Mark Boslet
AppFog said it acquired Nodester. No deal terms were released. Nodester is to run as an independent service until WebSocket support is integrated into AppFog later this year. PRESS RELEASE AppFog Acquires Nodester Accelerating Consolidation of PaaS Industry Leading Platform-as-a-Service provider AppFog using the Nodester intellectual property to collaborate with VMware in delivering WebSocket support […]
Aerospike said it raised a Series B round of funding led by New Enterprise Associates and joined by existing investors Draper Associates and Alsop Louie Partners. Don Haderle, the father of IBM DB2, has joined the database company as an adviser. Aerospike also said it acquired Alchemy Database. PRESS RELEASE Rapid Customer Success with Aerospike […]
CouchSurfing said it raised $15 million in a Series B round led by General Catalyst Partners and joined by Menlo Ventures and existing investors Benchmark Capital and Omidyar Network. The company has raised a total of $22.6 million in the past year. PRESS RELEASE CouchSurfing Raises $15 Million in Series B, Led by General Catalyst […]
Orange County accelerator OCTANe said that investment in its LaunchPad SBDC program startups rose 30% in the first half of 2012 to reach more than $25.3 million. Among the companies receiving money were Cirro Inc. ($1.27 million), Harbor MedTech Inc. ($610,000), NudgeRx ($650,000) and MelRoK ($2 million). PRESS RELEASE OCTANe LaunchPad Companies Raise More Than […]
YottaMark Inc. said it raised $24 million in a Series D round led by Westbury Partners and joined by new investor Fairhaven Capital. Existing investors ATA Ventures, Thomvest Ventures and Granite Ventures participated. The company has now raised $53 million. PRESS RELEASE YottaMark Receives $24 Million in Funding for Leading Food Traceability Solution New investment […]
Spectra7 Microsystems said it had a first close on $11 million in funding from Celtic House Venture Partners, Ventures West Capital and EdgeStone Capital Partners. The money will be used for product development and the integration of its merger with Fresco Microchip, RedMere Technology and Chrysalis Capital VIII Corporation announced on July 17th. The expected […]
MyHealthTeams said it raised $1.75 million in seed funding in a round led by Adams Street Partners and joined by 500 Startups and angel investors. MyHealthTeams will use the money to expand staff and promote its apps. It announced the launch of the MyAutismTeam app. PRESS RELEASE MyHealthTeams Announces $1.75 Million in Seed Funding; Launches […]
Intel Capital said Monday it made an investment in ELike, a Rio de Janeiro company creating a multi-store social commerce platform for Facebook in Brazil. No terms were disclosed. My Shopping, ELike’s platform, has an installed base of over 70,000 users. PRESS RELEASE Intel Capital announces investment in Brazilian “virtual shopping” Elike, developer of the […]
OpenGamma said it raised a $15 million Series C round led by ICAP and joined by Euclid Opportunities, Accel Partners and FirstMark Capital. PRESS RELEASE OpenGamma Secures $15 Million in Series C Funding led by ICAP Funding to Accelerate Global Expansion of Unified Financial Analytics Platform LONDON and NEW YORK – August 8, 2012— OpenGamma, […]
PLUMgrid, Inc. said it raised $10.7 million in Series A funding from Hummer Winblad and US Venture Partners. The company, which is developing network virtualization technology to enable businesses to manage physical, virtual and cloud data centers, had previously raised an initial funding of $2 million. Hummer Winblad partner Lars Leckie will join PLUMgrid’s board. […]