Rocket Fuel Inc, a display advertising company, has raised $10 million in a Series B round of venture capital. The bulk of the funding came from first-time investors Nokia Growth Partners, while other new investors included Northgate Capital. Mohr Davidow Ventures and Labrador Venture were return investors.
3 min read · 22 September 2010
Ubiquisys, a communications technology company, has raised $5 million from three first-time investors and a number of return investors in the second close of a funding round announced in July. SerComm Corporation, UMC Capital Corporation and Pacific Venture Partners have invested for the first time, while Advent Venture Partners, Accel Partners and Atlas Venture have reinvested.
5 min read · 22 September 2010
1 min read · 21 September 2010
Nexant Inc. has received $43 million in investments. The San Francisco, Calif.-based provider of intelligent grid software and clean energy solutions plans to use the capital to fund its growth and expansion. The financing came from Oak Investment Partners and Intel Capital, as well as existing investors TeleSoft and Beacon.
4 min read · 21 September 2010
Bain Capital Ventures has invested $10 million after a Series C round of fund-raising by Boston Heart Lab, a company that works on diagnostics for patients with heart disease. Boston Heart Lab has also named Susan Hertzberg as new chief executive. Hertzberg is the former president of the North American division of the French medical company Ipsogen.
4 min read · 21 September 2010
Laser Light Engines, a Salem, New Hampshire-based manufacturer of laser lights for cinema screens, has secured $13 million in a Series B round of fund-raising. Funds came from two returning venture capital firms, Braemar Energy and Harris & Harris Group, and the rest came from Imax Corp, with whom Laser Lights has a strategic partnership. Laser Lights intends to use the funds to develop a custom version of its laser engine for use in Imax screens.
4 min read · 21 September 2010
Data Impact, a Huntington Beach, Calif.-based provider of modular electronic invoice presentment and payment solutions, secured $5 million in a new round of funding. Zon Capital Partners led the round. Additional investment came from private investors and Data Impact’s founders. Square One also granted a credit line.
2 min read · 21 September 2010
1 min read · 21 September 2010
immatics biotechnologies, a German biotechnology firm, has raised EUR54m ($71m) in Series C funding to continue research into a new vaccine to protect against renal cell carcinoma. Half the funding came from return investors dievini Hopp Biotech holding and venture capital firm Wellington Partners, while the rest came from a first-time investor, MIG Verwaltungs AG. Dr. Matthias Kromayer of MIG will join the immatics board.
6 min read · 21 September 2010
Partners Group closed its largest dedicated direct investment program, Partners Group Direct Investments 2009 at its €650 million hard cap. The Zug, Switzerland-based private markets investment manager said the program attracted investors worldwide. Investors include sovereign wealth funds, endowments, corporate and public pension plans, insurance companies, family offices and selected entrepreneurs.
3 min read · 21 September 2010
