National Payment Card Association, a Coconut Creek, Fla.-based developer of a large-scale, low-cost debit settlement system, has raised $2 million from KPG Ventures.
2 min read · 04 February 2009
Wavesat, a Montreal-based provider of WiMax chipsets and software, has raised C$11.7 million in new VC funding. Return backers include BDR Capital, BDC Capital and Multiple Capital.
2 min read · 04 February 2009
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1 min read · 03 February 2009
Eiger Biopharmaceuticals Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based drug startup, has raised $7.1 million in Series A funding, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include InterWest Partners and Vivo Ventures. The company does not have a public website.
1 min read · 03 February 2009
Josh Hannah has joined Matrix Partners as a general partner. He previously was co-founder and CEO of Flutter.com (now Betfair), a London-based developer of the world’s first online marketplace for sports betting.
3 min read · 03 February 2009
iWidgets, a San Francisco-based company that automates the process of embedding native applications into social networking sites, has raised $4.1 million in Series A funding. Opus Capital led the round, and was joined by University Venture Fund.
4 min read · 03 February 2009
ReShape Medical Inc., a Lake Forest, Calif.-based developer of a medical device to help treat obesity, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. U.S. Venture Partners led the round, which closed last October. Return backers include New Leaf Venture Partners and SV Life Sciences. ReShape has now raised around $28 million in total funding.
1 min read · 03 February 2009
TextDigger Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based semantic search startup, has raised $4.3 million in Series A-1 funding. True Ventures led the round, and was joined by CBS Interactive and Intel Capital. The company previously raised $3.8 million.
3 min read · 03 February 2009
3 min read · 03 February 2009
