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- Malaysian Life Sciences Leads $55.8 Mln Round for LanzaTech
LanzaTech has closed a Series C round with $55.8 million in investments. Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund led the round which includes new investors PETRONAS Technology Ventures Sdn Bhd, the venture arm of PETRONAS, the national oil company of Malaysia, and Dialog Group. Existing investors Khosla Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners and K1W1 also participated. LanzaTech has raised more than $85 million to date.
- Varentec Bags $7.7M A Round From Khosla Ventures
Varentec, the emerging green technology company, closed a $7.7 million Series A funding late last year, according to a statement released by it and lead investor Khosla Ventures Wednesday. Additionally, the company announced, Dr. Deepak Divan will lead the company as President and CTO. Varentec makes electric grid and power electronics products.
- VC Funds Raised $18.17B In 2011, The Most Since 2008
Venture Capital funds last year raised the most since 2008, but it's unclear whether the industry has actually rebounded. In 2011, 169 funds collected about $18.17 billion. The total is up nearly 32% from 2010 when the same number of funds, 169, raised roughly $13.8 billion, according to data from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association http://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/NVCA/attach/Q411FundraisingReleaseFINAL.pdf Thomson Reuters is the publisher of peHUB.