Predictive Biosciences, a Lexington, Mass.-based developer of biomarker and assay technology for cancer diagnostics, has raised $10 million in Series A funding co-led by Highland Capital Partners and IDG Ventures Boston. www.predictivebiosci.com
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PixSense, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of mobile photo and video management solutions, has raised $5.4 million in Series A funding co-led by ATA Ventures and Innovacom. www.pixsense.com
StarNet Interactive Inc., operator of tween girl community websites like KiddoNet, has raised $2.7 million in Series A funding led by Leo Capital. The deal follows StarNet's spinout from Gteko Ltd., which recently was acquired by Microsoft. www.kiddonet.com
Claymont Steel Holdings Inc. (f.k.a. CitiSteel), a Claymont, Del.-based non-union maker of custom discrete steel plate, has increased the number of shares being offered in its planned IPO from 6.25 million to 7.25 million. It still plans to price the shares at between $15 and $17 each. H.I.G. Capital holds a 99.3% pre-IPO position. www.citisteel.com
Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc. (AMEX: BDR) has sold its Texas-based private cable television business, BDR Broadband, to DirecPath, a joint venture between Hicks Holdings LLC and The DIRECTV Group Inc. The deal was valued at approximately $3.1 million. www.blondertongue.com
SunGard has acquired Chinese financial services software company Shanghai Fudan Kingstar Computer Co.for an undisclosed amount. SunGard was acquired last year in a public-to-private buyout by Silver Lake Partners, AlpInvest, Bain Capital, Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs, HarbourVest Partners, KKR, Providence Equity Partners and Texas Pacific Group. www.sungard.com
Healthy Foods Holdings, a portfolio company of Catterton Partners, has agreed to acquire Van's International Foods Inc., a Vernon, Calif.-based maker and marketer of Van's Waffles. No financial terms were disclosed. www.vanswaffles.com www.cpequity.com
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) has acquired Cohesive Technologies Inc., a Franklin, Mass.-based manufacturer of advanced sample extraction and liquid chromatography products. No financial terms were disclosed, except that Cohesive has annual revenue of approximately $15 million. Cohesive had raised around $35 million in total VC funding since 1995, including a $9.5 million infusion […]
Highway 12 Ventures of Boise, Idaho is raising up to $100 million for its second fund, according to a regulatory filing. www.highway12ventures.com