Phreesia Inc., a New York
Sean Parker is joining The Founders Fund as a managing partner. Parker is a co-founder of such companies as Facebook, Napster and Plaxo. More details here.
Akrion Inc., an Allentown, Pa.-based provider of batch-immersion and single-wafer wet cleaning systems for the semiconductor industry, has withdrawn registration for a proposed $50 million IPO. The company blamed “current market conditions,” even though the original S-1 form had been filed in 2004. The company lists Sunrise Capital Partners and Westar Capital Partners as significant […]
Marquee Inc. (f.k.a. Vvond), a Santa Clara, Calif.-based developer of software for secure on-demand access to a large movie library, has raised $15 million in Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing. Benchmark Capital was joined by return backer Greylock Partners. www.vvond.com
Apex Companies LLC, a Rockville, Md.-based environmental services firm, has acquired The SI Companies, an Arlington, Ill.-based environmental consulting and water utility maintenance firm. No financial terms were disclosed. Apex is a portfolio company of Blue Point Capital Partners. www.bluepointcapital.com
Symrise AG, a German maker of flood flavorings, has priced a Euro 1.4 billion IPO in Frankfurt. It is the year's largest IPO in Germany. EQT Partners held a 52% pre-IPO position, and now holds 20.7% of share capital (or 15.9%, if the over-allotment option is exercised in full). www.symrise.com www.eqt.se
Untangle Inc. (f.k.a. Metavize), a San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of enterprise network security and management software, has raised $10.5 million in Series A funding from firms like CMEA Ventures and Rustic Canyon Partners. www.untangle.com
Kidaro, a provider of virtual desktop computing for the enterprise, has raised $10 million. Opus Capital led the deal, and was joined by return backers Genesis Partners and Storm Ventures. Kidaro has offices in both New York and Israel. www.kidaro.com
ClearTrip Travel Services, a Mumbai, India-based travel website operator, has raised $8 million in Series B funding, according to VentureWire. DAG Ventures led the deal, and was joined by return backer Sherpalo Ventures. No word on if existing ClearTrip shareholder Kleiner Perkins also participated. www.cleartrip.com
Azimuth Systems Inc., an Acton, Mass.-based provider of Wi-Fi engineering test equipment, has raised $7.5 million in Series D funding from existing shareholders like Kodiak Venture Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners. The company has now raised around $31 million in total VC funding since its 2002 inception. In other Azimuth news, the company said […]