Middle-market data storage company Scale Computing has raised $17 million in Series C financing, bringing the total raised by the company to $31 million. The third round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Northgate Capital and Benchmark Capital. The financing will help Scale Computing expand its sales and marketing and product development. Scale Computing is based in Indianapolis, Ind.
4 min read · 23 November 2010
Online advertising company myThings has raised $6 million in a third round of venture capital funding led by T-Venture, the venture arm of Deutsche Telecom. Accel Partners, Carmel Ventures, Dot Corp., and GP Bullhound also participated in the financing. MyThings provides technology to help retailers target shoppers while they browse the internet. Formed in 2005, the company has offices in London, Paris and Tel Aviv. MyThings closed a $5 million Series B round in 2008.
3 min read · 23 November 2010
Rockbridge Growth Equity has make an undisclosed investment in Salt Lake City-based One on One Marketing, which provides online leads for for-profit educational institutions. The eight-year-old company will use the new financing for growth. Rockbridge is based in Detroit.
2 min read · 22 November 2010
San Francisco-based Stipple has raised $2 million in a seed round co-led by Kleiner Perkinds Caufield & Byers and Floodgate. The company, which launched in August, provides technology to label and monetize photos on the web. Other investors in the round include Naval Ravikant, Global Brain Corporation, Quest Venture Partners, Parkview Ventures and Justin Timberlake.
3 min read · 22 November 2010
Paris-based online dating company Smartdate has raised $5 million in Series A financing, bringing the total raised this year to $7.5 million. Individual investors Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet and Pierre Krings led the round, with follow-on from existing investors. The company is also backed by 360 Capital.
3 min read · 22 November 2010
4 min read · 19 November 2010
MooBella Inc. secured $9 million in funding from Geneva, Switzerland-based Inventages Venture Capital SA. MooBella is a Taunton, Mass.-based develop of a technology that allows users to make hard-scoop ice cream in 40 seconds. MooBella expects the capital will allow it to continue to expand penetration within the core foodservice channels and advance its technology.
3 min read · 19 November 2010
Hospice Partners of Texas received $3.3 million in financing from Advantage Capital Partners, which is a venture capital and small business finance firm based in New Orleans, La. The funding was raised in connection with the Texas Certified Capital Co. program. It will allow Hospice Partners to expand through the acquisition of Alamo Hospice.
3 min read · 19 November 2010
The Securities and Exchange Commission will meet later on Friday to vote on a proposal that would require the registration of advisers to hedge funds and private equity funds with more than $150 million in assets under management, according to Reuters reported. Reuters reported the hedge fund industry players do not believe the rules will burdensome.
3 min read · 19 November 2010
Sidley Austin LLP hired Pamela J. Martinson as a partner in its Palo Alto, Calif., office. She will focus in the area of finance and lending.
3 min read · 19 November 2010
