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PASADENA, CA — Nanostream Inc., a leading technology company in the emerging field of microfluidics, today announced the completion of a series B round of financing. The round was led by Techno Venture Management (TVM) and AGTC Funds. Also participating were Shamrock Capital and series A investors. DALLAS — NetCommerce, Inc. announced that Commodore Ventures […]
BOTHELL, WASH — Optical networking components developer Lumera Corp., a subsidiary of Microvision, Inc. (Nasdaq: MVIS), announced today that it will complete a $24 million round of financing led by Cisco Systems, Inc. Lumera is developing a new generation of unique active and passive components for optical networks that are expected to deliver increased bandwidth […]
LONDON – Parc Technologies Limited, the UK-based company that develops application software for planning, optimising and managing telecommunications networks, today announced that it has received
NEEDHAM, MA — SHYM Technology Inc., provider of plug-in security and trust management solutions for critical business applications, today announced the completion of its Series C funding, which raised $17.75 million in new capital for company operations. 3i Technology Partners led the investment, with participation from previous investors Venrock Associates, North Bridge Venture Partners, and […]
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today approved a $500 million investment in California Emerging Ventures (CEV), an investment vehicle that targets venture capital investments. The pension fund also voted to increase its exposure to high yield bonds to a maximum of 10 percent of the Fund’s domestic fixed income portfolio. […]
BOULDER, CA — Walter T. G. Lee, General Partner of the Silicon Valley venture capital firm AltoTech Ventures, LLC., has been named to the Board of Directors of Pure Matrix, Inc. (www.purematrix.com), effective immediately. The appointment of Mr. Lee was announced today by Douglas W. Holbrook, Senior Vice President of Pure Matrix, Inc., a developer […]
DALLAS — Vortex Partners LP today announced that it has added two new general partners, Dr. Robert J. Miles and Mr. Victor Liu, both formerly with Sevin Rosen Funds, to help direct the fund’s investments. Dr. Miles will concentrate upon investment opportunities in next-generation communications, particularly optical networking and breakthrough technologies. Mr. Liu will focus […]
FOSTER CITY, CA & MUNICH, GERMANY — — BigMachines, Inc., the definitive provider of eBusiness for Engineered Systems software enabling companies to configure and sell complex products online, today announced it has closed its Series B round and secured an additional $29 million in capital from global investors Vista Equity Partners (a San Francisco-based private […]
HONG KONG — Diyixian.com Ltd., Greater China’s leading IP carrier with a strong and widespread presence in the region’s Internet landscape, today announced that it has completed a HK$100 million-plus financing with institutional investors as part of its region-wide consolidation process, accompanied by the appointment to its board of directors of two globally reputed IT […]
ATLANTA — Charles H. Ogburn joins Crescent Capital Investments, Inc. as an Executive Director. Mr. Ogburn spent the past 15 years with Robinson-Humphrey Company where he was Senior Managing Director and co-head of investment banking. At Crescent Capital, Mr. Ogburn will be busy finding and closing new deals and performing administrative functions. NEW YORK — […]