The New York State Common Retirement Fund is committing $500 million to “green” investments over the next three years. The Fund currently has $40 million invested in private equity funds focused on clean tech and renewable energies, and another $440 million in commitments to funds that include cleantech as part of their investment strategies. […]
Manoir Industries SA, a French maker of metal components and assemblies, has acquired Hi
Jaxtr Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of VoIP services for social networks and blogs, has raised around $6.4 million in Series B funding led by Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, according to a regulatory filing. The company had previously raised $10 million from August Capital, Draper Richards, Mayfield, Founders Fund, Ron Conway and Reid Hoffman. […]
Vignette (Nasdaq: VIGN) has agreed to acquire Vidavee, a New York-based provider of online video management software. The deal is valued at $6.6 million in cash. Vidavee had raised just over $2 million in VC funding from Trident Capital. PRESS RELEASE Vignette (NASDAQ: VIGN), a global leader in Web experience management and delivery, today […]
iBloks, a San Francisco-based rich media ad developer, has raised $2.05 million in Series C funding led by return backer Maveron, according to a regulatory filing. www.ibloks.com
NeoTract Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based medical device company focused on urological and gynecological disorders, has raised $7.4 million in additional Series A funding from existing backer New Enterprise Associates. It had previously raised $14 million.
Link A Media Devices Corp., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of data recovery and transport technologies for storage devices, has raised $22 million in Series B funding. AIG SunAmerica Ventures led the round, and was joined by KeyNote Ventures, NEC Electronics, Micron Technology and Seagate Technology. PRESS RELEASE Link_A_Media Devices Corporation, a leader in […]
Stemline Therapeutics Inc., a New York-based developer of oncology compounds directed to cancer stem cell targets, has raised $12.5 million round in Series A funding. Pequot Capital Management led the round. PRESS RELEASE Stemline Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company and a leading developer of oncology compounds directed to cancer stem cell targets, […]
Gridstone Research, a San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of an online research platform for buy-side investment managers, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. Helion Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Charles River Ventures and Maverick Capital. PRESS RELEASE Gridstone Research, a Financial Information and Search company, today announced the […]
The CalCEF Angel Fund has held a first close on its debut fund, which will focus on seed-stage and early-stage cleantech opportunities. No dollar amounts were disclosed. PRESS RELEASE The CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund I, LP (the CalCEF Angel Fund), announced today that it has completed an initial close on investment commitments. A first-in-kind […]