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Global fundraising recapFundraising recaps from the past month regarding Formation 8, 500 Startups, Partech and other firms from around the world
500 Startups to expand global footprint with $15 mln Nordics fund500 Startups is raising a $15 million Nordics fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
PE HUB First ReadFirst Read begins the morning with news Expedia plans on acquiring Airbnb rival HomeAway for $3.9 bln, Facebook revenue surges 41 percent and NASA's next astronaut class could be the first going to Mars.
- Fundraising recap from around the world
Los Angeles-based firm, named after the local freeways, on way to $20 million fund; while Octopus in Europe raises $140 million.
- Financial education platform Apptuto grabs $500K
Apptuto, a financial education platform, has secured $500,000 in funding. 500 Startups led the round with participation from other investors that included Michael Staton, a partner at Learn Capital, and executives from Google, HSBC, Macquarie Bank, Delta Partners Group.
- Venture investing continues at fevered pitch in third quarter: study
Venture investing continued at a strong pace in the third quarter with $21 billion dispersed to North American startups and $33.6 billion handed out worldwide, according to a report from PitchBook.
Fundraising recap Sep 21, 2015San Francisco-based firm seeks cloud business apps; 500 closes one fund and plans another; and other fundraising briefs worldwide
OMERS-backed Sysomos buys visual listening platform gazeMetrixSysomos Inc, a portfolio company of OMERS Private Equity, has acquired gazeMetrix, an image recognition and visual listening platform based in Mountain View, California. No financial terms were published. Sysomos, which earlier this year acquired /canada/2015/07/22/omers-backed-sysomos-acquires-social-marketing-platform-expion/ Expion LLC, said the deal will allow it to help brands and agencies capitalize on opportunities presented in the visual social web. Launched in 2012 through startup accelerator 500 Startups, gazeMetrix was venture-backed. Sysomos, a Toronto-based social intelligence business, was spun out of /canada/2015/02/10/omers-private-equity-backs-spin-out-of-sysomos-from-marketwired/ OMERS' portfolio company Marketwired Inc in February. OMERS has committed to support its global growth strategy.