New Money

[Wanda]

* Sometimes the best leads are those companies who have "new money"... if you have names that target their market.
* feel free to "move" too breakroom if more appropriate.


6-2-03


Server Firm RackSaver Lands $14M in Series A
SAN DIEGO -- RackSaver, a provider of high-density rack servers, blade servers, and supercomputer clusters, is expected to announce the closing of its Series A round with $14 million. [full story]
http://www.racksaver.com

 

[Wanda]

8-19-03

8-19-03

WLAN Chipset Firm Engim Lands $18.5M Series B
ACTON, MASS. -- Engim, a maker of switching chipsets for wireless LANs, is expected to announce the closing of $18.5 million in Series B funding. [full story]
http://www.engim.com


Kemia Names Lewis Shuster CEO, Caps Series A at $19M
SAN DIEGO -- Kemia, a drug developer that uses a synthetic chemistry approach to create molecules that affect protein interaction, said it named Lewis Shuster as president and CEO. The company has also closed the third tranche of its Series A financing with $10 million to cap the round with a total of $19 million. [full story]
http://www.kemia.com


Anti-Spam Firm MailFrontier Receives $10M in Series B
PALO ALTO, CALIF. -- MailFrontier, a provider of anti-spam software for enterprises and individuals, said it has closed its Series B round of funding with $10 million. [full story]
http://www.mailfrontier.com


Abingworth Gets $25M More to Cap Bioventures IV Fund with $350M
LONDON -- Abingworth Management, a life sciences venture capital firm, said it closed on an additional $25 million in commitments for its latest life sciences fund, Abingworth Bioventures IV, to close the fund with $350 million. [full story]
http://www.abingworth.com


AspenTech Gets $100 Million in PIPE Deal from Advent
BOSTON -- Advent International, an international private equity firm, said has completed a $100 million investment in convertible preferred stock in Aspen Technology, a publicly traded supplier of integrated software and services to the chemicals, petroleum, pharmaceuticals, and other process industries. [full story]
http://www.adventinternational.com
http://www.aspentech.com


ESS Buys Video and Imaging Chip Firm Divio in $27.1M in Cash
FREMONT, CALIF. -- ESS Technology, a publicly traded supplier of silicon for digital video and digital audio consumer electronics, said it has acquired Divio for $27.1 million in cash. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., Divio designs and manufactures digital video and imaging semiconductor chips. [full story]
http://www.esstech.com
http://www.divio.com

 

[RJ]

Thanks for keeping this thread going Wanda. Excellent information!

 

[Wanda]

Originally posted by -RJ-
Thanks for keeping this thread going Wanda. Excellent information!

Your welcome! Glad it's a good read for some!

 

[Wanda]

8-22-03

8-22-03

BioStratum Gets $9.5M Bridge, Promotes Pres & COO to CEO
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- BioStratum, a developer of therapeutics for diabetes and cancer based on research on basal lamina, announced that it has closed on $9.5 million in a convertible bridge financing. The company also said that it has promoted president and chief operating officer Robert J. Schotzinger to the new roll of president and CEO. As chief executive officer Mr. Schotzinger replaces Claus Kuhl, who has left the company to pursue other business interests. [full story]
http://www.biostratum.com


Ciena to Acquire Akara for $45 Million
LINTHICUM, MD. -- After recently acquiring WaveSmith Networks for $178 million in stock, Ciena, a publicly traded provider of optical networking systems and software, said it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Ottawa-based Akara, provider of SONET/SDH-based extended storage area networking (SAN) products, for $45 million in cash and stock. [full story]
http://www.ciena.com
http://www.akara.com


SeaPoint Ventures Invests $4M in Four Wireless Companies
BELLEVUE, WASH. -- SeaPoint Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on the wireless sector, said it has added four wireless start-ups to its portfolio, investing in total $4 million over the last six months. The startups are CapBack, Kineto Wireless, PocketThis, and Vayusa. [full story]
http://www.seapointventures.com
http://www.pocketthis.com
http://www.kinetowireless.com
http://www.vayusa.com


Synad Raising Series C Round to Ramp Production
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- With plans to begin volume shipments in the fourth quarter, Synad, a fabless designer of chips for wireless networking, is closing a third round of funding that should bring the company almost to profitability. [full story]
http://www.synad.com


Textbook Publisher Atomic Dog Takes $1M Bite of $4M Series C
CINCINNATI -- Atomic Dog Publishing, a college textbook publisher that develops interactive, hybrid media textbooks, said it closed the first $1 million of a planned $4-million Series C round. [full story]
http://www.atomicdog.com


