3 min read · 25 November 2011
Digital newsstand company Zinio Holdings has raised $20 million in equity financing, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is unclear who provided the financing. In 2005, San Francisco-based Zinio reportedly raised $7 million from North Bridge Ventures and Commonwealth Capital to fund the acquisition of online magazine retailer Blue Dolphin Group.
1 min read · 23 November 2011
eyeSight Mobile Technologies, a maker of touch-free interfaces for digital devices, has raised $4.2 million in Series B financing. Publicly traded CEVA Inc. led the round along with Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, the investment arm of Japan's Mitsui & Co.
3 min read · 22 November 2011
Rocket Ninja, a maker of social 3D entertainment applications, has raised $7.5 million in Series B financing. The financing round was led by European private investor Marcel Boekhoorn, the company said Tuesday.
2 min read · 22 November 2011
Power Assure Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of data center energy management technology, has received a strategic $1 million investment from Dominion Energy Technologies Inc. With this investment, Power Assure has raised $14.5 million in its series B financing, bringing total funds raised to $29.75 million, the company said. Other investors include ABB Technology Ventures, Good Energies, Point Judith Capital, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
3 min read · 22 November 2011
eVariant, a maker of marketing automation software, has raised $5.3 million in a first institutional funding round. Health Enterprise Partners, a New York-based firm, invested in the round. eVariant is based in Simsbury, Conn.
3 min read · 21 November 2011
Serious Energy Inc., a maker of energy efficient material used in windows for buildings, has raised $2.97 million of a proposed $33.9 million funding round, according to an ammended filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. peHub.com reported previously that Serious Energy had recently raised an undisclosed amount from GSV Capital, a closed-end, publicly traded investment fund that’s been investing in venture-backed private companies. The company’s products have been used in the Empire State Building and the New York Stock Exchange. Serious Energy’s board includes venture capitalists John Babcock, a partner with Rustic Canyon Partners; NEA’s Forest Baskett; Thomas Galuhn, a senior managing director at Mesirow Financial; and Paul Holland, general partner for Foundation Capital.
1 min read · 21 November 2011
Cleveland-based ChanRx has closed on an undisclosed amount of Series A financing from investors including Sante Ventures. The company is developing drugs to treat atrial fibrillation. Sante Ventures was founded in 2006 and manages $260 million in capital.
3 min read · 21 November 2011
EnTouch Controls, a provider of energy management systems for small businesses, has raised $2 million in Series A financing. Trailblazer Capital led the round. Launched in 2011, EnTouch’s system replaces conventional digital thermostats to help restaurants, retail stores, service businesses, convenience stores and small offices manage energy costs.
2 min read · 21 November 2011
Klip has raised $8 million in a Series B financing round led by Benchmark Capital. The company, maker of a social video app for the iPhone and iPod, will use the money for development. Klip launched its app in September 2011.
2 min read · 18 November 2011
