Private Equity
Bling Nation, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of mobile payment solutions, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. Balderton Capital led the round, and was joined by return backers CampVentures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Meck Ltd. The company previously raised an $8 million Series A round.
3 min read · 01 November 2009
1 min read · 31 October 2009
Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) has completed its $350 million purchase of BBN Technologies Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of R&D and solutions for national defense and security missions. BBN Shareholders included Accel Partners, General Catalyst Partners and Commonwealth Capital Ventures.
2 min read · 30 October 2009
E-trader Group has acquired Koodos Ltd., a UK-based operator of a discount fashion retail site. No financial terms were disclosed. Koodos had raised around $10 million in VC funding from Atlas Venture.
2 min read · 30 October 2009
Noetix Corp., a Redmond, Wash.-based provider of software that automatically generates business intelligence from from enterprise applications, has acquired Jaros Technologies Corp., a Granite City, Ill.-based provider of business analytics. No financial terms were disclosed. Noetix has raised just over $20 million in VC funding from firms like Polaris Venture Partners and Sigma Partners.
3 min read · 30 October 2009
1 min read · 30 October 2009
Onehub Inc., a Bellevue, Wash.-based provider of web-based collaboration and file sharing software, has raised $1.3 million in Series A funding from seed backer Ingition Partners and individual angels.
2 min read · 30 October 2009
Lein Applied Diagnostics Ltd., a UK-based developer of non-invasive optical measurement technology, has raised £1 million from the UMIP Premier Fund and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
3 min read · 30 October 2009
1 min read · 30 October 2009
GreenPeak Technologies, a Dutch developer of ultra low power wireless and battery-free data communication technologies, has raised €13 million in Series B funding. GIMV and Robert Bosch Venture Capital co-led the round, and were joined by return backers DFJ Esprit, Motorola Ventures and Allegro Investment Fund.
5 min read · 29 October 2009
