearLight Partners has sold TASI Group to Berwind Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

First Data announces private placement led by KKR

First Data has announced a $3.5 billion private placement led by KKR. First Data is a business that helps make payment transactions secure, fast and easy for merchants, financial institutions and their customers.

dizmo closes Series A funding

dizmo has raised $2 million to accelerate its speed to market. The investment was made by a team of entrepreneurs, led by Ariel Luedi, CEO of e-commerce vendor hybris. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, dizmo is an inventor of a software platform.

Shasta Ventures raises $300 mln fund

Shasta Ventures has raised $300 million for its fourth fund, Shasta Ventures IV. Shasta Ventures III raised $265 million in 2011 and invested in 28 portfolio companies.

Other Machine Co. closes Series A at $3M

Other Machine Co, a maker of desktop manufacturing machines, has closed an oversubscribed $3 million Series A from a group of angels and VCs. Investors include Core Ventures Group, Slow Ventures and Allegro Venture Partners among others.