Nucleonics Grants Wyeth 5% Equity Stake as Part of License Deal
MALVERN, PA. -- Nucleonics, a developer of novel RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapies, announced that it has acquired co-exclusive, worldwide rights to fundamental patent applications in the field of RNAi from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of St. Davids, Pa.-based Wyeth, the publicly traded healthcare provider. In exchange for the intellectual property, Nucleonics said that it has granted Wyeth a 5% equity position. [full story]
http://www.wyeth.com
http://www.nucleonicsinc.com

 

[Wanda]

8-25-03

8-25-03

Zilliant Secures $14.5M in New Funds
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Zilliant, a provider of profit revenue optimization software, said it raised $14.5 million in new financing. [full story]
http://www.zilliant.com


Aegis Launches Filter Chips, Heads for $10M Round
WOBURN, MASS. -- After three years of R&D, Aegis came out this summer with its first two products: an optical channel monitor and a multi-cavity tunable thin film filter chip. Already generating revenues, the startup is also planning a $10 million Series C round for the first half of next year. [full story]
http://www.aegis-semi.com


Wayport Raising $15 Million to Support Growth
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Wayport executives are now raising up to $15 million in what will be the remote wireless access provider's sixth round of financing. Vice president of marketing Daniel Lowden said the new money will be used to support customer and market expansion and comes with the blessing of existing shareholders who "want us to grow faster." [full story]
http://www.wayport.net


DVDPlay to Close First Round, Begin Raising Up to $3M for Second Round
LOS GATOS, CALIF. -- DVDPlay, provider of automated, Internet-connected machines for renting and selling DVDs in convenience stores, office buildings, and other locations that can be managed and monitored wirelessly, is in the process of closing its first round and plans to begin raising between $2 million and $3 million for its second round in the next couple weeks, executive vice president and chief marketing and business development officer Dee Cravens told VentureWire. [full story]
http://www.dvdplay.net


Energy Software Firm Knowmadic Gets $4M Charge in Round Two
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- Knowmadic, a provider of enterprise software for energy and utility companies, has closed its Series B round of funding with $4 million, VentureWire has learned. [full story]
http://www.knowmadic.com


Austin Ventures Forms UWB Chip Startup Alereon with Time Domain Team
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Austin Ventures has nabbed the chip IP and chip development team from ultra wide band firm Time Domain for its new portfolio company, Alereon. The startup formed in April and is launching this week. [full story]
http://www.alereon.com

 

[Jeff]

Originally posted by -RJ-
Thanks for keeping this thread going Wanda. Excellent information!

Agree!
100 NP$'s en route ... and wish I had more to spare.
Thanks again, Wanda.

 

[Wanda]

Thankyou CH !

NewMoney news for 8-26-03

Coley Raises $30M in Series E, Looks to Close $5M More Soon
WELLESLEY, MASS. -- Coley Pharmaceutical, a developer of drugs that stimulate the immune system to treat and prevent cancer, asthma, allergies, and infectious diseases, said it closed $30 million of a planned $35-million Series E financing. A $5-million tranche is expected to close within the next month. [full story]
http://www.coleypharma.com


McData Acquires Nishan and Sanera in $185M Deal
BROOMFIELD, COLO. -- McData, a publicly traded provider of storage networking technologies, said it signed definitive agreements to acquire Nishan Systems, a supplier of native IP storage networking, for $83 million in cash; and Sanera Systems, a data center storage switching equipment company, for approximately $102 million in cash. [full story]
http://www.mcdata.com
http://www.nishansystems.com
http://www.sanera.net
http://www.aarohi-inc.com


Security Processor Firm Fortinet Locks Up $30M in Series D
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- Fortinet, a provider of ASIC-based network security systems, is expected to announce the closing of $30 million in Series D funding. [full story]
http://www.fortinet.com


LSSi Rings Up $16M in Ongoing Third Round
EDISON, N.J. -- LSSi, a provider of directory database technology, said it has raised more than $16 million in the first tranche of its third round of funding. [full story]
http://www.lssi.net


Antenna Technology Firm SkyCross Picks Up $10.5M in Series B
MELBOURNE, FLA. -- SkyCross, a developer of embedded antennas for mobile and fixed wireless communications, said it has closed $10.5 million in Series B funding. [full story]
http://www.skycross.com

 

[Wanda]

