Assured Labor Inc., a Boston-based developer of an online and mobile marketplace for jobs in the emerging markets, has raised $1 million in seed funding. The capital will be used, in part, to expand the company's Latin American offering. Backers include Nexus Venture Partners, Kima Ventures, Michael Van Swaaij (former CEO and chairman of Skype) and Fabrice Grinda (CEO of OLX.com).
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LivingSocial.com, a Washington, D.C.-based social discovery and cataloging network, has raised $14 million in Series C funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers U.S. Venture Partners, Grotech Ventures and Revolution LLC. The company previously raised $30 million, including a $25 million Series B round last month.
4 min read · 29 April 2010
Realton Corp., a Beijing-based developer of diode-pumped laser systems that treat enlarged prostates, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series B funding. OrbiMed Advisors and China Healthcare Partnership co-led the round, and were joined by return backer CSV Capital Partners.
5 min read · 29 April 2010
Oncos Therapeutics, a Finland-based developer of cancer therapeutics by use of oncolytic viruses, has raised €4 million in VC funding from HealthCap.
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Silicon Labs (Nasdaq: SLAB) has acquired Silicon Clocks, a Fremont, Calif.-based provider of integrated timing solutions for electronic systems. No financial terms were disclosed. Silicon Clocks had raised over $32 million in VC funding, from Silicon Labs, Charles River Ventures, Formative Ventures, Lux Capital and Tallwood Venture Capital.
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