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Supercell Raises Super-Charged $130M Round Co-Led by IVP, Index

Posted on: April 18, 2013 by Alastair Goldfisher1 Comment »

Supercell, a Helsinki, Finland-based company which merges social games with elements from traditional console titles, has raised a $130 million round of funding co-led by Institutional Venture Partners and Index Ventures. Also joining the round was Atomico Ventures. The company was co-founded by CEO Ilkka Paananen, a longtime director at mobile gaming startup Digital Chocolate.

At South by Southwest, Fewer Startups, More Marketers and Media

Posted on: March 11, 2013 by reuters-newsNo Comments »

Has “South-by” lost its direction? For several years running, that question has hovered over the iPhone-clutching tech cogniscenti who made the annual springtime pilgrimage to the mecca of geek- and hipster-dom in Austin, Texas.

Big Switch Networks Adds Intel Capital As An Investor

Posted on: February 8, 2013 by Mark BosletNo Comments »

Big Switch Networks said that Intel Capital has joined the company’s Series B funding, bringing the total raised to date to over $45 million. Big Switch investors include Goldman Sachs, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Redpoint Ventures. The company initially announced a Series B of $25 million in October with Redpoint leading the deal. It raised a Series A round of $14 million in 2011.

Versartis Closes Series C Financing

Posted on: January 16, 2013 by asormaniNo Comments »

Versartis, an emerging biotechnology company has completed a $25 million Series C financing lead by new investor Aisling Capital. Also participating in the round were existing investors Index Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners and Advent Venture PartnersAdvent Life Sciences fund.

Prescription Eyewear Acquires LensOn

Posted on: December 13, 2012 by asormaniNo Comments »

Prescription Eyewear, parent company of myOptique.com, SunglassesShop.com and GlassesDirect.com, has added LensOn, a Nordic online contact lens seller, to its portfolio. The acquisition was financed by Prescription Eyewear’s existing venture capital investors Acton Capital Partners, Highland Capital Partners and Index Ventures. Additional funding was received from GP BullHound Sidecar, Silicon Valley Bank and Kreos Capital.

Trustpilot Raises Funds

Posted on: December 12, 2012 by asormaniNo Comments »

Trustpilot has secured 10 million euros ($13 million) in venture capital. Index Ventures and existing investors, Northzone and SEED Capital have also invested in the business.

MetroMile Launches with Pay-Per-Mile Car Insurance

Posted on: December 6, 2012 by asormaniNo Comments »

Tech company MetroMile has launched and unveiled a first-of-its-kind car insurance product that charges drivers a per-mile rate for the miles they drive each month. The company has raised over $4 million in funding from NEA, Index Ventures, First Round Capital and SV Angel.

Datadog Secures Series A

Posted on: November 21, 2012 by asormaniNo Comments »

Datadog has secured a $6.2 million series A round of funding, co-led by Index Ventures and RTP Ventures, an affiliate of ru-Net Holdings. Existing investors IA Ventures, Amplify Partners, Contour Ventures and NYCSeed also participated. Datadog is an IT service based in New York City.

Socialbakers Raises Round Led by Index Ventures

Posted on: November 19, 2012 by asormaniNo Comments »

Social media analytics platform Socialbakers has secured $6 million funding for expansion. The round was led by Index Ventures, with follow-on funding from first-round investor Earlybird Venture Capital.

Big Switch Networks Raises $25M From Redpoint, Goldman, Index, Khosla, Others

Posted on: October 31, 2012 by Mark BosletNo Comments »

Big Switch Networks said it raised $25 million of Series B funding in a deal led by Redpoint Ventures and joined by Goldman Sachs and existing investors Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and others. Big Switch Networks closed a $14 million Series A funding in March of 2011 and has raised $39 million to date. It will use the funding to expand engineering, sales and marketing teams.