8-27-03

8-27-03

Medical Imaging Firm ONI Sees $8.5 Million
WILMINGTON, MASS. -- ONI, a developer of specialized medical imaging systems, said it closed $8.5 million in financing and it anticipates closing an additional $3 million in three-to-four months. [full story]
http://www.onicorp.com


BioVentures Investors Closes Fund II with $54 Million
WORCESTER, MASS. -- BioVentures Investors, a venture capital firm that invests in healthcare companies, announced that it has closed its second venture capital fund with commitments of $54 million. [full story]
http://www.bioventuresinvestors.com


Rhythm Therapeutics Raises $750K Seed Round
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. -- Rhythm Therapeutics, which researches cell therapy techniques focused on developing cures for cardiovascular disease, closed a $750,000 seed round in June, VentureWire has learned. [full story]


Netilla Gets $2M More to Close Series C at $8M
SOMERSET, N.J. -- Netilla Networks, provider of SSL VPN appliances, said it received an additional $2 million in Series C financing to close the round at $8 million. [full story]
http://www.netilla.com


Carmichael Training Pumps Up Series B to $5.1 M
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Carmichael Training Systems (CTS), a startup founded by the coach of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, said it closed an additional $1.9 million, bringing its Series B funding to $5.1 million. [full story]
http://www.trainright.com


Tropic Networks Names Ex-Global Crossing Chief Bob Annunziata Chair
OTTAWA -- Tropic Networks, developer of metro regional DWDM systems, said it has named Bob Annunziata as chairman. [full story]
http://www.tropicnetworks.com

 

[Wanda]

8-28-03

8-28-03

Image Recognition Tech Firm ImageID Completes Acquistion of Wishoo
INDIANAPOLIS -- ImageID, a developer of image recognition applications, has completed its acquisition of Wishoo, a marketing services company that provides interactive photo promotions to facilitate brand awareness. Wishoo has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York-based ImageID. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. [full story]
http://www.imageid.com
http://www.wishoo.com



Myogen Raises $40 Million Series D
DENVER -- Myogen, a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, said it closed $40 million in private placement of additional shares of its Series D preferred stock. [full story]
http://www.myogen.com


Metabolex Gets $27M Recap B Round on Second Try
HAYWARD, CALIF. -- After a VC round in 2002 fell through, Metabolex, a biopharmaceutical company that researches and develops insulin sensitizer drugs for diabetes, has secured $27 million in a recapitalized Series B round from a different group of investors. The round will remain open for the next 60 days to allow for additional funds from new investors that are still considering participating. [full story]
http://www.metabolex.com


Airframe Business Software Lands $750K Seed Round
INCLINE VILLAGE, NEV. -- Airframe Business Software, a provider of business infrastructure software online, said it has raised more than $750,000 in seed funding. [full story]
http://www.myairframe.com


EDA Startup Paragon IC Raising Series B
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. -- Though EDA firm Paragon IC is just two years old, it is a lot more mature than other startups because it took a shortcut in developing its technology. Rather than start from scratch, Paragon IC acquired the rights to the EDA tools developed by China Integrated Circuit Design and re-designed the software. The firm is planning to close $8 million to $15 million in Series B funding by the end of the year. [full story]
http://www.paragon-ic.com


Knowledge Computing Locks Up $2M in Second Round
TUCSON, ARIZ. -- Knowledge Computing, provider of software for enabling law enforcement agencies to collect, consolidate, and share data on criminal records via a secure Web-based interface, is expected to announce it has raised $2 million in its second round of financing. [full story]
http://www.knowledgecc.com

 

[Wanda]

8-29-03

8-29-03

Fabless RF Chips Firm Amalfi Semiconductor Raises $12M Series A
LOS GATOS, CALIF. -- Amalfi Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor company focusing on low-power RF design, said it has raised $12 million in Series A funding. [full story]
http://www.amalfisemi.com


Draper Fisher Launches $100M Canadian Fund with Primaxis
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. -- Draper Fisher Jurvetson, an early-stage technology venture capital firm, said it plans to open a Toronto-based affiliate with a fund targeted at $100 million in partnership with Ilse Treurnicht, president and CEO of Primaxis Technology Ventures, a venture firm focused on Canadian technology companies. [full story]
http://www.dfj.com
http://www.primaxis.com


Secure E-mail Firm Kryptiq Unlocks $7.9M in Series A
SEATTLE -- Kryptiq, a provider of secure e-mail and software packages that enable healthcare information to be transmitted safely in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), said it closed $7.9 million in Series A financing. [full story]
http://www.rosettamed.com
http://www.kryptiq.com


