Keybroker, a Sweden-based provider of search advertising solutions for the European market, has raised EUR 5 million from Investor Growth Capital. PRESS RELEASE Investor Growth Capital (IGC), the wholly owned venture capital arm of Investor AB, invests EUR 5 M in leading Nordic search specialist Keybroker AB. The capital injection will be used to continue […]
Outbrain, a New York-based, has raised $5 million in Series A funding. Gemini Israel Funds and Lightspeed Venture Partners co-led the round, and were joined by seed backer GlenRock Israel. PRESS RELEASE Outbrain Inc. today announced the closing of a $5M A-round investment led by Gemini Israel Funds (www.gemini.co.il) and Lightspeed Venture Partners (http://www.lightspeedvp.com/). […]
Vaccinex Inc., a Rochester, N.Y.-based developer of antibodies, has raised $25 million in Series B-2 funding, according to VentureWire. Teva Pharmaceuticals and Pan Atlantic Bank & Trust co-led the round, and were joined by return backers like Biocon and Toronto Investment Group. www.vaccinex.com
Bluenog, a Piscataway, N.J.-based developer of application infrastructure software, has raised $4 million in Series A funding led by NewSpring Ventures. PRESS RELEASE Bluenog, an Application Infrastructure Software company, announced the closing of a $4 million Series A round of financing. Led by NewSpring Ventures, the dedicated growth and expansion stage venture fund […]
First Nations Capital Partners has been formed as a $25 million venture capital fund by Wells Fargo Community Development Corp., the Colusa Indian Tribe and the Rincon Indian Tribe. It is the first U.S. private equity fund with tribal governments as its primary investors, owners and managers. PRESS RELEASE Wells Fargo Community Development […]
FriendFeed Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based social networking site focused on content sharing, has raised $5 million in Series A funding. Benchmark Capital led the round, and was joined by company co-founders Paul Buchheit and Sanjeev Singh. PRESS RELEASE FriendFeed Inc. today announced the official launch of FriendFeed, a site where people can […]
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Teachers' Private Capital have agreed to each invest $200 million in FountainVest, a new private equity fund focused on China. PRESS RELEASE The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, the investment management organization that invests the reserve fund assets of the Canada Pension Plan, and Teachers' Private […]
Incubation Venture Partners, the VC arm of Incubate Group Corp., has formed a venture capital fund to finance the development of original creative properties like video games, toys, television programs and graphic novels. It's called the Azcatl Seed Capital Fund, and is capitalized with up to $20 million. PRESS RELEASE Incubation Venture Partners LLC, […]
Frank Chaiken, a partner in Thompson Hine LLP's Cincinnati office, has been named chair of the firm's corporate transactions and securities practice. PRESS RELEASE Frank Chaiken, a partner in Th\mpson Hine's Cincinnati office, has been named the new chair of the firm's Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group. Chaiken, who joined Thompson Hine in […]
Morpho Inc., a Japanese provider of imaging software for mobile devices, has raised $1.53 million from Nokia Growth Partners. The company was formed in 2004, and recently announced an investment from NTT DoCoMo. PRESS RELEASE Morpho, Inc., (www.morphoinc.com/eng) a leading provider of image processing software solutions for mobile devices, today announced that it has […]