Dr. Mickey Kim has joined Canaan Partners as a principal in the firm's Westport, Conn. office. He will focus on healthcare opportunities, and previously co-founded Pacific Point Ventures, a VC fund dedicated to healthcare services companies in Asia. www.canaan.com
Waterfront Media, a New York-based online health media company, has raised $25 million in fourth-round funding. Scale Venture Partners led the deal, and was joined by Foundation Capital and return backers Rho Ventures, Time Warner Ventures, BEV Capital, and Neocarta Ventures. It previously had raised $10 million in VC funding, plus $8 million in venture […]
LeisureLink Inc., a Pasadena, Calif.-based distribution platform for vacation lodging properties, has raised $8 million in Series B-1 funding. Group RCI was joined by return backers Clearstone Venture Partners and and Mission Ventures. www.leisurelink.com
Demand Media, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based domain name aggregator and registrar, has raised $100 million in Series D funding. Goldman Sachs was joined by return backers 3i Group, Generation Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Spectrum Equity Investors. The company has now raised $320 million in total VC funding since its March 2006 founding. More information […]
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Project Playlist Inc., a Beverly Hills, Calif.-based online music search engine, has raised $3 million in Series A funding, according to a regulatory filing. No investor information was disclosed. www.projectplaylist.com
ISH Inc., a Fairfield, Conn.-based provider of professional services for healthcare, has acquired Paradigm Business Solutions, a provider of strategic consulting services and of Lawson Software application and technical solutions. No financial terms were disclosed. ISH is a portfolio company of Summit Partners.
Myxer, a Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based provider of mobile content delivery solutions, has raised $6.5 million in new VC funding. Harris Preston & Partners led the deal, and was joined by Morgenthau Venture Partners and return backer New World Angels. www.myxer.com
Purple Labs, a Chambery, France-based provider of embedded Linux solutions for the wireless market, has raised $14.5 million in Series A funding. The deal was led by Sofinnova Partners, which five months ago bought a majority stake in the company from Vitelcom of Spain. Other backers include Earlybird Venture Capital and Partners Group. www.purplelabs.com
DocuSign Inc., a Seattle-based provider of online document delivery and signature solutions, has raised $12.4 million in Series C funding. WestRiver Capital led the deal, and was joined by return backers Frazier Technology Ventures, Ignition Partners and Sigma Partners. www.docusign.com