Getty Images Inc., a Seattle-based stock photo agency, has agreed to buy MediaVast Inc., a New York-based provider of visual content via such platforms as WireImage, FilmMagic and Contour Photos. The deal is valued at $200 million in cash, and will provide Getty with 8.5 million additional images. MediaVast has raised nearly $20 million in […]
Chimerix Inc., a Seattle-based developer of orally-available antiviral therapeutics, has raised $23.1 million in Series D funding. Canaan Partners led the deal, and was joined by Alta Partners and return backers Sanderling Ventures, Asset Management Company and Frazier Healthcare Ventures. www.chimerix.com
ProfitLine Inc., a San Diego-based provider of outsourced telecom expense management solutions, has raised $7 million in Series C funding from return backers FTVentures and Menlo Ventures. www.profitline.com
Cara Therapeutics Inc., a Tarrytown, N.Y.-based biotech company focused on pain and inflammation, has raised $5 million in additional Series C funding, to close out the round at $24 million. It had announced the $19 million first tranche last November. Scottish Windows and Mitsubishi provided the new capital, while the initial Series C backers included […]
HyperMed Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based medical hyperspectral imaging startup, has secured $3 million of a $5 million Series A round led by Greenwich Biotech Ventures, according to a regulatory filing. www.hypermed-inc.com
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Aggregate Knowledge Inc., a Mountain View, Calif.-based developer of behavioral search solutions within a single website, is nearing the close of a $20 million Series B round at a pre-money valuation of more than $50 million, according to VentureBeat. It preciously raised a small amount of Series A funding from First Round Capital. www.aggregateknowledge.com
Mobixell Inc., a Wellesley, Mass.-based provider of mobile multimedia solutions, has agreed to acquire the assets of Adamind (LSE:ADA), a Palo Alto, Calif.-based supplier of media adaptation software for the mobile messaging, content, and convergence services markets. The deal reportedly is valued at around $5.5 million. Mobixell has raised around $23 million in VC funding […]
Allergan Inc. (NYSE:AGN) has acquired EndoArt SA, a Swiss provider of remote-controlled implants used in the treatment of morbid obesity and other conditions. The deal is valued at $97 million in cash. EndoArt had raised over $13 million in VC funding since spinning out from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1998, from firms […]
Fox Interactive Media has acquired Strategic Data Corp., a Santa Monica, Calif.-based provider of interactive advertising technology. The deal will help Fox generate ad revenue from properties like MySpace. No financial terms were disclosed. Strategic Data backers include Constellation Ventures, JNet Ventures and Smart Technology Ventures. www.strategicdatacorp.com