Manufacturing Apps Firm Invistics Builds Up with $2.5M Series A
ATLANTA -- Invistics, a provider of manufacturing software that accelerates factory performance, said it closed $2.5 million in Series A funding. [full story]
http://www.invistics.com


American Fiber Systems Raises $6M Series D
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- American Fiber Systems (AFS), a dark fiber metro infrastructure and transport service provider, said it has raised $6 million in its Series D round of financing. [full story]
http://www.americanfibersystems.com


Target Discovery Tops Off Series A at Over $7M
PALO ALTO, CALIF. -- Target Discovery, a discovery biology company, said it received $2.4 million in additional funding, bringing its Series A total to more than $7 million. [full story]
http://www.targetdiscovery.com

 

[Wanda]

9-3-03

9-3-03

Dow Jones & Co. Acquires VentureWire Publisher
NEW YORK -- Dow Jones & Co., the publicly traded publisher of business and financial news, said it has acquired Technologic Partners, the events and newsletter firm that publishes VentureWire. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Technologic Partners will be combined with the Newsletters group at Dow Jones Newswires. With the acquisition, Dow Jones Newsletters will publish more than 20 specialized newsletters, including all of the VentureWire publications and Dow Jones Newsletters' flagship Daily Bankruptcy Review. Richard A. Shaffer, founder of Technologic Partners and the former science and technology editor at The Wall Street Journal, will remain editor-in-chief of the VentureWire publications and events and head up new product development at Dow Jones Newsletters. Mr. Shaffer will report to Richard Levine, vice president and executive editor of Dow Jones Newswires. [full story]
http://www.djnewsletters.com
http://www.venturewire.com


Critical Therapeutics Raising $50M Series B, Receives Patent
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- Critical Therapeutics (CTI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on critical care medicine, expects to close a $50-million Series B round at the end of the month, said vice president of operations Trevor Phillips. [full story]
http://www.criticaltherapeutics.com


E-mail Archiving and Management Apps Firm KVS Lands $17M Series B
BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND -- KVS, a content archiving and e-mail management software firm, said it has raised $17 million in Series B financing. [full story]
http://www.kvsinc.com


RuggedCom Bulks Up with $4M Series A
CONCORD, ONTARIO -- RuggedCom, manufacturer of networking equipment for extreme industrial conditions, including Ethernet switches, IP routers, and gateways, said it has raised $4 million in its Series A round. [full story]
http://www.ruggedcom.com


Vocera Talks Up $3.3M Financing, Inks Deal with U.S. Senate
CUPERTINO, CALIF. -- Vocera Communications, a provider of software and hardware devices for wireless voice communication on Wi-Fi networks, said it closed $3.3 million in strategic financing in the second tranche of its fourth round, capping the Series D funding at $11.3 million. The company has also received a purchase order from the U.S. Senate for an initial 75-user deployment, Brent Lang, vice president of marketing, told VentureWire. [full story]
http://www.vocera.com


Etrials Raises $2.5M Series A
MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- etrials Worldwide, a provider of software and services for clinical trial data management, said it closed $2.5 million in Series A funding. [full story]
http://www.etrials.com


Mobixell Networks Raises $5 Million in Series B Round
NEW YORK -- Mobixell Networks, a provider of server software for multimedia processing and delivery on wireless networks, said it raised $5 million in its Series B round of financing. [full story]
http://www.mobixell.com


Citadon Raises $15M in Series A Recap Round
SAN FRANCISCO -- Citadon, a provider of project collaboration software for the engineering and construction industry, said it has raised $15 million in financing in its Series A recapitalization round. [full story]
http://www.citadon.com


Xtera Acquires Assets of Defunct Metro-Optix
ALLEN, TEXAS -- Xtera Communications, provider of a dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) optical networking transport system for regional, long-haul, and ultra-long-haul networks, said it has acquired the assets of defunct Santa Clara, Calif.-based Metro-Optix, an optical networking firm that had raised $136 million in funding. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. [full story]
http://www.metro-optix.com
http://www.xtera.com

 

[Wanda]

9-8-03

9-8-03

AttachSTOR Grabs Onto $7.5 Million Series B
PHOENIX -- AttachSTOR, a provider of attachment management software, said it has closed its Series B round of funding, its first institutional round, with $7.5 million. [full story]
http://www.attachstor.com


