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Google buys VC-backed startup ImpermiumGoogle has acquired Impermium, the latter announced on its site. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Redwood City, Calif., Impermium is a cyber-security startup. Its backers included Accel Partners, AOL Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Data Collective, Freestyle Capital, Greylock Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Morado Ventures and the Social+Capital Partnership. To read more details about the acquisition, visit here https://www.impermium.com/
- WePay closes $15 mln Series C round
WePay, a payments company for platform businesses, has closed a $15 million Series C funding round, bringing total funding to $35 million. The funding round was led by payments pioneer Phil Purcell of Continental Investors, co-founder of Discover Card and former CEO of Morgan Stanley. Other investors in the round include Max Levchin, founder of PayPal, Webb Investment Network, Raymond Tonsing and existing investors including Highland Capital Partners, August Capital and Ignition Partners.
- Oyster snags $14 mln
Oyster has closed $14 million in funding. Highland Capital Partners led the round with participation from Founders Fund, SV Angel, Advancit Capital, BoxGroup and Founder Collective. Based in New York City, Oyster is an ebook subscription service.
Real Ventures 3.0 to launch with imminent first close of $100 million partnershipReal Ventures recently signaled a new direction for the six year-old venture capital firm – a direction that will soon be made manifest by the first close of its third, $100 million partnership, Real Ventures III, peHUB Canada has exclusively learned.The fund’s launch will cap what has been an exceptionally active period for the Montréal-based Real Ventures, one of Canada’s foremost early-stage IT and Internet-focused investment specialists, and the most active private investors in domestic seed-stage and startup financings in 2013, according to Thomson Reuters.
- Aereo grabs $34 mln in Series C financing
Aereo has raised $34 million in Series C financing. Investors included IAC, Himalaya Capital Management, Highland Capital Partners and FirstMark Capital. Based in New York City, Aereo is a provider of subscription-based antenna/DVR technology.
- Scholar Rock adds Atlas Venture partner to board of directors
Scholar Rock said Thursday that it has named Katrine Bosley and Dr. Michael Gilman to its board of directors. Katrine Bosley is currently the entrepreneur-in-residence at The Broad Institute while Dr. Gilman is a venture partner at Atlas Venture. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Scholar Rock is a biotech company focused on the disease microenvironment.
- Violin Memory fires CEO, appoints board chair as interim chief
Violin Memory, which provides memory-based storage solutions, has named Howard Bain III, chairman of the company's board of directors, as interim chief executive officer. The appointment follows the board's decision to terminate Donald Basile as CEO. The board has started a search process for a permanent CEO. Violin Memory has been backed by venture capital firms including SAP Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Toshiba and Juniper Networks, and went public in September.
- Infinio nets $12 mln in Series B funds
Infinio said Monday that it has closed $12 million in Series B financing. Investors included Bessemer Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Osage University Partners. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Infinio is a provider of data storage performance solutions.
- Acton Capital, Highland Capital and Index Ventures back MyOptique Group
MyOptique Group said Monday that it has received eight million pounds in financing. Acton Capital Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Index Ventures led the round with participation from new investors Cipio Partners and GP Bullhound Sidecar. According to the company, the capital infusion will be used to boost its expansion plans. Also, MyOptique Group has named Maurice Helfgott, founder and chairman of Amery Capital, as chairman. Jamie Murray Wells has left his post as MyOptique's director and chairman. Based in London, MyOptique Group is an online optical retailer.
- Ecommerce platform Beyond the Rack snags $25 mln
Montreal-based ecommerce platform Beyond the Rack has raised $25 million in funding. Investissement Quebec, Iris Capital and Tandem Expansion Fund led the round with participation from existing investors Highland Capital Partners, Panorama Capital, BDC Venture Capital IT Fund and iNovia Capital. Also, Tandem Expansion's Alex Moorhead will join Beyond the Rack's board of directors.