Westborough, Massachusetts-based IT infrastructure company SimpliVity has secured $175 million in Series D funding. Waypoint Capital led the round with participation from return backers Accel Partners, Charles River Ventures, DFJ Growth, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Meritech Capital Partners. Morgan Stanley was the placement agent for SimpliVity.
4 min read · 10 March 2015
SugarCRM Inc has acquired San Francisco-based Stitch, a provider of personal assistant technologies that enhance productivity for mobile users. No financial terms were disclosed. SugarCRM is backed by Goldman Sachs, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, New Enterprise Associates and Walden International.
4 min read · 09 March 2015
Blippar, an augmented reality and Image-recognition platform, has raised $45 million in funding. The investors in this round were not named; however, the company's previous backers include Qualcomm Ventures and Landsowne Partners.
2 min read · 09 March 2015
London-based predictive marketing company Growth Intelligence has secured $3.4 million in funding. The investors included 83 North (formerly Greylock Israel), MMC Ventures and Paul Forster, founder of Indeed.com. In addition to the funding, Forster and Alan Morgan from MMC have been appointed to Gi's board.
4 min read · 09 March 2015
Roadmap Capital has provided $7 million in funding to LiquiGlide. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, LiquiGlide is a maker of viscous liquids.
3 min read · 09 March 2015
Wing Venture Capital has named Jeff Schneble as a partner. Previously, Schneble worked at Silver Lake Partners where he served as an operating executive on the value creation team.
2 min read · 09 March 2015
Vienna, Austria-based early-stage venture fund Speedinvest has raised 60 million euros for its second fund. The focus is on European tech startups.
4 min read · 06 March 2015
Mountain View, California-based Quixey, a search engine for apps, has secured $60 million in Series C1 funding, the company announced in a blog post on its site. Alibaba led the round with participation from other investors that included SoftBank, Goldman Sachs and GGV. To read the announcement, visit here.
1 min read · 06 March 2015
MaxPoint Interactive Inc has debuted its IPO of 6.5 million shares after pricing it at $11.50 per share. The stock began trading Friday on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “MXPT.” Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank Securities and Pacific Crest Securities are serving as lead underwriters. MaxPoint Interactive is a digital advertising company that helps brands increase in-store sales. It is backed by Madrona Venture Group and Trinity Ventures.
3 min read · 06 March 2015
Musement, an online booking service for travel activities, has raised 5 million euros in Series A funding. The investors were P101, 360 Capital Partners, Micheli Associati and Italian Angels for Growth.
5 min read · 06 March 2015
