Online dating site OkCupid has raised $6 million in angel funding, according to GigaOm.
HarbourVest Partners has promoted Hemal Mirani to managing director of the firm's Hong Kong subsidiary, HarbourVest Partners (Asia) Ltd. www.harbourvest.com
Pacific Biosciences of California Inc., a Menlo Park, Calif.-based company focused on DNA gene sequencing, has raised around $50 million in Series D funding. Maverick Capital was joined by return backers Alloy Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Mohr, Davidow Ventures. www.pacificbio.com
Zebra Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: ZBRA has agreed to acquire WhereNet Corp., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of active RFID-based wireless solutions to track and manage enterprise assets. The deal is valued at $126 million in cash. WhereNet has raised around $82 million in total VC funding since its 1997 inception, including a $10 million Series […]
James Matthews has joined Evercore Partners as senior managing director and co-head of private equity. He previously was a general partner with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. www.evercore.com
InteKrin Therapeutics Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based drug company focused on metabolic disorders, has raised $23 million in second-round funding. Sofinnova Ventures led the deal, and was joined by Orbimed Advisors, Vivo Ventures and return backers Asset Management and Sears Capital Management.
MachineryLink Inc., a Kansas City-based provider of progressive combine leasing products North American farmers, has raised $17.4 million in VC funding. Participants include October Capital, Adams Street Partners, River Cities Captial Funds, Alpha Capital Partners and undisclosed individuals. www.machinerylink.com
diaDexus Inc., a South San Francisco-based developer of a blood test for the prediction of cardiovascular disease, has raised $40 million in Series E funding, according to a regulatory filing picked up by VentureWire. Baker Brothers Advisors LLC and Scale Venture Partners, co-led the deal, and were joined by Burrill & Co. and return backers […]
Viosport, a Marquette, Mich.-based maker of helmet cameras for police, soldiers and athletes, has raised an undisclosed amount of growth capital from Bridge Street Capital Partners, according to LBO Wire. www.viosport.com
National CineMedia Inc., a Centennial, Colo.-based distributor of in-theater advertising, has set its proposed IPO terms to 38 million common shares being offered at between $18 and $20 per share. It plans to trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol NCMI, with Credit Suisse, JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley serving as co-lead underwriters. Shareholders […]