Home News Briefs Page 9023

News Briefs

Eons Inc., a Charlestown, Mass.-based media company focused on the 50+ population, has raised $22 million in Series B funding. Charles River Ventures led the deal, and was joined by Intel Capital, Humana Inc. and return backers General Catalyst Partners and Sequoia Capital. www.eons.com
Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, a Seattle-based drug development startup focused on oncology and inflammation, has raised $21 million in Series A funding. Frazier Healthcare Ventures led the deal, and had originally helped the company spin out of a drug development program within ICOS Corp. Other deal participants included Alta Partners, Three Arch Partners and Amgen Ventures. www.frazierhealthcare.com
RingCube Technologies Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of portable personal computing solutions, has raised $12 million in Series B funding from Mohr Davidow Ventures and return backer New Enterprise Associates. www.ringcube.com
Antenova Ltd., a Cambridge, UK-based provider of antennas andRF antenna modules, has raised $10 million. Artemis, CLS, Invesco and Panmure Capital were joined by return backers Quester, Cambridge Gateway Fund and FNI Venture Capital. The company has raised around $35 million in total VC funding since its 1999 inception. www.antenova.com
SpeechCycle Inc., a New York-based provider of on-demand automated agents for the cable and telecom industry, has raised $10 million in new venture funding led by M/C Venture Partners. www.speechcycle.com
Clearspring Technologies Inc., an Arlington, Va.-based provider of widget syndication services, has raised $5.5 million in Series B funding. Novak Biddle Venture Partners and ZG Ventures co-led the deal, and were joined by angels like Mark Jung, Steve Case and Ted Leonsis. www.clearspring.com
Capella Healthcare Inc., a Brentwood, Tenn.-based acute care hospital platform formed by GTCR Golder-Rauner, has agreed to buy Muskogee Regional Medical Center for approximately $120 million, according to Moody's Investor Services. GTCR will provide part of the equity. www.gtcr.com www.capellahealth.com
American Capital Strategies has formed a second-lien group. It will be led by new managing director John Capperella, who previously was a senior vice president with GE Capital Markets. Also joining the group will be vice presidents Steven Devloo and Ryan Brauns, and associates Dipalee Rathod, Matt Crumrine and Kathy Grabenstatter. www.acas.com
Stage2Capital, an early-stage affiliate of Ben Franklin Technology Partners, is raising up to $40 million for its inaugural fund, according to a regulatory filing.
Dana Pawlicki has joined Lehman Brothers Private Equity as a senior vice president and project manager within the fund marketing group. He previously was director of global product development with Citigroup Alternative Investments.
pehub
pehub

Copyright PEI Media

Not for publication, email or dissemination