1 min read · 29 January 2010
Informatica Corp. (Nasdaq: INFA) has acquired Siperian Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.-based maker of master data management software, for $130 million in cash. Siperian had raised around $61.5 million in VC funding, from firms like Constellation Ventures, Investor Growth Capital, Red Rock Ventures, ArrowPath Venture Capital, Blumberg Capital Ventures, Brightspark Ventures, Saffron Hill Ventures, Reed Elsevier Ventures and Anthem Venture Partners.
3 min read · 29 January 2010
Merus, a Dutch developer of human therapeutic antibodies, has raised €21.7 million in Series B funding. Investors included The Novartis Option Fund, Pfizer, Bay City Capital, Life Sciences Partners and seed backer Aglaia Oncology Fund.
5 min read · 29 January 2010
1 min read · 28 January 2010
Martini Media Network, a San Francisco-based online ad network focused on affluent individuals, has acquired media platform Decision Maker Media. Martini Media has raised venture capital funding from Venrock.
3 min read · 28 January 2010
Alnara Therapeutics Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of orally-delivered protein therapeutics for the treatment of metabolic diseases, has raised $35 million in Series B funding. MPM Capital led the round, and was joined by return backers Third Rock Ventures, Frazier Healthcare and Bessemer Venture Partners. The company previously raised $20 million.
4 min read · 28 January 2010
Tyco Electronics has acquired Sensitive Object SA, a French maker of touch input technology based on acoustic waves processing, for approximately $62 million. Sensitive Object wasformed in October 2003 as a spinoff from the French Public Center of Research, and raised VC funding from both Sofinnova Partners and Motorola Ventures.
2 min read · 28 January 2010
Matt McCall has joined New World Ventures as a partner. He previously was a co-founder and managing director of DFJ Portage. McCall's investments with Portage included EverDream, Feedburner, Imago Scientific, Lefthand Networks, Siimpel and TicketsNow. New World also announced the promotion of Adam Koopersmith to partner.
2 min read · 27 January 2010
Good Technology, a mobile security and control company acquired last year by VC-backed Visto Corp., has acquired CloudSync, a Denver-based mobile device management company. No financial terms were disclosed. Visto has raised over $250 million in total VC funding since 1996, including a recap round in 2003. Current backers include Allegis Capital, Altitude Capital Partners, Blueprint Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, ePlanet Ventures, GKM Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Rustic Canyon Partners.
3 min read · 27 January 2010
Ciris Energy Inc., a Centennial, Colo.-based developer of coal gasification technologies, has raised an undisclosed amount of new VC funding from GE Energy Financial Services, Braemar Energy Ventures and Rho Ventures.
1 min read · 27 January 2010
