ProNAi Therapeutics has raised over $12 million in Series C financing. Capital Midwest Fund led the round. Based in Plymouth, Michigan, ProNAi Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for cancer patients and others with complex genetic diseases.
3 min read · 13 January 2014
French travel startup Evaneos has closed $6 million in funding. XAnge Private Equity led the round with participation from ISAI. According to the company, the capital will be used for expansion in Europe.
4 min read · 13 January 2014
SV Life Sciences said Monday that it has expanded its leadership team with several new additions. The life sciences VC firm named Eugene Hill as chairman, Paul LaViolette as managing partner and COO, Tom Flynn as managing partner and Hamish Cameron as operating partner. Also, James Garvey, who mostly recently served as chairman of the company, will become its chairman emeritus.
5 min read · 13 January 2014
StrongView said Monday that it has named Rob Brosnan as its senior vice president of strategy. Previously, Brosnan worked at Forrester Research where he served as principal analyst for customer intelligence professionals. Headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., StrongView is a cross-channel marketing software provider. Its backers include Sequoia Capital, Evercore Partners, DAG Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners.
3 min read · 13 January 2014
Fortune reported that Quandoo has secured $8 million in Series B funding. The publication said that DN Capital and Holtzbrinck Ventures led the round with participation from existing investors the Sixt family, CRES Columbus Internet Group and Atlantic Capital Partners. Based in Berlin, Germany, Quandoo is an online reservation platform for restaurants.
1 min read · 13 January 2014
Sonian has raised an additional $8 million in Series C funding, bringing the tally to $21.6 million. Existing investors OpenView Venture Partners, Summerhill Venture Partners and Prism Venture Partners participated in this round. Headquartered in Newton, Mass., Sonian is a provider of cloud-powered email archiving solutions.
3 min read · 13 January 2014
Turn said Monday that it has closed $80 million in Series E funding. New investors ClearBridge Investments, Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Northport Investments and Pine River Capital Management joined return backers Norwest Venture Partners, Trident Capital, Shasta Ventures and Focus Ventures in the round. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Turn is a marketing software and analytics platform.
3 min read · 13 January 2014
According to TechCrunch, Chinese android app store Wandoujia has closed $120 million in funding. SoftBank Corp. led the round with participation from return backers DCM and Innovation Works Development Fund.
1 min read · 13 January 2014
According to VentureWire, the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Plymouth Ventures has received $31.6 for its third fund. The pool's target is $80 million.
1 min read · 13 January 2014
Volusion said Monday that it has secured $35 million in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank. The capital will be used for product deelopment. With offices in Austin, Texas and London, Volution is a provider of ecommerce solutions for online businesses.
3 min read · 13 January 2014