PhatNoise Gets Bigger with $3.5M Series C
LOS ANGELES -- PhatNoise, provider of a digital music player for automobiles, has closed a $3.5-million Series C round of financing, led by Ascend Venture Group, VentureWire has learned. [full story]
http://www.phatnoise.com


Network Monitoring Firm Quallaby Raises $5M Round
LOWELL, MASS. -- Quallaby, provider of carrier-class network monitoring and service-assurance software, raised $5 million in a later-stage round of financing, CFO Raymond DeZenzo told VentureWire. [full story]
http://www.quallaby.com


Aerielle Group Raising First Institutional Round
CUPERTINO, CALIF. -- Aerielle Group, a developer of wireless consumer audio products, is raising its first round of institutional financing, targeting $4.5 million from West Coast venture capital firms, CEO Art Cohen told VentureWire. [full story]
http://www.aerielle.com


Intuwave Picks Up $4.5M in Third Round
MAIDENHEAD, ENGLAND -- Intuwave, a provider of smartphone software, said it has raised GBP 2.8 million ($4.5 million) in its third round of financing. [full story]
http://www.intuwave.com


Marketing Software Firm GotCompany Gets $6.25M Series C
SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- GotCompany, parent company of GotMarketing, a provider of self-serve permission based e-mail marketing software, said it has closed its third institutional round of funding with $6.25 million. [full story]
http://www.gotmarketing.com


Storability Software Lands $7 Million in Series D
SOUTHBOROUGH, MASS. -- Storability Software, a provider of enterprise storage resource management software, said it has raised $7 million in its Series D round of financing. [full story]
http://www.storability.com

 

[Wanda]

9-9-03

9-9-03

Kineto Wireless Launches with $24 Million
MILPITAS, CALIF. -- Kineto Wireless, a provider of hardware and software to service providers that enables mobile voice and data services over both cellular and wireless LANs, has formally announced its launch with $24 million in funding and disclosed its venture capital investors, management team, and first product. The company was founded in 2001. [full story]
http://www.kinetowireless.com


Nantero Raises $10.5 Million Series B
NEW YORK -- Nantero, a developer of a nonvolatile random access memory chip using nanotechnology, has raised $10.5 million in Series B funding. [full story]
http://www.nantero.com


Wave7 Gets $15M More to Bring Ongoing Series C to $30.5M
ALPHARETTA, GA. -- Wave7 Optics, provider of optical access equipment for video, high-speed data, and telephony devices, said it raised $15 million in the second tranche of its ongoing Series C round to bring the round to $30.5 million. [full story]
http://www.wave7optics.com


Therion Biologics Raises $39 Million
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- Therion Biologics, a developer of therapeutic vaccines founded in 1991, said it closed $39 million in later-stage funding. [full story]
http://www.therionbio.com


Odyssey Logistics Hauls Off $24.3M and Acquires Nordstrom Freighting
DANBURY, CONN. -- Odyssey Logistics & Technology, a provider of outsourced transportation and logistics management services, said it closed $24.3 million in its second financing round and completed its acquisition of Nordstrom Freighting, a shipping company also based in Danbury. [full story]
http://www.odysseylogistics.com


Aperon Biosystems Closes $4.6M Series A
PALO ALTO, CALIF. -- Aperon Biosystems, a developer of a biosensor device to manage nitric oxide levels in asthma patients, said it closed a $2-million tranche as part of its Series A round. [full story]
http://www.aperon.com


Genstruct Raises $6.5 Million in Series A
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- Genstruct, a biological mechanism discovery company, said it has raised $6.5 million in Series A financing. [full story]
http://www.genstruct.com


Nano-Optics Firm NanoOpto Sees $7M Series B
SOMERSET, N.J. -- NanoOpto, a provider of nano-optics and nano-manufacturing technology to design and manufacture components for optical networking, is expected to announce the close of $7 million in Series B funding. [full story]
http://www.nanoopto.com


ASIC Design Company QualCore Buys Mixed-Signal IP Firm LEDA
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- QualCore Logic, an IP and digital ASIC design company, said it has acquired LEDA Systems, a Plano, Texas-based provider of analog and mixed-signal silicon IP. Terms of the cash and stock deal were not disclosed [full story]
http://www.ledasystems.com
http://www.qualcorelogic.com

 

[Wanda]

9-15-03

9-15-03

:hi:

Yipes Enterprise Services Gets $9.5M More to Cap Series A at $63.5M
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yipes Enterprise Services, a provider of managed, end-to-end Ethernet networking services, will announce today it has raised an additional $9.5 million in Series A financing to close the round at $63.5 million. [full story]
http://www.yipes.com


