Veryan Holdings Ltd., a UK-based developer of vasculat stent technology, has raised £3.6 million in new VC funding. Seroba Kernal led the round, and was joined by return backers Imperial Innovations, Oxford Capital Partners and NESTA.
2 min read · 11 March 2010
3 min read · 11 March 2010
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc., a Shanghai-based developer of plasma etching and chemical vapor deposition equipment for use in semiconductor fabs, has raised $46 million in Series D funding. Shanghai Venture Capital Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Pudong Science & Technology Investment Co. were joined by return backers Walden International, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs, Redpoint Ventures, Global Catalyst Partners, Interwest Partners, Bay Partners, QUALCOMM Ventures and KT Venture Group. The company previously raised around $146 million.
4 min read · 10 March 2010
1 min read · 10 March 2010
Eureka Genomics, a Hercules, Calif.-based provider of bioinformatics analysis of sequencing data, has raised $3.7 million in angel funding.
2 min read · 10 March 2010
Metaswitch Networks, a London-based provider of carrier systems and communications software solutions, has acquired Apptrigger Inc., a Richardson, Texas-based maker of an application session controller. No financial terms were disclosed. Metaswitch has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Francisco Partners and Sequoia Capital. Apptrigger had raised around $58 million from Star Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds, CenterPoint Venture Partners, Covera Ventures and Chisholm Private Capital.
3 min read · 10 March 2010
Carticept, an Alpharetta, Ga.-based developer of medical devices that help repair cartilage defects, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. SonoSite Inc. was joined by return backers Domain Associates and New Enterprise Associates. Carticept previously raised around $25.55 million.
1 min read · 10 March 2010
Todacell, an Israel-based operator of a mobile display ad network, has raised $1 million in new VC funding from existing shareholder AfterDox.
3 min read · 10 March 2010
RainStor Inc., an online information preservation company with offices in San Francisco and the UK, has raised $7.5 million in Series B funding. Storm Ventures and Informatica co-led the round, and were joined by return backers Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures and The Dow Chemical Company.
3 min read · 10 March 2010
Genticel (f.k.a. BT Pharma), a French developer of immunotherapies to prevent cancers caused by HPV, has raised €13.1 million in new VC funding. AGF Private Equity led the round, and was joined by the Institut Régional de Développement Industriel, Amundi Private Equity Funds, InnoBio fund (CDC Enterprises) and return backer Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners.
7 min read · 10 March 2010
