Cardiva Medical Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.�based developer of vascular closure devices, has raised $15.5 million in Series D funding. PTV Sciences led the round, and was joined by return backers Galen Partners, Sycamore Ventures, Amkey Ventures, Lexli Investment and Eminent Venture Capital. The company has now raised around $49 million in total VC funding […]
CHiL Semiconductor, a Tewksbury, Mass.-based developer of mixed-signal ICs, has raised $16.68 million in Series C funding. Panorama Capital led the round, and was joined by return backers Flybridge Capital Partners, Highland Capital Partners and iD Ventures. www.chilsemi.com
Israel Cleantech Ventures has closed its debut fund with $75 million in capital commitments. Limited partners include Robeco Private Equity and Piper Jaffray. PRESS RELEASE Israel Cleantech Ventures (ICV), the first Israeli cleantech-focused investment fund announced today that it reached a final close of $75M for its debut fund, significantly exceeding its original target […]
BioBlend Renewable Resources, a Houston, Texas
Prime Sense, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based developer of technology that can enable digital devices with 3D vision, has raised $20.4 million in second-round funding. Canaan Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Gemini Israel Funds and Genesis Partners. PRESS RELEASE Prime Sense announces that it has completed a second round of […]
Taleo Corp. (Nasdaq: TLEO) has agreed to acquire Vurv Technology Inc., a Jacksonville, Fla.-based provider of HR management software. The deal is valued at approximately $128.8 million, including $36.5 million in cash, 4.1 million shares of Taleo Class A common stock and the assumption of up to $9 million in debt. Vurv has raised over […]
Quickoffice Inc., a Plano, Texas
Silver Lake has held a $1.1 billion final close for Sumeru, its first middle-market investment fund. PRESS RELEASE Silver Lake, the leading private investor in technology, technology-enabled, and related growth industries, announced today the final closing of Silver Lake Sumeru, its inaugural middle-market investment fund, with $1.1 billion of equity capital commitments. Ajay Shah, […]
SGS International Inc., a portfolio company of Court Square Capital Partners, said that its Canadian subsidiary has acquired both Backwell Design Inc. and its affiliate Gemini Graphics Imaging Inc. The two companies are based in London, Ontario, and provide package design, production artwork and packaging pre-press services. No financial terms were disclosed. PRESS RELEASE […]
PurePlay, a U.S. compliant play-for-cash online poker site, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series C funding led by Bay Partners. The company has now raised a total of $15 million, including investments from individual angels like Ron Conway and James Joaquin. PRESS RELEASE PurePlay, the first and largest U.S.-compliant play-for-cash online poker destination, today […]