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SolarBridge nets $42 mlnSolarBridge Technologies has raised $42 million in funding. Constellation Technology Ventures, which is part of Exelon Corp., led the round with participation from Shea Ventures, Rho Ventures and Prelude Ventures. According to the company, the capital infusion will be used for sales and marketing in addition to research and development. Also, SolarBridge has added Michael Smith of Constellation Technology Ventures to its board of directors. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, SolarBridge is a provider of microinverters and monitoring technology for TrueAC solar systems.
- DFJ Esprit strengthens ties with Silicon Valley
DFJ Esprit has strengthened its ties with a global network of investors which includes the Silicon Valley venture capital firm that backed Hotmail, Skype, Box, Twitter and Tesla Motors. Simon Cook, managing partner of London-based DFJ Esprit, will join the board of the DFJ Global Network, based in Silicon Valley which was founded by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, one of Silicon Valley’s leading investors.
- Blackstone consolidates holiday sector with $1.4bn bolt on acquisition
Blackstone will consolidate its position in the holiday sector with a bolt on acquisition of rival company Worldspan, underlining the recent popularity of travel businesses.
- Esprit Capital Partners hires Merlin Biosciences founder
Esprit Capital Partners has appointed venture capital firm Peter Keen as partner in the firm’s first big hire since the firm’s creation in the merger of Cazenove Private Equity and Prelude Ventures this summer.
- Esprit and Lastminute.com founder invest in Web 2.0 travel site
Esprit Capital Partner is leading a syndicate of angel investors including Brent Hoberman, the founder of Lastminute.com, in an investment in Where are you now?, the latest social network to attract venture backers.
- Esprit enlarges investment team(3)
European venture capital firm Esprit Capital Partners has hired Cédric Latessa as investment manager as it looks to bolster its investment team.
- Esprit enlarges investment team(2)
European venture capital firm Esprit Capital Partners has hired Cédric Latessa as investment manager as it looks to bolster its investment team.
- Esprit Capital Partners leads €15m Kiadis funding round(3)
Kiadis Pharma, the biotech company backed by European venture capital firm Esprit Capital Partners, has raised €15 million in its latest funding round.
- Esprit enlarges investment team
European venture capital firm Esprit Capital Partners has hired Cédric Latessa as investment manager as it looks to bolster its investment team.
- Esprit Capital Partners leads €15m Kiadis funding round(2)
Kiadis Pharma, the biotech company backed by European venture capital firm Esprit Capital Partners, has raised €15 million in its latest funding round.