VCJ Staff

Twilio Raises $3.7 Million

Nuance Buys SpinVox for $102.5 Million

Nuance Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN) has acquired SpinVox, a London-based provider of voice-to-screen messaging solutions. The deal is valued at $102.5 million, including $66 million in cash and approximately 2.3 million shares of Nuance common stock. SpinVox had raised over $125 million in VC funding, from firms like Goldman Sachs, GLG Partners and Toscafund.

Segetis Raising Series B Round

NeurAxon Raises $8.75 Million in Debt Financing

PowerReviews Raising Third Round

Drugstore.com Buying Salu for $36 Million

II-VI Buying VC-Backed Photop for $77.6 Million

II-VI Inc. (Nasdaq: IIVI) has agreed to acquire Photop Technologies Inc., a Fuzhou, China-based manufacturer of photonics products. The deal is valued at approximately $77.6 million, including $45.6 million in cash and 1.15 million shares of II-VI common stock. It also includes unspecified earnouts. Photop had raised $10 million in 2007 from VC firm Walden International.

Codexis Files for $100 Million IPO

VCs Sponsor Artifact/AuctionZip Merger

Artifact, operator of an online auction marketplace, has merged with Auctionzip, a directory of live auction listings. The combined company also announced that it has raised $13 million in VC funding from Commonwealth Capital Ventures and Ascent Venture Partners.

Jingle Networks Raises $6.75 Million