Jonathan Marino
Meakem Becker Venture Capital is supporting Cloudmeter, previously named Atomic Labs, with a $5 million Series A round, the big data capture and analytics company announced. Cloudmeter is based in Mountain View, California. PRESS RELEASE: Mountain View, CA April 27, 2012 Cloudmeter (previously Atomic Labs), the big data capture and analytics company, today announced that […]
AVOS Systems, the San Mateo, California-based Internet company with existing properties called Delicious, Mei.fm and Zeen, has raised a Series A round from investors including New Enterprise Associates, Google Ventures, Madrone Capital and Innovation Works, Chad Hurley, its CEO said. Hurley, a YouTube founder, will be joined by Steve Chen in the venture, which will […]
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, the listed drug company, will spend between $650 million and $700 million (depending on milestone achievement) to acquire EUSA Pharma, a privately-held pharmaceutical company with operations in the US and UK. Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ financial advisor for the transaction is Barclays, and its primary legal advisors are Cooley LLP, Baker & McKenzie and A&L […]
Metamarkets, the big data analytics firm, just completed a $15 million fundraising led by new investor Khosla Ventures. Existing investors, including IA Ventures and True Ventures, also participated in the round. Vinod Khosla will join the company as an advisor. The second round of funding for Metamarkets brings its total funding to $23 million. PRESS […]
Google is selling SketchUp, the 3D modeling tool, to Trimble, the GPS and wireless technology company. Trimble will partner with Google as it develops SketchUp’s 3D portfolio. Specifics of the deal were not publicized. PRESS RELEASE: SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 26, 2012 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement […]
Existing investors Battery Ventures, DCM and Globespan Capital Partners invested $20 million in Amalfi Semiconductor, a maker of power amplification solutions for cellular handsets. Amalfi is based in Los Gatos, California. PRESS RELEASE: LOS GATOS, CA, Apr 24, 2012 — Amalfi(R) Semiconductor, an emerging leader in cost effective, high performance power amplifier solutions for cellular […]
Shape Security, the Mountain View, California-based web security startup, just closed a $6 million round from VC KPCB and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt’s TomorrowVentures. Other investors in Shape include former Accel partner Peter Wagner, Baseline Ventures, as well as top executives from LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. Ted Schlein, general partner at KPCB, has joined […]
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ShopRunner, the members-only commerce platform that offers benefits-based discounts, will acquire Boston-based PickupZone, an operator of locations where customers can designate packages for retrieval. ShopRunner said it will soon launch “PickupPoints” with the deal’s completion. PRESS RELEASE: ShopRunner Announces Acquisition of PickupZone Acquisition to Increase Addressable Online Market, Give Consumers Control of Where Packages are […]
IBM, the New York-based technology company, will acquire Vivisimo, a provider of discovery and navigation software for enterprise clients. Specifics of the deal were not publicized. Backers of Vivisimo include Innovation Works and North Atlantic Capital. PRESS RELEASE: ARMONK, N.Y., April 25, 2012 — IBM today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Vivisimo, a leading […]