1 min read · 01 April 2010
Amyris Biotechnologies Inc., an Emeryville, Calif.-based synthetic biology company that developers renewable hydrocarbon biofuels, has raised $47.8 million from Temasek Holdings. The company previously raised just under $200 million from Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, TPG Biotechnology, Votorantim Novos Negocios, Advanced Equities Inc., DAG Ventures, Grupo Cornélio Brennand, Naxos UK, The Westly Group and Stratus Group.
2 min read · 01 April 2010
Violin Memory, a Mountain View, Calif.-based developer of Flash memory enterprise systems, has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding from Toshiba Corp. A January regulatory filing indicated that Violin Memory had secured around $16 million of a possible $27 million funding round.
2 min read · 01 April 2010
Tranzeo Wireless Technologies (TSX: TZT) has agreed to acquire Aperto Networks Inc., a Milpitas, Calif.-based provider of WiMAX base stations and subscriber units. The deal is valued at just $5 million in Treanzeo shares, plus possible earnouts. Aperto Networks has raised around $160 million in total VC funding since 1998, from firms that include Quicksilver Ventures, Gunn Allen Venture Partners, JK&B Capital, Canaan Partners, Alliance Ventures, Innovacom, JAFCO Ventures and Labrador Ventures.
4 min read · 01 April 2010
MDRNA Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA) has agreed to acquire Cequent Pharmaceuticals, a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of RNAi-based treatments. The all-stock deal is valued at approximately $46 million. Cequent has raised around $17.5 million in VC funding, from Ampersand Ventures, Nexus Medical Partners, Pappas Ventures, New England Partners, Yasuda Enterprise Developmen and Novartis Option Fund.
6 min read · 01 April 2010
InsideView Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of an online sales intelligence application, has raised $11.5 million in Series B funding. Return backers include Emergence Capital Partners, Rembrandt Venture Partners and Greenhouse Capital Partners. The company previously raised just under $14 million.
3 min read · 01 April 2010
MokaFive, a Redwood City, Calif.-based virtual desktop management company, has raised $21 million in Series C funding. NGEN Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Khosla Ventures and Highland Capital.
2 min read · 01 April 2010
Latimer Education Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based for-profit education company focused on African-American students, has raised $1.25 million in VC funding from Maveron LLC.
3 min read · 01 April 2010
, a New York-based provider of predictive online marketing, has secured a $10 million line of credit from Silicon Valley Bank. It previously raised over $16 million VC funding from Advanced Technology Ventures, Hudson Venture Partners and Blue Chip Venture Company.
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