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Verdezyne Sells One of Its Technologies to DuPont Industrial BiosciencesVerdezyne, an industrial biotechnology company based in Carlsbad, Calif., has sold its proprietary xylose isomerase technology to DuPont Industrial Biosciences for an undisclosed amount. Current investors in Verdezyne include BP Alternative Energy Ventures, DSM Venturing B.V., OVP Venture Partners and Monitor Ventures.
- Adaptive Planning Adds John Herr as C.E.O.
Mountain View, Calif.-based Adaptive Planning has named John Herr as its new chief executive. The company, which provides on-demand corporate performance management software, is backed by venture firms ONSET Ventures, Monitor Ventures, Cardinal Venture Capital and Clairmont Capital. Herr was most recently an executive-in-residence at Norwest Venture Partners. Earlier, he was president and CEO at EZ Shield, a technology-enabled services company. He has also worked as vice president and general manager at eBay and PayPal.
- Verdezyne Adds VC Financing
Carlsbad, Calif.-based Verdezyne Inc. has closed on an undisclosed amount of new funding from BP Alternative Energy Ventures, DSM Venturing B.V., OVP Venture Partners and Monitor Ventures. Terms of the round were not released. Verdezyne is an industrial biotech company developing processes for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals.
- ValueClick Buys Greystripe for $70M
Publicly traded ValueClick will pay $70 million for mobile advertising network Greystripe Inc. San Francisco-based Greystripe has raised venture capital from firms including Steamboat Ventures, Monitor Ventures, Peacock Equity and Incubic Venture Capital. Montgomery & Co. acted as financial advisor to Greystripe. Under the terms of the deal, Greystripe’s management will join ValueClick, and the business will be run as a wholly-owned subsidiary within ValueClick Media.
Angels Hope ENIAC Ventures Will SoarN.Y.-based seed stage firm will focus exclusively on mobile startups, has already backed four: Instinctiv, Localytics, MightyMeeting and Philo
- Exit watch, week of Aug. 30, 2010
News briefs about the acquisitions of Stratavia, CellMania and other VC-backed companies in the past week