C2FO has named John Adams, David G. Brown, Lance T. LeMay and Jay Mandelbaum to its advisory board. Adams is a managing director at XMS Capital while Brown is a managing partner of Oak Hill Venture Partners and a vice president of Keystone. Also, LeMay works as a managing director at OpenAir Equity Partners and Mandelbaum recently served as executive vice president and operating committee member at JPMorgan Chase & Co. C2FO is the world's market for working capital.
3 min read · 30 December 2013
According to AllThingsD, Intel Capital, the VC unit of the computer chip maker Intel, has made an undisclosed investment in SanJet. Based in Taiwan, SanJet is a provider of wearable small video cameras and DVRs.
1 min read · 27 December 2013
VentureWire reported that AdEspresso has secured $500,000 in funding. The investors were 500 Startups, Atlantic Capital Partners and various unnamed angel investors. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., AdEspresso helps small businesses create and analyze advertising on Facebook.
1 min read · 27 December 2013
According to TechCrunch, Elephanti has closed $4.5 million in seed funding. The investor was LMJ Holdings. Headquartered in Singapore, Elephanti is an app that lets shoppers connect with their favorite stores and brands.
1 min read · 27 December 2013
According to TechCrunch, Plain Vanilla Games, the developer of trivia app QuizUp, has closed $22 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Sequoia Capital with participation from return backers that include Tencent, Greycroft Partners, IDG Ventures, Tencent, BOLDstart Ventures, CrunchFund and MESA+.
1 min read · 26 December 2013
According to VentureWire, San Francisco-based VC firm Industry Ventures has raised the target for its third partnership holdings fund to $125 million. The original target was $100 million. Currently, the firm has raised $78.8 million for the pool.
1 min read · 26 December 2013
Manalto said Thursday that it has raised $1 million in seed funding. Investors included Europlay Capital Advisors and Raven Capital. Based in Santa Monica, Calif. and Australia, Manalto is a provider of social ERP software solutions.
3 min read · 26 December 2013
According to VentureWire, Codefied has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by e.ventures. Based in San Diego, Codefied is the developer of the HouseCall app.
1 min read · 24 December 2013
Genocea Biosciences has filed for an IPO. The number of shares that will be sold as well as pricing terms have yet to be decided. Citigroup and Cowen and Company will serve as lead underwriters. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Genocea Biosciences is a vaccine developer. Its backers include Polaris Venture Partners, Lux Capital Management, SR One, Cycad Group, Auriga Partners, Morningside Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation, Skyline Ventures, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and MP Healthcare Venture Management.
2 min read · 24 December 2013
According to TechCrunch, British Sky Broadcasting Corp. had made a $350,000 investment in Jaunt. Based in Palo Alto, Calif, Jaunt, which is backed by Menlo Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners, is a video startup.
1 min read · 24 December 2013
