SoGeo, an Amsterdam-based provider of a context aware platform for mobile and Web, has raised €1 million in funding led by BlueBubbleLab.
2 min read · 07 June 2010
Anteryon, a Dutch maker of miniature optical modules for mobile phone cameras and laser projection, has raised an undisclosed amount of new VC funding. Qualcomm Ventures Europe led the round, and was joined by Quest for Growth (Belgium) and return backers BNP Paribas Private Equity and Biggell Finance.
3 min read · 07 June 2010
Cytheris SA, a French drug startup focused on immune modulation, has raised €12 million in Series D funding. CDC Entreprises led the round, and was joined by return backers Gestion, Caisse de dépôt et Placement du Québec, CDC Innovation, Crédit Agricole Private Equity and Forbion Capital Partners.
3 min read · 07 June 2010
Ozmo Devices, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of low-lower WiFi personal area network solutions, has raised $10.8 million in Series D funding. Atlantic Bridge Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers Granite Ventures and Intel Capital. The company previously raised over $32 million from Granite Intel and Tallwood Venture Capital.
2 min read · 07 June 2010
Enphase Energy Inc., a Petaluma, Calif.-based developer of micro-inverter systems for the solar industry, has raised $23 million in new funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and undisclosed strategic backers. This is the second close of a $63 million round. The initial $40 million infusion was announced in March, with Bay Partners leading and being joined by Horizon Technology Finance, Bridge Bank, Third Point Ventures, RockPort Capital Partners, Madrone Capital Partners and Applied Ventures. The company previously raised over $25 million.
3 min read · 04 June 2010
General Motors has formed General Motors Ventures, which will invest in technologies within the in the automotive and transportation sectors. It will be led by Jon Lauckner, who previously served as GM's vice president for global product planning.
2 min read · 04 June 2010
Thomson Reuters has acquired Complinet Group, a UK-based provider of online regulatory solutions for the global financial services industry. No financial terms were disclosed. Complinet raised £18.5 million in 2008 from Fidelity Equity Partners (now known as Canter Equity Partners).
3 min read · 04 June 2010
Burstly, a San Francisco-based provider of a mobile ad platform, has added SoftBank Capital and Founder Collective to its Series A round. No financial terms were disclosed. The round's original tranche was $1.8 million from Rincon Venture Partners and GRP Partners.
1 min read · 04 June 2010
Anulex Technologies Inc., a Minnetonka, Minn.-based maker of medical devices for spinal disk preservation and anular repair, has raised $18.26 million in a Series E funding round that could expand to $20 million. An undisclosed strategic investor was joined by Hatteras Late Stage VC Fund and return backers Affinity Capital, Delphi Ventures, MB Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, SightLine Partners and Split Rock Partners. The company previously raised more than $44 million, plus a $7 million "growth capital term loan" from Silicon Valley Bank.
2 min read · 04 June 2010
Zynga has acquired Challenge Games, an Austin, Texas-based social gaming company responsible for Duels and Baseball Boss. No financial terms were disclosed. Challenge Games had raised $14.5 million in VC funding from Globespan Capital Partners and Sequoia Capital. Zynga has raised around $240 million in total VC funding, from Digital Sky Technologies, Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Institutional Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Union Square Ventures, Foundry Group and Avalon Ventures.
2 min read · 04 June 2010
