Private Equity
GreatCall Inc., a Del Mar, Calif.-based provider of Jitterbug mobile phones and services for baby boomers and seniors, has acquired MobiWatch, a developer of mobile personal emergency response services. No financial terms were disclosed. GreatCall has raised over $78 million in VC funding, from firms like Court Square Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Nauta Capital, Steelpoint Capital Partners and Sumitomo Corp.
3 min read · 04 November 2009
EmSense Corp., a San Francisco-based developer of physiological and brainwave measurement technology, has raised $9 million in Series C funding. Technology Partners led the round, and was joined by return backer Foundry Group. The company previously raised over $7 million.
3 min read · 04 November 2009
Ampulse Corp., a Golden, Colo.-based maker of c-Si thin-film solar cells, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Globespan Capital Partners and El Dorado Ventures co-led the round, and were joined by seed backer Battelle Ventures and its Innovation Valley Partners affiliate.
2 min read · 04 November 2009
MicroMedia Filtration Inc., a Lake Forrest, Calif.-based developer of wastewater treatment systems for municipalities, real estate developers and the military, has raised $3 million in Series A funding from Sail Venture Partners.
2 min read · 04 November 2009
Windstream Corp. (WIN.N) has agreed to buy NuVox Inc., a Greenville, S.C.-based CLEC. The deal is valued at $643 million, including $280 million in cash, $183 million in stock and the assumption of $180 million in debt. NuVox had raised nearly $500 million in venture capital funding. Current shareholders include M/C Venture Partners, KKR, Columbia Capital and Wachovia Capital Partners.
3 min read · 04 November 2009
CEVEC Pharmaceuticals GmbH, a German developer of a technology platform for developing therapeutic proteins, has raised €4 million. Creathor Venture Fonds and NRW.BANK co-led the round, and were joined by return backers like Sparkasse KoelnBonn and ERP Startfonds.
2 min read · 03 November 2009
iPipeline, an Exton, Pa.-based provider of on-demand sales distribution software for insurers and financial services firms, has acquired AgencyWorks, a Salt Lake City-based provider of agency management systems for the brokerage industry. No financial terms were disclosed. iPipeline recently raised $18 million in Series A funding from NewSpring Capital, Fidelity Ventures and company management.
3 min read · 03 November 2009
Cambrios Technologies Corp., a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of bio-directed materials for the electronics industry, has held a $9 million first close on a guaranteed $14.5 million in a first close on its Series D round. Sumitomo Corp.,Chisso Corp. and Nissha Printing Co. were joined by return backers included ARCH Venture Partners, Alloy Ventures, Oxford Bioscience Partners, Harris & Harris Group, Altitude Life Science Ventures, Presidio Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, In-Q-Tel, Avalon Ventures, Lux Capital, Kidron LLC, Headland Ventures and Alexandria Real Estate Equities.
2 min read · 03 November 2009
Acumatica, a provider of on-premise SaaS solutions for ERP and CRM processes, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Almaz Capital Partners, whose debut fund included a cornerstone commitment from Cisco Systems.
2 min read · 03 November 2009
SV Life Sciences has hired two new venture partners: Patrick Ryan, former managing director of Clark Street Ventures, and Jim Wachtman, former president and COO of Laser Vision Centers.
3 min read · 03 November 2009
