Private Equity
Intel said it has made a minority investment in public held smart glass maker Vuzix Corp., according to a press release. The chipmaker said it invested $24.8 million for 49,626 shares of the company's Series A Preferred Stock, which are convertible into 4,962,600 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share. The Series A Preferred Stock represents about 30 percent of outstanding shares.
3 min read · 03 January 2015
Merck has bought Swiss-based OncoEthix, a biotech firm that focuses on developing cancer drugs. The acquisition is being made with an upfront payment of up to $110 million. OncoEthix's backers included Index Ventures, SV Life Sciences, Endeavour Vision and Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners.
3 min read · 18 December 2014
Social media monitoring company Brandwatch has acquired PeerIndex, a provider of influencer mapping technology. No financial terms were disclosed. Brandwatch is backed by Highland Capital Partners Europe and Nauta Capital.
3 min read · 17 December 2014
Avalara has bought Bainbridge Island, Washington-based VATLive.com, an online tax news resource. No financial terms were disclosed. VATLive.com's backers included Sageview Capital, Battery Ventures, Warburg Pincus and Arthur Ventures.
3 min read · 12 December 2014
AppsBuilder, which is backed by United Ventures, has acquired Paperlit. No financial terms were disclosed. Paperlit is a provider of mobile app solutions for publishers.
3 min read · 05 December 2014
Bankrate has acquired Wallaby Financial, a provider of credit card data and consumer financial information application. No financial terms were disclosed. Wallaby's backers included Founders Fund, WI Harper Group, SLP Ventures and Lion Wells Capital.
3 min read · 02 December 2014
Microsoft has acquired San Francisco-based mobile email solutions provider Acompli, the latter confirmed in a blog post on its site. No financial terms were disclosed. Acompli's backers included Felicis Ventures, Harrison Metal and Redpoint Ventures. To read the announcement, visit here.
1 min read · 02 December 2014
Intel Corp said on Monday it has acquired PasswordBox, a Montreal-based identity management service that gives users a convenient way to log into websites and applications from any device without having to type or remember passwords.
1 min read · 01 December 2014
VigLink has received additional Series C financing from Foundry Group and Costanoa Venture Capital. The capital infusion raises the company's overall funding tally to $20 million. Also, VigLink has bought publisher network LinkSmart. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Francisco, VigLink is an outbound-traffic monetization service for publishers, forums and bloggers.
2 min read · 26 November 2014
Galvanize, which is backed by University Ventures Fund, has acquired Zipfian Academy. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Francisco, Zipfian is a provider of training in data science and engineering.
3 min read · 20 November 2014
