Jonathan Marino
California-based antibody biopharma company Igenica has raised $33 million in a Series C round led by new investor Third Rock Ventures. Existing backers The Column Group, Orbimed Advisors and 5AM Ventures participated in the round; Igenica has raised about $55 million to date. PRESS RELEASE: BURLINGAME, Calif., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Igenica, Inc., a […]
Row 44, provider of inflight WiFi, has tagged on $45 million in financing led by Advanced Inflight Alliance. PAR Capital Management also participated, which has invested in each of the company’s prior rounds. Row 44 has raised approximately $100 million to date. PRESS RELEASE: Row 44 Announces Completion of $45 Million Financing Round Funding to […]
Gigya, the social infrastructure provider, has secured $15.3 million from investors including Mayfield Fund, Benchmark Capital, and DAG Ventures and strategic partners Adobe and Advance Publications. It was not specified which firm, if applicable, led the round. PRESS RELEASE: Gigya Raises $15.3 Million Investment after Delivering 3x Growth Leader in social infrastructure secures funding from […]
Autodesk, the California-based software and services firm, will acquire Vela Systems, the provider of mobile and cloud field management. Vela Systems is based in Massachusetts. VCs backing the startup include LaunchPad Venture Group and GrandBanks Capital, Autodesk was also a strategic backer of the company prior to the deal. PRESS RELEASE: Autodesk Positioned to Transform […]
Astute Medical, the San Diego-based biomarker-based medical diagnostics firm, took in more than $40 million in a big Series C round, the company revealed. The financing was led by MPM Capital, and included new investor Kaiser Permanente Ventures. Prior backers De Novo Ventures, Delphi Ventures, Domain Associates and Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation also joined […]
VCs who shopped for Shoes of Prey feel they found a bargain. Crunchfund and venture capitalist Bill Tai are among the startup’s backers, and are injecting a $3 million round into the company. Founded in 2009, Shoes of Prey lets users design and share their own bespoke shoes. PRESS RELEASE: Design-Your-Own Shoes Site Shoes of […]
Auxogyn, the women’s reproductive health company based in Menlo Park, California, just raised $18 million in a Series B round led by SR One. All of its Series A investors, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, TPG Biotech and Merck Serono Ventures, participated in the funding. Simeon George, from SR One, and Nilesh Kumar, of […]
Google will acquire Quickoffice a leader in office productivity solutions. Specifics of the deal were not publicized; Quickoffice backers include Shea Ventures, Shepherd Ventures, Access Industries, Mayfield Fund, and Advantage Capital Partners. GOOGLE ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re happy to announce that we have acquired Quickoffice, a leader in office productivity solutions. Today, consumers, businesses and schools use […]
Bethesda, Maryland-based Geostellar, the providers of geomatic technology for solar energy generators, has taken on an unspecified round from a group of investors. NRG Energy Ventures and GeoEye Inc., both listed companies and strategic partners, will provide backing, along with the State of Maryland and Flash Forward Ventures. NRG’s Denise Wilson and Richard Vague, Co-founder […]
Awarepoint Corp., the real-time location system services provider for healthcare clients, has added $14 million in funding. Heritage Group led the round and was joined by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cardinal Partners, Venrock, Jafco Ventures, Avalon Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners and Top Tier Capital Partners. PRESS RELEASE: Awarepoint Raises $14 Million in Additional […]