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Frank Kelcz joins DN Capital as venture partnerDN Capital has appointed Frank Kelcz as venture partner. He will be working with DN Capital’s international portfolio of companies to expand into the US markets as well as finding companies with the ability to expand into Europe.
- Delectable raises $3mln Series A
Mobile app Delectable has raised a $3 million Series A round. The funding was led by Deep Fork Capital, DN Capital and Ceyuan Ventures.
European fund briefs compiled for May 2014DN fund to wrap, LSP into medtech, Poland boosts Ukrainian SMEs
- VC-backed SHIFT hires MD for UK and Europe
SHIFT has named Kate Burns as managing director of its UK and European operations. Burns is the former CEO of AOL Europe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, SHIFT is a provider of marketing solutions for social advertisers. It is backed by Lerer Ventures, Thrive Capital, Founder Collective, Rincon Venture Partners, Baroda Ventures, Crosscut Venture Partners and DN Capital.
Spotify seeks to hire U.S. filings expert as bankers eye IPOThe online music service provider could be one of the more highly anticipated international IPOs, in addition to game maker King.com
- VC-backed music app Shazam scores $20 mln
According to a company spokesperson, music app developer Shazam has raised $20 million from a consortium of private investors. As a result of this new investment, Shazam's valuation has increased to approximately $500 million. Shazam's backers include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Institutional Venture Partners, DN Capital and Acacia Capital Partners.
- Yahoo buys VC-backed Distill
Yahoo has acquired Distill, the latter announced on its site. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Francisco, Distill is a provider of hiring and recruiting solutions. Its backers include Felicis Ventures and DN Capital. To read the announcement, visit here https://www.distill.cc/
- Vint raises $1.8m seed round
Vint has secured a $1.8 million seed investment led by Creandum, together with DN Capital and prominent angel investors. Founded in Stockholm, Sweden, Vint is a peer-to-peer market place and community for personal training and small group private training.
- German restaurant reservation platform snaps up $8 mln - Fortune
Fortune http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/01/13/deals-day/ reported that Quandoo has secured $8 million in Series B funding. The publication said that DN Capital and Holtzbrinck Ventures led the round with participation from existing investors the Sixt family, CRES Columbus Internet Group and Atlantic Capital Partners. Based in Berlin, Germany, Quandoo is an online reservation platform for restaurants.
- DN Capital leads Series B round for marketing platform SHIFT
SHIFT said Tuesday that it has closed $6 million in Series B funding. DN Capital led the round. Based in Los Angeles, SHIFT is a real-time marketing platform.