Trion World Network has attracted $30 million in a Series B round of funding from venture capitalists and major media companies. The round was led by Rustic Canyon Partners, which was joined by Time Warner Investments; Peacock Equity Fund, managed by two of General Electric Co.'s units – GE Commercial Finance and NBC Universal; and […]
Nomura's New Energy & Clean Technology Ventures has led the $14 million Series C round of SpectraSensors, a Rancho Cucamonga, California-based supplier of gas analyzer products. Existing investors American River Ventures, Blueprint Ventures and Nth Power also participated alongside new investor CTTV Investments, the venture capital arm of Chevron Technology Ventures. http://www.spectrasensors.com
P>Intalio, a provider of business process management software, has secured a $2.3 million Series A recapitalization round from inside investors. All of the company's existing investors – Cargill Ventures, 3i Group, Sippl MacDonald Ventures, Woodside Fund and XML Fund – participated in the round, with the exception of SAP Ventures, which still holds a stake […]
BioVex held a $22 million first close on a Series E that will enable the company to move a treatment for advanced melanoma into pivotal U.S. trials. New investor Triathlon Medical Ventures is leading the round and so far has been joined by one other new backer, New Science Ventures. Return investors include ABN Amro, […]
Reata Pharmaceuticals raised a $25 million Series E funding to advance a pipeline of products through clinical trials. Existing investors Cardinal Investment and Novo A/S led the round. It is thought that Reata has now raised a total of US$66 million.
POINT Biomedical raised $4.3 million toward a Series G round of up to $25.7 million, according to a regulatory filing. POINT Biomedical disclosed the fund-raising in a Form D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last month. www.pointbio.com
SkyFuel Inc. a developer of utility-scale solar thermal projects raised $1.6 million in a seed round of funding, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing indicated that the financing was raised from angel investors.
NanoBioDesign raised
Enerpulse raised $5.5 million in second round funding to get its second product into stores by summer's end. SAIL Venture Partners, a new investor, joined backer Altira Group. Altira led the company's February 2004 Series A round of $2.2 million.
Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Trinity Ventures invested $10 million in Series B financing for Ripple Networks Inc. Trinity Ventures, which led Ripple's $5 million Series A last year, deferred to DFJ for the lead this time around. As part of the new funding, John Fisher, co- founder and managing director of DFJ, has joined Ripple's […]