Atlas Powered, LLC. said it raised $700,000 in initial funding in a deal led by the Tech Coast Angels and joined by Maverick Angels, Pasadena Angels and others.
3 min read · 22 January 2013
VCs find much to contemplate at the nation’s largest tech show, from smart fitness gadgets to next-gen content and home controllers
6 min read · 21 January 2013
AppGratis said it raised $13 million from Iris Capital and other investors. No other detail on the investment partners was available. AppGratis is developing app discovery technology.
3 min read · 18 January 2013
Venture investing fell in 2012 for the first time in three years as global economic uncertainty combined with a soft fundraising environment to spark caution in the general partners.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Venture investors pulled back during the fourth quarter with dollars going to startups falling 9% and seed investors becoming more cautious. The quarter saw renewed interest in health care investing and a dip in funding for Internet startups.
1 min read · 16 January 2013
Social media startups catering to the business market have had a mixed reception from IPO investors but more success finding M&A exits. And they have brought a load of venture capitalists along for the ride.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
Mayfield Fund has begun raising a second Indian fund, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing does not give a target size for the new fund, Mayfield India II, but says no capital has yet been committed.
1 min read · 15 January 2013
Moontoast said it raised $5 million in Series B financing in a deal led by the Martin Companies of Nashville and joined by prior investors.
3 min read · 15 January 2013
DelfMEMS said it raised $10.5 million in Series B funding from CDC Entreprises, Iris Capital, Capitalaria, VIVES as well as existing investors A2D Invest, Alliansys, Finorpa, Inovam, Rhône-Alpes-Création and various angels. The funding will be used to support the company’s growth in MEMS based switching products used as front end wireless modules for mobile devices like smart phones and tablets.
8 min read · 14 January 2013
TrueAbility said it raised a seed round of $750,000 in a deal led by Rackspace co-‐founder Pat Condon, and Rackspace co-founder and chairman Graham Weston. San Antonio-‐based TrueAbility is developing recruiting technology to evaluate job candidates.
3 min read · 14 January 2013