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SOLS rakes in $11.1 mln Series BSOLS, a provider of 3D printing and custom mass-manufacturing technology, has closed $11.1 million in Series B funding. The investors included Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Tenaya Capital and Melo7 Tech Partners. In addition to the funding, SOLS has named Terdema Ussery, president and CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, to its board of directors.
- Lux to raise $350 mln fourth fund
Lux Capital has set out to raise a $350 million fourth fund, according to an SEC filing. No first close is yet reported. The firm's previous $245 million fund was raised in 2013, according to Thomson Reuters.
- 3Scan scores $6.67 mln Series A
Lux Capital has led a $6.67 million Series A funding round for San Francisco-based 3Scan, a producer of knife edge scanning microscope technology. In conjunction with the funding, Josh Wolfe and Dr. Adam Goulburn of Lux Capital have been added to 3Scan’s board of directors. Also, 3Scan has hired Caroline Miller as director of histology and Mike Pesavento as image analysis wizard, respectively.
- Everspin Technologies snags $29 mln Series B
Chandler, Arizona-based MRAM maker Everspin Technologies Inc has secured $29 million in Series B funding.The investors include Globalfoundries, Western Digital Capital, New Venture Partners, Lux Capital, Sigma Partners, Epic Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
- Bill Gates, Madrona leads $15 mln round for Echodyne
Bill Gates and Madrona Venture Group have led an initial $15 million round of funding for Echodyne Corp. Vulcan Capital, Lux Capital, The Kresge Foundation and others also invested. Bellevue, Wash.-based Echodyne, the fourth spin-out from Intellectual Ventures, aims to bring to market metamaterials-based radar products.
- Lux Capital hires Zavain Dar as a senior associate
Lux Capital has hired Zavain Dar as a senior associate in its Palo Alto office. Dar will focus on identifying and leading seed and early-stage technology investments and working with emerging entrepreneurs. Zavain was previously an investor at Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors.
Nothing can keep drones groundedThe uncertain regulatory environment surrounding the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles isn’t hampering the application and innovation of drones
Why you should put money into drones (according to VCs who already have)Lux Capital, among others, sees a range of investment opportunities tied to drone industry
- AltspaceVR raises seed funds
AltspaceVR, a social platform for virtual reality, has raised $5.2 million in seed funding. Investors include Dolby Family Ventures, Formation 8, Google Ventures, Lux Capital, Foundation Capital, Rothenberg Ventures, SV Angel, Haystack Fund, Tencent, Raine Ventures, Promus Ventures, Western Technology Investment and others.
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