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Online digital music marketplace Murfie has closed a funding round of $1.4 million led by DaneVest Tech Fund along with angel investors including Barry Silbert, CEO of SecondMarket. The company has also been selected to be part of the TechStars Winter 2012 Boston Program. PRESS RELEASE Murfie, an online digital music marketplace that offers music […]
Skyfire Labs, a provider of mobile video optimization and cloud solutions for mobility, has raised $8 million in its Series C financing. Verizon Investments, a subsidiary of Verizon Communications participated in the round, alongside current investors Matrix Partners, Trinity Ventures, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Skyfire is based in Mountain View, Calif., in the heart of […]
Battery Ventures has invested in Continuuity, a Big Data startup born out of the firm’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) program and founded by Battery EIR Todd Papaioannou. Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, and several prominent angel investors including Bob Pasker, Matt Ocko and The Data Collective, and Paul Ambrose, also participated in the round. PRESS RELEASE Battery Ventures […]
Symform, a cloud storage and backup service, has secured an additional $2 million investment from WestRiver Capital, rounding out its Series A funding to $7.5 million. The company exceeded its growth projection for 2011, achieving an 800 percent increase in its user base over the last six months. PRESS RELEASE Symform, a revolutionary cloud storage […]
Prosensa, a Dutch biopharmaceutical company focusing on RNA-modulating therapeutics for rare diseases, has raised €23 million (US$29.8 million) in new equity financing. The financing was led by new investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and was supported by existing investors, Abingworth, Life Sciences Partners, Gimv, Idinvest Partners and MedSciences Capital. PRESS RELEASE Prosensa, the Dutch biopharmaceutical […]
The Amplio Group, an international operator and investor in the renewable energy and environmental sectors, has announced that its solar subsidiary, Amplio Solar, has secured 16 million euros (US$20.7 million) financing from an unnamed Italian bank. The funds will invest in 7 MW of solar plants in the Italian province of Latina, Lazio. This expansion […]
Amsterdam-based Olery, a provider of reputation management software for the leisure and hospitality industry, has completed a $1 million funding round from an undisclosed source. Olery will use the funds to build upon current market traction in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, expand international sales, improve existing products, scale development efforts, and […]
CN Creative, a healthcare company providing solutions to reduce smoking and smoking-related illnesses, has raised a Series A financing round led by Advent Life Sciences. The financing raised 2 million pounds (US $3.1 million). PRESS RELEASE CN Creative, Ltd. (CNC), a healthcare company providing innovative and sustainable solutions to reduce smoking and smoking-related illnesses, today […]
Mevion Medical Systems has closed a $45 million investment from ProQuest Investments. Existing investors Caxton Heath Life Sciences, Venrock and CHL Medical Partners also participated. Founded in 2004, Mevion is a privately held company headquartered in the Boston metropolitan area with international offices in the United Kingdom and Japan. PRESS RELEASE Mevion Medical Systems announced […]
Canadian venture capital fund GrowthWorks has announced a trio of investments totalling $1.75 million in three emerging technology companies based in Saint John, New Brunswick. Enovex Technology Ltd., a clean technology company developing advanced gas separation materials, received a $1.1 million investment. Spinzo Corporation secured $400,000 to launch a web-based smart buying platform. And MedRunner […]