Private Equity
Plaxica, a London-based developer of renewable polymers, has raised £1 million in venture capital funding. Return backer Imperial Innovations Group was joined by new investors Carbon Trust Investments Ltd. and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
6 min read · 08 October 2009
Tom Bradley has joined London-based VC firm DN Capital as a principal, with a focus on software and igital media opportunities. He previously was a founding partner with DFJ Espirit. www.dncapital.com
1 min read · 08 October 2009
2 min read · 08 October 2009
Epizyme Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based biopharma company focused on the application of epigenetics, has raised $32 million in Series B funding. Bay City Capital led the round, and was joined by Amgen Ventures, Astellas Venture Partners and return backers MPM Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. The company previously raised $14 million.
2 min read · 07 October 2009
Compuware Corp. (Nasdaq: CPWR) has agreed to acquire Gomez Inc., a Lexington, Mass.-based provider of web experience management services, for $295 million in cash. The deal is expected to close next month. Gomez currently is in registration for an $80.5 million IPO. It raised over $66 million in VC funding between 1999 and 2004, with current shareholders including Dolphin Equity Partners (36.6% pre-IPO stake), AdAstra (19.9%), Doughty Hanson & Co. (17.3%) and ABS Ventures (8.9%).
4 min read · 07 October 2009
Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: THLD) has sold $35 million in common stock and warrants to an investor group that included Federated Kaufmann Fund, Great Point Partners and Frazier Healthcare Ventures. The company last year did an $18.3 million PIPE with Sutter Hill Ventures, HealthCare Ventures, LLC, Alta Partners and Three Arch Partners.
3 min read · 07 October 2009
Visible Measures Corp., a Boston-based company that measures the behavior of online video audiences, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series C funding from DAG Ventures. The company previously held a $10 million first close on the round, from Northgate Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Mohr Davidow Ventures.
2 min read · 07 October 2009
Vico Software, a Boulder, Colo.-based provider of software building construction industry, has raised $3.6 million in Series B funding. Return backers include Borealis Ventures, Highway 12 Ventures, and Village Ventures.
3 min read · 07 October 2009
Racemi Inc., a provider of image-based provisioning software used to automate data center operations, has raised $2.5 million in new VC funding led by return backer Gray Ghost Ventures. The Atlanta-based company also promoted Lawrence Guillory to CEO.
2 min read · 07 October 2009
Accumetrics Inc., a San Diego-based provider of a diagnostic system for measuring an individual’s response to multiple antiplatelet agents, has raised $16.5 million in new VC funding. Return backers include Arnerich Massena, BBT Fund/Apothecary Capital, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, Kaiser Permanente Ventures and RiverVest Venture Partners. The company previously raised over $85 million.
3 min read · 07 October 2009
