VC Deals

Netviewer, a London-based internet developer focusing on “Web 3.0” has received 7 million Euros ($8.7 million) in funding from T-Online Venture Fund and European Founders Fund. Press release: Netviewer AG has gained two new strategic investors with T-Online Venture Fund and the European Founders Fund (Samwer brothers). Major capital contributors excited about Communication 3.0 The […]

Darkstrand, a high-speed network company based in Chicago, has raised $12 million in angel backing from undisclosed investors. Press release: Today, Darkstrand, a pioneer in corporate high-speed connectivity, is formally announcing the availability of the world’s most advanced network for corporate use. In June 2008, Darkstrand won a bid to commercialize one half of National […]

Infacare Pharmaceutical Corp has announced a $28 million private placement of its Series B Preferred Stock, led by HealthCare Ventures with participation from Longitude Capital, FirstMark Capital and Atlas Venture. The Trevose, Pa.-based company specializes in late stake neonatal disease treatments. Press Release: InfaCare Pharmaceutical Corporation, a late stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the […]

Lutonix, a medical device company specializing in drug-coasted balloon angioplasty, has closed $20 million in Series B financing, led by Versant Ventures. New investor Delphi Ventures joined, along with Series A investor U.S. Venture Partners. Press release: Lutonix Inc., today announced the close of a $20 million Series B financing. Co-Founded in July 2007 by […]

Zoura, an on-demand subscription billing and payment service, has raised $15 million in Series B funding led by Shasta Ventures and Lehman Brothers Venture Partners. Existing investors Benchmark Capital and Mark Benioff participated. Total funding for the San Francisco-based company is $21.5 million. Press release: Zuora, Inc., the fastest-growing on-demand subscription billing and payment service, […]

Enghouse Systems Ltd. (TSX: ESL) has acquired Envox Group AB for $14 million. Envox is a provider of IP-based voice self-service and contact center solutions. It has annual revenue of approximately $16 million, and had raised over $5 million in VC funding from firms like Eqvitec Partners and Northzone Ventures.

Released last night, a CBS-NYT poll has given Barack Obama a 14 point lead in the presidential race. Based on that outlier, Fivethirtyeight is projecting an 8.1 point lead. With that in mind, I have a few PE-specific thoughts on a potential Obama presidency. First off, there's the new economic proposals. He wants to loosen rules to allow people to draw as much as $10,000 from their pension plans without penalty. This is essentially taking money out of the system. And who are some of the biggest, most stable investors in private equity? Pension funds. Won't this contribute further to the already-shrinking pool of capital from which pension funds invest?

OwnEnergy, a wind energy developer based in Brooklyn, has secured Series A financing of an undisclosed amount from EnerTech Capital Partners, Contour Venture Partners and the New York City Investment Fund, according to reports.

Apieron Inc., a Menlo Calif.-based medical device developer, is raising $25 million in Series D funding, LBOWire reported. The firm has received venture backing from Onset Ventures and Alliance Technolog Ventures, as well as Canaan Partners, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

AgileNano, a San Diego-based medical technology developer, has closed an undisclosed Series A round of financing from San Diego Tech Coast Angels. Press Release: San Diego Tech Coast Angels, a member of the largest angel network in the United States and the number one source of start-up funding in Southern California, announced today that the […]