Private Equity
1 min read · 29 July 2010
SolidFire, an Atlanta-based cloud computing storage platform, has raised an undisclosed amount of first-round funding co-led by Valhalla Partners and Novak Biddle Venture Partners.
3 min read · 28 July 2010
1 min read · 28 July 2010
Danen Technology, a Taiwanese solar wafer manufacturer, has completed an IPO on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Its market cap at the time of pricing was approximately $350 million. VC backers included Giza Venture Capital .
2 min read · 28 July 2010
eWise, a global provider of online payment and online financial management solutions, has raised $12.1 million in VC funding. Balderton Capital led the round, and was joined by Total Technology Ventures and Patagorang.
4 min read · 28 July 2010
Illumina Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) has acquired Helixis Inc., a Carlsbad, Calif.-based developer of nucleic acid analysis tools. The deal is valued at up to $105 million, including a $70 million up-front payment. Helixis had raised over $15 million in VC funding from Advanced Technology Ventures, Domain Associates and Okapi Venture Capital.
4 min read · 28 July 2010
Triangulate Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of a data-driven dating app for Facebook ("Wings"), has raised $750,000 from Trinity Ventures and Playdom chairman Rick Thompson.
3 min read · 28 July 2010
CloudMade, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based, has raised $12.3 million in Series B funding. Greylock Partners led the round, and was joined by return backer Sunstone Capital.
4 min read · 28 July 2010
Philo, a social television platform, has raised an undisclosed amount of first-round funding. Backers include North Bridge Venture Partners, DFJ Gotham, ENIAC Ventures and Stephen Lambert.
4 min read · 28 July 2010
BlueArc Corp., a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of unified network storage solutions, has raised $20 million in new VC funding. Investor Growth Capital led the round, and was joined by 16 existing shareholders. BlueArc previously raised around $170 million, from firms like Meritech Capital Partners, Crosslink Capital, Morgenthaler Ventures, Apax Partners, Weston Presidio, RWI Ventures, Dell Ventures, CTTV Investments, Celtic House Venture Partners, The Parkmead Group and Fort Washington Capital Partners. The company filed for an IPO in 2007, but withdrew registration the following year.
3 min read · 28 July 2010
