MyOptique Group said Monday that it has received eight million pounds in financing. Acton Capital Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Index Ventures led the round with participation from new investors Cipio Partners and GP Bullhound Sidecar. According to the company, the capital infusion will be used to boost its expansion plans. Also, MyOptique Group has named Maurice Helfgott, founder and chairman of Amery Capital, as chairman. Jamie Murray Wells has left his post as MyOptique's director and chairman. Based in London, MyOptique Group is an online optical retailer.
4 min read · 16 December 2013
Abeona Therapeutics said Monday that it has raised $750,000 in seed financing. Investors include The Children’s Medical Research Foundation, Team Sanfilippo, Stop Sanfilippo and Fondation Sanfilippo. Based in Cleveland, Abeona Therapeutics is a biotechnology startup focused on treating children with SanFilippo Syndrome.
4 min read · 16 December 2013
Austin-based VC firm LiveOak Venture Partners has raised $64.3 million for a fund that is targeting $100 million, according to the Austin Business Journal. The publication reported that the fund has already attracted 40 investors.
1 min read · 13 December 2013
Four Rivers Group has closed $52 million for its third fund, Fortune reported. Based in San Francisco, Four Rivers Group is an expansion stage VC firm.
1 min read · 13 December 2013
Care.com has filed for an IPO. The number of shares the company will be selling has not been set; however, some outlets report that Care.com plans to raise $80 million for the IPO. Morgan Stanley, BofA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan will serve as lead underwriters. Based in Waltham, Mass., Care.com is an online care marketplace. Its backers include Matrix Partners, Trinity Ventures and Institutional Venture Partners.
2 min read · 13 December 2013
Russian hotel-booking site Oktogo has raised $5 million in funding, TechCrunch reported. VEB Innovations led the round. Also, the site said that Oktogo will rebrand itself as Travel.ru. Oktogo is also backed by Mangrove, Ventech and VTB.
1 min read · 13 December 2013
QuickPay Corp. said Friday that it has closed $5.5 million in funding. Investors included Fontinalis Partners, Ecomobilite Ventures and IncWell. Based in San Francisco, QuickPay is a provider of mobile parking payment solutions.
4 min read · 13 December 2013
According to an announcement on its blog, Moped has been acquired by 6Wunderkinder, a developer of productivity apps. No financial terms were disclosed. The company said it will be shutting down on December 31, 2013. Headquartered in Berlin, Moped is a free messaging app. Its backers included Earlybird Venture Capital, SV Angel and Lerer Ventures. To read the post, visit here.
1 min read · 13 December 2013
According to TechCrunch, Oculus VR has closed $75 million in Series B funding. Andreessen Horowitz led the round with participation from Spark Capital, Matrix Partners and Formation 8. The site also reported that Andreesen Horowitz's Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon will join the company's board of directors. Based in Irvine, Calif., Oculus VR is a maker of Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset.
1 min read · 13 December 2013
Dell Ventures, the strategic investment arm of Dell, has raised $300 million for its strategic innovation venture fund. The pool will focus on early-to-growth-stage companies in emerging technology areas.
4 min read · 13 December 2013
