EnOcean GmbH, a German wireless sensor company, has raised €8 million in fourth-round funding. SET Venture Partners and the Kathrein group were joined by return backers Atmos, BayTech Venture Capital, Emerald Technology Ventures, Siemens Technology Accelerator, Siemens Venture Capital and Wellington Partners.
3 min read · 16 December 2009
Knowledge Networks, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based provider research to media and advertising companies, has acquired Caduceus Marketing Research, a Mt. Arlington, N.J.-based provider of market research services to pharmaceutical manufacturers. No financial terms were disclosed. Knowledge Networks has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding from Alloy Ventures, Maveron, Meritech Capital Partners, Oak Hill Venture Partners and Oak Investment Partners.
3 min read · 15 December 2009
Swype, a Seattle-based developer of text input technology, has raised $5.6 million in Series B funding. Nokia Growth Partners and Samsung Ventures were joined by return backer Benaroya Capital.
3 min read · 15 December 2009
SunRun, a San Francisco-based provider of residential solar electricity, has secured an additional commitment of tax equity from a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp that is part of the financing needed to develop $90 million in residential solar installations in 2010. The company previously raised $30 million from Accel Partners, Foundation Capital, Parker Weil (Merrill Lynch) and Greg Avis (Summit Partners).
3 min read · 15 December 2009
The American Academy, a Salt Lake City-based provider of Ponline high school and educational services , has raised $5.9 million in Series B funding. Austin Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backer vSpring Capital.
3 min read · 15 December 2009
Ophthotech Corp., a Princeton, N.J.-based developer of ophthalmic therapies for both wet and dry age-related macular degeneration, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Clarus Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers SV Life Sciences, Novo A/S and HBM BioVentures. The company has now raised over $100 million.
3 min read · 15 December 2009
Asetek Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of liquid cooling and thermal management solutions, has raised $8 million in new VC funding. It previously raised $38 million. No investors were disclosed by Asetek, although past backers have included D.E. Shaw Ventures, Danish Growth Fund and Northzone Ventures.
3 min read · 15 December 2009
Article One Partners, a New York-based global online community for legitimzing the validity of patents, has raised more than $3 million in Series A funding from firms like General Catalyst Partners. The company also named former Anaqua CEO Paul DiGiammarino as president and NineSigma exec Ray Felts as chief operating officer.
4 min read · 15 December 2009
Nasuni, a Natick, Mass.-based developer of a gateway to cloud storage, has raised $8 million in Series A funding from North Bridge Venture Partners and Sigma Partners.
5 min read · 15 December 2009
My Health Direct, a Delafield, Wis.-based provider of an online access management platform for healthcare organizations, has raised $4 million in Series A funding led by Chrysalis Ventures.
3 min read · 15 December 2009
