The Anchor Hocking Co., a portfolio company of Monomoy Capital Partners, has sold its E.O. Brody division to Syndicate Sales Inc. No financial terms were disclosed. E.O. Brody is a provider of floral glassware to floral wholesalers and retailers. It was acquired by Anchor Hocking via last November's purchase of Indiana Glass Co. from the […]
Autodesk Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) has agreed to acquire Kynogon SA, a Paris-based maker of artificial intelligence middleware. No financial terms were disclosed. Kynogen has raised VC funding from Innovacom and CapDecisif. PRESS RELEASE Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Kynogon SA, the privately held maker […]
Ocera Therapeutics Inc., a San Diego-based drug company focused on gastrointestinal and liver diseases, has raised $35.5 million in Series C funding. Montagu Newhall Associates led the round, and was joined InterWest Partners, AgeChem Venture Fund, Cross Creek Capital, FinTech and CDIB BioScience. Return backers included Domain Associates, Sofinnova Ventures and Thomas, McNerney & Partners. […]
Pythagoras Solar Inc., a Tel Aviv-based photovoltaic startup, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Israel Cleantech Ventures led the round, and was joined by Pitango Venture Capital and Evergreen Venture Partners. www.pythagoras-solar.com
Ranier Technology, a Cambridge, UK-based maker of spinal implant products, has raised Gbp8 million in third-round funding from Alliance Trust Equity Partners and First Ventures. PRESS RELEASE Ranier Technology, a Cambridge, UK-based maker of spinal implant products, based spinal implant development company, has secured an Gbp8 million ($16 million) investment from new and […]
Ubicom Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of communications processor and software solutions, has raised $18 million in fourth-round funding. Lehman Brothers Venture Partners and Samsung Ventures co-led the round, and was joined by return backers like Levensohn Venture Partners and Mayfield. PRESS RELEASE Ubicom Inc., a leading provider of communications processor and software solutions, announced […]
Blist Inc., a Seattle-based online database startup, has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding. Frazier Technology Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures co-led the round. PRESS RELEASE Blist, the company that is redefining the database market, today announced a $6.5 million Series A investment from Frazier Technology Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures. Blist will use the […]
GraftCath Inc., an Eden Prairie, Minn.-based, has raised $12 million in Series D funding, according to VentureWire. Affinity Capital Management led the round, and was joined by Ascension Health Ventures and return backers Cutlass Capital, Sapient Capital and Three Arch Partners. Existing shareholder Boston Scientific did not participate, because it recently sold off its […]
Avalon Ventures has closed its eighth fund with $150 million in capital commitments. It will continue to focus on early-stage opportunities in the biotech, wireless communications and digital media applications spaces. Limited partners include Harvard Management Co., AlpInvest Partners, Paul Capital and Grove Street Advisors. PRESS RELEASE Avalon Ventures, an investor in early-stage companies […]
BioHeart, a Sunrise, Florida-based developer of heart muscle regeneration therapies, raised around $5.8 million in its IPO. The company had originally planned to offer 3.6 million shares at between $14 and $16 per share, but kept slashing until the offer was just 1.1 million shares at between $5 and $5.50 per share (it priced at […]