Zed Group of Spain has acquired Player X, a UK-based mobile entertainment company. No financial terms were disclosed. Player X had raised over $16 million in VC funding from firms like Arts Alliance, LongAcre Partners and Nordic Venture Partners.
2 min read · 07 May 2009
Foodista.com, a Seattle-based online online cooking encyclopedia that can be edited by users, has raised Series A funding led by Amazon.com. No financial terms were disclosed, but a recent regulatory filing suggests that the round was for approximately $600,000.
3 min read · 07 May 2009
Mantara Inc., a Jersey City, N.J.-based provider of technology solutions for securities trading, has raised $7.6 million in third-round funding. Return backers include Mohr Davidow Ventures, Southern Cross Venture Partners, CM Capital and Allen & Buckeridge. The company previously raised around $13 million.
2 min read · 07 May 2009
ImageTree Corp., a Morgantown, West. Va.-based developer of forestry technology solutions, has raised an undisclosed amount of strategic funding from In-Q-Tel.
3 min read · 07 May 2009
QinetiQ Group PLC has agreed to acquire Cyveillance Inc., a -based provider of online monitoring technology to identify and track data in cyberspace. The deal includes an initial cash payment of $40 million. Cyveillance shareholders include ABS Capital Partners and New Enterprise Associates.
3 min read · 07 May 2009
VaxInnate Corp., a Cranbury, N.J.-based developer of vaccines for both pandemic and seasonal influenza, has raised $30 million in Series D funding. The Wellcome Trust led the round, and was joined by return backers New Leaf Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, HealthCare Ventures, Oxford Bioscience Partners, MedImmune Ventures and CHL Medical Ventures. The company has now raised more than $90 million in total VC funding.
3 min read · 07 May 2009
StarVest Partners has closed its second fund with $244 million in capital commitments. The New York-based venture capital firm focuses on opportunities in the U.S. tech-enabled business services sector.
4 min read · 07 May 2009
Covarity Inc., an Ontario-based provider of commercial loan portfolio management software, has raised C$3 million in new VC funding from BDC, GrowthWorks, Tech Capital Partners and VentureLink Group of Funds.
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