German Biotech Firm U3 Pharma Raises $14.75 in Round Two
MARTINSRIED, GERMANY -- U3 Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the creation of novel therapeutic products that target key components of cellular signal transduction systems, is expected to announce that it has raised EUR 13.25 million ($14.75 million) in second-round financing. [full story]
http://www.u3pharma.com


Fabric Networks Unravels, Looks for Buyer
WESTBOROUGH, MASS. -- Fabric Networks, provider of switched fabric networking hardware and software, has ceased operations, though a handful of staff remains at the company to pursue M&A opportunities. [full story]
http://www.fabricnetworks.com


Chip Firm eSilicon Closes $21M Series E
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- Though eSilicon plans to take in $50 million in revenues this year, the chip provider nevertheless remains cautious. The firm is expected to announce the close of $21 million in Series E funding that is earmarked to support the startup's operations until it is fully self-sustaining. [full story]
http://www.esilicon.com


CoVi Technologies Spots $16M in Series A Funding
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- CoVi Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of high-resolution, video surveillance systems, is expected to announce it has raised $16 million in Series A funding. [full story]
http://www.coviinc.com


DVD Subscription Service Video Island Receives $3.4M Series A
LONDON -- Video Island, a British DVD subscription service, said that it raised GBP 2.1 million ($3.367 million) in Series A financing, the company's second financing round. [full story]
http://www.videoisland.com


Net Communications Apps Firm iSoft Raises $3.75M in Series A
DALLAS -- iSoft, a business-to-business Internet communications company that provides software for managing transactions securely and reliably over the Internet, said it has raised $3.75 million in its Series A round. [full story]
http://www.isoft.com


Spam Defense Firm Postini Picks Up $10M in Series D
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. -- Postini, a provider of Web-based e-mail security and management technology for the enterprise, said it has closed a $10-million Series D round of funding. [full story]
http://www.postini.com

 

[Wanda]

9-16-03

9-16-03

RFID Apps Developer OATSystems Picks Up $11.5M Series A
WATERTOWN, MASS. -- OATSystems, a provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) software, said it raised $11.5 million in Series A financing. [full story]
http://www.oatsystems.com


Pumatech Acquires Synchrologic for $60M in Stock
SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- Publicly held Pumatech, a provider of synchronization software and services, acquired Synchrologic, an Atlanta-based provider of synchronization server software for managing mobile devices, in an all-stock deal worth approximately $60 million. [full story]
http://www.synchrologic.com
http://www.pumatech.com


Unicorn Solutions Seals Series B with $6M
NEW YORK -- Unicorn Solutions, a provider of data-infrastructure technology, said it has closed a Series B financing round totaling $6 million. [full story]
http://www.unicorn.com


Network Security Firm Lumeta Locks Up $3.5M More in Series B
SOMERSET, N.J. -- Lumeta, a provider of network management and security software, said it raised an additional $3.5 million in its Series B financing to cap the round at $11.5 million. [full story]
http://www.lumeta.com


Abridean Closes $4 Million in Series B
CHICAGO -- Abridean, a developer of user management and provisioning software and services to manage employee access to enterprise software applications, resources, and devices, said it raised $4 million in Series B financing. [full story]
http://www.abridean.com


Vignette to Acquire Intraspect Software for $20M in Cash and Stock
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Vignette, a publicly held provider of content management software, said it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brisbane, Calif.-based Intraspect Software, a provider of collaboration software for business processes. [full story]
http://www.intraspect.com
http://www.vignette.com

 

[Wanda]

9-17-03

9-17-03

TrenStar Shines with $34M First Round Financing
DENVER -- TrenStar, provider of asset management, logistics services, and RFID/container tracking technology for supply chain operations, said it has raised $34 million in its first round of financing. [full story]
http://www.trenstar.com


Agilent Spins Out Holographic Grating Unit as Headwall Photonics
FITCHBURG, MASS. -- Agilent Technologies, a publicly traded diversified technology company focused on high-growth markets in the communications, electronics, life sciences, and healthcare industries, has spun out its holographic grating operation as an independent, privately held company known as Headwall Photonics in a management buyout that includes IP, equipment, facilities, and cash valued at $8 million, Headwall COO David Bannon told VentureWire. [full story]
http://www.agilent.com
http://www.headwallphotonics.com


