VCJ Staff

Radius Ventures Backs HealthSense

Healthsense Inc., a Mendota Heights, Minn.-based provider of wireless sensors and remote monitoring solutions for the senior care market, has raised an undisclosed amount of growth captial. Radius Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers like The Ziegler Companies.

MySpace Buys ThreadBox Assets

MySpace, a unit of News Corp., has acquired the assets of social messaging platform ThreadBox Inc. No financial terms were disclosed. ThreadBox investors had included Venrock. www.myspace.com

RIM Buys VC-Backed CellMania

IDG Backs BizArk

ExactTarget Buys Mpath

ExactTarget, an Indianapolis-based maker of email marketing software, has acquired Australian reseller mPath for an undisclosed amount. ExactTarget has raised around $155 million in VC funding, from Technology Crossover Ventures, Battery Ventures, Insight Venture Partners, Ontagu Newhall and Scale Venture Partners.

SpaceCurve Raises $1.1 Million

Zimride Raises $1.2 Million

Brand Affinity Technologies Raises $20 Million

Brand Affinity Technologies, an Irvine, Calif.-based interactive marketing platform for celebrities, has raised $20 million in third-round funding. Miramar Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by CGI Opportunity Fund II and returns backers RimLight Capital, Fulcrum Venture Capital, Ad Pepper Media International. Company co-founders Chad and Ryan Steelberg also participated, via their Newport Coast Investments vehicle.

VSS Monitoring Raises $20 Million

VSS Monitoring Inc., a Burlingame, Calif.-based distributed traffic capture company, has raised $20 million from Battery Ventures. It is the company's first institutional funding round.

Boeing Buys VC-Backed Narus

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has acquired Narus Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of real-time traffic intelligence for the protection and management of large IP networks. No financial terms were disclosed. Narus had raised over $113 million in VC funding, including a 2009 recap by American Capital, Mayfield Fund, NeoCarta Ventures, Panorama Capital and Walden International.