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Flybridge Capital Leads $13.3 Mln Round for RestorandoRestorando said Friday it closed $13.3 million in Series B funding led by new investor Flybridge Capital Partners. Existing investors Emergence Capital Partners, Kaszek Ventures, Atomico and Storm Ventures also participated. The Endeavor Catalyst Fund also took part in the round. Buenos Aires-based Restorando provides online restaurant reservations in Latin America. Restorando has raised a total of $17 million, which includes $3.7 million from a prior round.
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- Internet Provider FreedomPop Raises $5 Mln
FreedomPop said Thursday that it has received $5 million in funding from existing investors. According to the company, the funding will be used for growth and expansion. Also, FreedomPop has added Nextel Co-Founder Chris Rogers as a board advisor. Backed by Mangrove Capital, DCM and Skype Founder Niklas Zennstom's Atomico, FreedomPop is a free wireless internet provider.
- ChemistDirect Raises $10 Mln
ChemistDirect said Thursday it secured just under $10 million of new investment from Atomico, Lepe Partners and dmg media Investment. ChemistDirect, of the U.K., is an online pharmacy. Atomico previously invested in ChemistDirect in 2009.
- Wrapp Receives $15 Mln in Series B Funding
Wrapp said on Thursday that it has raised $15 million in Series B funding. Series A investors Greylock Partners, Atomico and Creandum, as well as new investors Qualcomm Ventures, American Express and SEB Private Equity participated in the round. Based in San Francisco, Calif. and Stockholm, Sweden, Wrapp is a social gifting app.
- Gengo Closes Funding Round Led by Intel Capital
Gengo, a translation platform for global companies, has recently closed a $12 million round of funding led by Intel Capital, with participation from Atomico, Iris Capital, Infocomm Investments, NTT-IP Fund and STC Ventures. Details of the investment were not released.
Supercell Raises Super-Charged $130M Round Co-Led by IVP, IndexSupercell, a Helsinki, Finland-based company which merges social games with elements from traditional console titles, has raised a $130 million round of funding co-led by Institutional Venture Partners and Index Ventures. Also joining the round was Atomico Ventures. The company was co-founded by CEO Ilkka Paananen, a longtime director at mobile gaming startup Digital Chocolate.
Swedish Tech Startups Outdoing European RivalsSwedish startups are attracting notoriety and venture capital, as their country benefits from a strong heritage in design and engineering, as well as a wired population keen for innovation
- Index backs social networking site(2)
Index Ventures has led the first financing round for Netlog, a social networking site with pan-European aspirations.
- Index backs social networking site
Index Ventures has led the first financing round for Netlog, a social networking site with pan-European aspirations.