Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which has been taking heat in the press of late, could get a lift if Facebook acquires mobile navigation app maker Waze. Kleiner is among the VCs that have invested $67 million in the company since its founding in 2009.

Validity Sensors, a Natural ID™ authentication business has secured approval for $20 million in Series E financing. The first closing of $10 million took place on October 4th, 2012 and was led by TeleSoft Partners, along with full participation from existing investors, including Crosslink Capital, Panorama Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Venture Tech Associates.

Big Shoe Bazaar India Pvt Ltd, an online wholesale cash and carry company, has raised INR 100 Crore ($1.79 million) $18 million in Series C round of funding led by Fidelity Growth Partners India and Qualcomm Incorporated, through its venture capital investment arm, Qualcomm Ventures. Existing investors, Nexus Venture Partners and Catamaran also participated. Big [...]

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation has closed a $12.5 million venture loan facility with Avalanche Technology, a developer of next-generation storage class memory products. Horizon is a specialty finance company that provides secured loans to venture capital and private equity backed development-stage companies in the technology, life sciences, healthcare information and services, and cleantech industries. Avalanche [...]

AliveCor, a developer of a mobile electrocardiogram device, has appointed Judy Wade as president, chief executive officer and director. In 2011, AliveCor raised $3.3 million in a Series A financing with Burrill & Company, Qualcomm Incorporated, acting through its venture investment arm, Qualcomm Ventures, and the Oklahoma Life Science Fund. PRESS RELEASE AliveCor, the developer [...]

Tango, the California-based mobile video communications provider, closed a $40 million Series C round, the company revealed. Qualcomm Ventures and Access Industries contributed to the company’s financing, bringing Tango’s total cash to approximately $100 million. PRESS RELEASE: PALO ALTO, CA, Apr 19, 2012 — Tango, the leader in mobile video communications, today announced it has [...]

Medical device company Sotera Wireless has closed a $12.2 million Series D financing led by Singapore-based global fund, EDBI. The round also included new investor Cerner Capital and existing investors Sanderling Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Intel Capital and West Health Investment Fund. PRESS RELEASE Sotera Wireless, Inc. today announced the completion of a $12.2 million Series [...]

PowerCloud™ Systems, a software platform provider for enabling Networking as a Service (NaaS), has secured $6 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Qualcomm via its venture investment arm, Qualcomm Ventures. PowerCloud Systems’ existing investors – Walden Venture Capital, Javelin Venture Partners and PARC – also participated in the round. PRESS RELEASE [...]

Enterproid, the platform for enterprise mobility, secured $11 million in funding led by Comcast Ventures with Google Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures. Founded by former mobile executives and engineers from Morgan Stanley, Enterproid is headquartered in New York, with offices in London and Hong Kong. Enterproid’s seed round investors included Genacast Ventures, High Peaks Venture Partners, and NYC Seed.

Oklahoma City-based AliveCor Inc., the maker of a mobile electrocardiogram recorder, has sealed $3 million in venture capital from Burrill & Company, Qualcomm Ventures and the Oklahoma Life Science Fund. Burrill & Co. led the Series A round, and as a result managing directors Bryant Fong and Dirk Lammerts will join the AliveCor board.