Optical Chips Firm Phyworks Sees $13.3M in Second Round
BRISTOL, ENGLAND -- Phyworks, a fabless semiconductor company that develops chips for optical modules, said it has raised $13.3 million in its second round of funding. [full story]
http://www.phyworks-ic.com


Chemotherapies Firm AmpliMed Raises $5.3M in Series A So Far
TUCSON, ARIZ. -- AmpliMed, a pharmaceutical company that develops cancer chemotherapies, said it raised $5.3 million in an ongoing Series A round. [full story]
http://www.amplimed.com


Computer Security Provider IS3 Locks Up $9.1M in Series B
CUPERTINO, CALIF. -- IS3 (IS Cubed), a computer security provider specializing in the financial services industry, said it raised $9.1 million in Series B financing. [full story]
http://www.iscubed.com


Ispiri Raises $3.2M Series A , Launches Digital Content Mgmt. Product
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. -- Ispiri, a software, services, and appliance company that provides digital content protection and management, is expected to announce raising $3.2 million in Series A funding and the launch of its digital content management product. [full story]
http://www.mirra.com


OpTier Closes $8.6M First Round
NEW YORK -- OpTier, a provider of auto-adaptive application performance management software, said it closed an $8.6 million first round of funding. [full story]
http://www.optier.com


After Buying ViAir in June, Visto Acquires Jarna
REDWOOD SHORES, CALIF. -- Visto, a provider of personal and corporate messaging applications, is expected to announce today that it has acquired the IP and technology assets of Jarna, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based provider of software for wireless messaging. Financial terms of the deal, Visto's second acquisition since June, were not disclosed. [full story]
http://www.visto.com
http://www.jarna.com


MegaPath Acquires TManage in a Stock Swap
PLEASANTON, CALIF. -- MegaPath Networks, a provider of broadband access and managed IP networks services for businesses, said it has acquired TManage in a stock-for-stock transaction. TManage specializes in providing managed access, VPN, and security services. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. [full story]
http://www.tmanage.com
http://www.megapath.net

 

[acdwcom]

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[Wanda]

9-18-03

Originally posted by acdwcom
what is your "source" so we can get the emails?

acdwcom:
Source: www.VentureWire.com
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Here's today's news:
9-18-03



Fabless Chips Firm RFco Tunes In $16.5M in Series A
LOS GATOS, CALIF. -- RFco, a fabless semiconductor company developing RF ICs for the wireless market, is expected to announce it has raised $16.5 million in its Series A round. [full story]
http://www.rfcosemi.com


Cancer Biopharm Reata Discovery Raises $5.2M Series A
DALLAS -- Reata Discovery, a biopharmaceutical company that develops drugs for cancer and neurodegenerative disease, said it completed a series of exclusive patent licenses from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in addition to closing $5.2 million in Series A financing. [full story]
http://www.reatadiscovery.com


Avista Labs Fuels Up with $5M More in Series A
SPOKANE, WASH. -- Avista Labs, a provider of fuel cell products for backup power, said it has secured an additional $5 million from Enterprise Partners Venture Capital (EPVC). Avista Labs was formed in July as a private offshoot of the Avista Corp., a public energy company involved in the production, transmission, and distribution of energy [full story]
http://www.avistalabs.com


EPac Closes $12.8M Series B
SAN LEANDRO, CALIF. -- EPac Technologies, a developer of digital printing automation technology, said it closed an oversubscribed $12.8 million Series B round. [full story]
http://www.epac.com


Technologic Names Top Ten at Datacenter Ventures
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. -- Technologic Partners, the publisher of VentureWire, announced the winners of its Investors' Choice award at the conclusion of its two-day Datacenter Ventures private equity conference held this week in Redwood City, Calif. The event startups working in storage, security, and systems and server management products. The Investors' Choice award goes to the ten privately held companies presenting at the conference judged most likely to succeed. The winners, in alphabetical order, are: Azul, a Mountain View, Calif.-based early stage stealth mode startup focused on specialized data center infrastructure products (www.azulsystems.com); Centrata, a Redwood, Calif.-based provider of XML-based software to manage computing infrastructure with a central focus on the services to be delivered from it (www.centrata.com); CreekPath Systems, a Longmont, Colo. -based developer of storage operating support systems for large enterprises and service providers (www.creekpath.com); Decru, a Redwood City, Calif.-based a provider of security storage appliances (www.decru.com); [full story]


