Jolicloud, a Paris-based maker of an Internet operating system for networks, has raised $4.2 million in Series A funding. Atomico Ventures led the round, and was joined by Mangrove Capital Partners.
3 min read · 08 July 2009
Control4, a Draper, Utah-based maker of home control and entertainment system solutions, has raised $17.3 million in sixth-round funding. Best Buy Capital, Mercato Partners and University Venture Fund were joined on the deal by return backers Foundation Capital, Frazier Technology Ventures, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners and vSpring Capital. Control4 has now raised over $97 million in total VC funding since 2003.
4 min read · 08 July 2009
Aepona Ltd., an Ireland-based provider of telecom software, has acquired Valista, a Dublin-based provider of payment, settlement and service lifecycle management solutions to mobile and broadband operators. No financial terms were disclosed. Aepona has raised nearly $50 million in VC funding from firms like Amadeus Capital Partners, Invest Northern Ireland, Polaris Venture Partners and Trinity Venture Capital.
3 min read · 08 July 2009
Zosano Pharma Inc. has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Nomura Phase4 Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers New Enterprise Associates, Nomura Phase4 Ventures, HBM BioVentures and ProQuest Investments. The Fremont, Calif.-based company was founded in 2006 as a Johnson & Johnson Internal Ventures spinout from the ALZA Co., to work on several product opportunities based on the company's transdermal microprojection delivery system. It previously raised a $90 million Series A round.
3 min read · 08 July 2009
NanoBio Corp., an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based developer of anti-infective products and mucosal vaccines, has raised $10 million in additional Series B funding, closing out the round at $22 million. Venture Investors were joined by return backer Perseus LLC. The company has now raised $52 million in total VC funding, plus nearly $40 million in grant funding.
2 min read · 08 July 2009
Tawian Liposome Co., a developer of drug development technology based on a lipid formulation platform, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Burrill & Co. The company has offices in Tapei and South San Francisco.
3 min read · 08 July 2009
Rapid Micro Biosystems Inc., a Bedford, Mass.-based developer of products for detection of microbial contamination, has raised $18.6 million in Series A funding. Backers include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, TVM Capital, Quaker BioVentures and VIMAC Milestone Medica Fund.
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People Capital, an online lending exchange for student loans, has raised $500,000 in Series B funding led by The Serious Change fund.
2 min read · 07 July 2009