Luidia Spins Off from Electronics for Imaging and Receives Funding
SAN CARLOS, CALIF. -- Luidia, a manufacturer of products to digitize analog workplace information, said that it spun off of Electronics for Imaging (EFI), a publicly held provider of software and hardware imaging applications for network printing, and received its first round of financing. [full story]
http://www.luidia.com


AppIQ Acquires XStormTech
BURLINGTON, MASS. -- AppIQ, a provider of enterprise software that enables storage infrastructure to be managed as a utility, said it acquired XStormTech, a developer of advanced storage research management (SRM) software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. [full story]
http://www.appiq.com
http://www.xstormtech.com


Air2Lan Appoints MeshNetworks CEO Richard Licursi to Advisory Board
JACKSON, MISS. -- Air2Lan, a provider of broadband Internet access with a focus on wireless local area networks, Wi-Fi roaming services, and additional Internet services to small and medium-sized businesses, said it has appointed to its advisory board Richard Licursi, president and chief executive officer at start-up MeshNetworks, a Maitland, Fla.-based developer of ad hoc peer-to-peer wireless networking technology [full story]
http://www.meshnetworks.com
http://www.air2lan.com


Mitsubishi Adds $10M to Burrill's Life Science Capital Fund
SAN FRANCISCO -- Burrill & Company, a life sciences merchant bank, said that it raised $10 million from Mitsubishi for its Life Sciences Capital fund. [full story]
http://www.mitsubishi.co.jp
http://www.burrillandco.com

 

[SlashRoot.Com]

Thank you, Wanda.

I find these posts to be very interesting/helpful.

Much appreciated.

SlashRoot

 

[Wanda]

9-22-03

Originally posted by SlashRoot.Com
Thank you, Wanda.

I find these posts to be very interesting/helpful.

Much appreciated.

SlashRoot

Your welcome Slash! Glad too see they are read..
Enjoy!

Today's new money news: 9-22-03

Aruba Lands $20 Million in Second Round
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- WLAN infrastructure provider Aruba Wireless Networks has raised $20-million in a Series B round of financing. The company is expected Monday to announce the new funds, which closed last month. [full story]
http://www.arubanetworks.com


Spam Blocker Corvigo Filters Out $5.5M in First Round
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Corvigo, which produces spam-filtering hardware, said it raised $5.5 million in its first round of financing. [full story]
http://www.corvigo.com


Biopharma Ambrx Spins out of Scripps Institute with $12.5M Series A
SAN DIEGO -- Ambrx, a biopharmaceutical startup focused on protein therapeutics, is expected to announce that it has raised $12.5 million in a Series A round. Ambrx was founded in April to commercialize drug development technology developed by company chairman Peter Schultz, a professor of chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute, as well as institute director at the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation. [full story]
http://www.ambrx.com


Wireless Chip Tech Firm PropheSi Raises $8.3M in Series A, Names CEO
AUSTIN, Texas -- PropheSi Technologies, developer of semiconductor components for wireless power amplifiers, is expected to announce it has raised $8.3 million in Series A funding and has named Graham Haddock as president and CEO. [full story]
http://www.prophesitech.com


Customer Contact Company Nuasis Adds $17M to Series B
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Nuasis, a provider of enterprise services for customer contact management, said it added $17 million to its series B financing, bringing the total for the round to over $40 million. [full story]
http://www.nuasis.com


Fyre Storm Heats Up with $15M Second Round
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Fyre Storm, a fabless semiconductor firm developing chips for power management in wireless devices, is expected to announce it has raised $15 million in its second round of financing. [full story]
http://www.fstorm.com


Interconnection Firm Telx Raises $12M in First Round
NEW YORK -- Telx, operator of a carrier-neutral interconnection facility in New York, is expected to announce it has raised $12 million in its first round of financing. The company has also become cash-flow positive. [full story]
http://www.telx.com


Lifecycle Apps Firm Aras Raises $4.2M Series B
LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Aras, a provider of enterprise product lifecycle management software, said it secured $4.2 million in Series B funding. [full story]
http://www.aras-corp.com


RadioFrame Tunes In $12M Series D Round
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- RadioFrame Networks, a provider of in-building wireless infrastructure that extends cellular coverage and provides for WLAN environments, is expected to announce it closed $12 million in its Series D round of financing two weeks ago. [full story]
http://www.radioframenetworks.com


TruSecure Buys Cogentric
HERNDON, Va. -- TruSecure, a provider of risk management products and services, is expected to announce today its acquisition of the Portsmouth, N.H.-based risk management software developer Cogentric. [full story]
http://www.trusecure.com
http://www.cogentric.com