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

 

[cjmacd]

Re: New Money

Originally posted by WandaCox
* 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

That's a good tip and VERY true

Thanks Wanda

 

[Jeff]

Thanks, Wanda ... GREAT stuff! Shows you've GOT to do your research, and get out there talking with the BiG boys in order to potentially maximize your investment returns. Well done.

PS. Looove the new avatar, Ceeeej!! :D

:kickass:

 

[Wanda]

6-2-03 New Money News!

Above All Software Launches with $6.5M Series A
MENLO PARK, CALIF. -- Above All Software, provider of software that enables companies to build software applications, announced its launch with $6.5 million in Series A funding. [full story]
http://www.aboveallsoftware.com


STSN Raises $15M, Now Deployed at 530 Hotels
SALT LAKE CITY -- STSN, a worldwide provider of wired and wireless high-speed data communications to hotels and conference centers, has raised $15 million in new financing. The company also said it has deployed high-speed Internet access in 530 hotels. [full story]
http://www.stsn.com

 

[Wanda]

6-4-04

Lotta money being shuffled around today!

VC news for June-4-04

Qualcomm Earmarks $100M to Fund CDMA Products in China
SAN DIEGO -- Qualcomm, a publicly held developer of code division multiple access (CDMA) technology, has announced a commitment to invest $100 million in China to support the development of CDMA-related products and services. The $100 million, which is managed by its venture capital unit Qualcomm Ventures, is part of the company's previously established $500-million venture fund, announced in the fall of 2000. [full story]
http://www.qualcomm.com
http://www.intel.com/capital
http://www.qualcomm.com/ventures/international


Linux-Based Messaging Firm Scalix Launches, Raises $13.2M Series A
SAN MATEO, CALIF. -- Scalix, a provider of Linux-based enterprise messaging software, announced its launch and a $13.2-million Series A round of funding. [full story]
http://www.scalix.com


Siebel Systems Hooks Outbound E-Mail Messaging Firm BoldFish
SAN MATEO, CALIF. -- Publicly held Siebel Systems said it acquired BoldFish, a Santa Clara, California-based provider of outbound e-mail messaging systems, in a cash transaction. [full story]
http://www.boldfish.com
http://www.siebel.com


Open Source Database Firm MySQL Lands $19.5M in Series B
SEATTLE -- MySQL, a provider of open source database systems, said it raised $19.5 million in its Series B round of funding. [full story]
http://www.mysql.com


Pilot Lands $5M Series A, Names Jonathan D. Becher Pres & CEO
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. -- Pilot Software, a provider of business analytics software, is expected to announce that it has raised a $5-million Series A round of funding and named Jonathan D. Becher as its first president and CEO. [full story]
http://www.pilotsoftware.com


Landmark Networks Raises $3.2M in Series A Round
HONOLULU -- Landmark Networks, a developer of network equipment used to deploy large Wi-Fi networks, said it closed its Series A round at $3.2 million. [full story]
http://www.landmarknetworks.com


VCSELs Firm BeamExpress Raises $7.5 Million Series B
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND -- BeamExpress, developer of long-wavelength VCSELs (vertical cavity surface emitting lasers) is expected to announce the closing of $7.5 million in Series B funding. [full story]
http://www.beamexpress.com


Medivance Sells Patient Warming Unit to Kimberly-Clark for $17M
DENVER -- Medivance, a provider of therapeutic temperature management technology, said it has signed an agreement with Roswell, Georgia-based Kimberly-Clark Health Care, a division of the publicly traded maker of personal care products. Under the deal Kimberly-Clark will acquire Medivance's patient warming business, including rights to the company's flagship Arctic Sun Model 100 Temperature Management System, for $17 million in cash. [full story]
http://www.medivance.com
http://www.kchealthcare.com


Invensys Sells Baan to Cerberus Capital/General Atlantic for $135M
LONDON -- Invensys, a publicly traded provider of production management technology, said it will sell its Baan subsidiary to an investment group that includes Cerberus Capital Management and General Atlantic Partners for $135 million. [full story]
http://www.gapartners.com
http://www.invensys.com

 

[Wanda]

6-6-03

Kiala Raises $15 Million Second Round
BRUSSELS -- Kiala, which provides a service for picking up orders purchased from the Internet, catalog, and TV at neighborhood locations, said it has raised EUR 12.8 million ($15 million) in its oversubscribed second round of funding. [full story]
http://www.kiala.com

Attix5 Raising $16M in Series B to Launch in U.S.
READING, ENGLAND -- Attix5, a provider of online data backup and recovery software and services, is on its way to raising a GBP 10 million ($16 million) Series B round of funding for expansion into the U.S. market, president and CEO Roelou Barry told VentureWire. [full story]
http://www.attix5.com

Sigaba Closes in on $8 Million in Series B
SAN MATEO, CALIF. -- Secure Data in Motion, which provides secure message management software under the name Sigaba, said it raised $8 million in its Series B round of funding. [full story]
http://www.sigaba.com


Motorola and PowerDsine to Develop Power-Over-Ethernet ASIC
HOD HASHARON, ISRAEL -- PowerDsine, a developer of software-controlled products that enable delivery and distribution of operating power over [full story]
http://www.motorola.com/semiconductors
http://www.powerdsine.com

 

[RJ]

6-6-04

NamePros.Com Secures $20.5 Million First Round
PINOLE, CALIF. -- NamePros.Com, a domain name related ecommerce company, is expected to announce the closing of $20.5 million in Series A funding. [full story]
http://www.namepros.com

 

[adill420]

Originally posted by -RJ-
6-6-04

NamePros.Com Secures $20.5 Million First Round
PINOLE, CALIF. -- NamePros.Com, a domain name related ecommerce company, is expected to announce the closing of $20.5 million in Series A funding. [full story]
http://www.namepros.com

LMAO!! continuation though,

NamePros.com, also announced to distribute the $20.5 million within its top 10 posters.

RJ..Am waiting for a check..

 

[drifta]

Ill take paypal

 

[DenimQueen]

yes, great tip

 

[Wanda]

Thursday "NewMoney" 6-12-03


Pragmatech Lands $12M First Round; Names Al Noyes Pres & CEO
AMHERST, N.H. -- Pragmatech Software, a provider of sales effectiveness and proposal automation applications, said it has raised $12 million in its first round of financing and named Al Noyes as president and CEO. [full story]
http://www.pragmatech.com


TransPharma Medical Absorbs $8.9M in Second Venture Round
HERZLIYA, ISRAEL -- TransPharma Medical, a provider of drug delivery technology, announced that it has raised $8.9 million in its second round of financing. [full story]
http://www.transpharma-medical.com


Kubi Raising $10M Round, to Launch Server Product Later this Year
LINCOLN, MASS. -- After shipping its first product in April, e-mail collaboration software firm Kubi Software plans to launch a server product next quarter and will begin raising a $10-million round of funding later this year, CEO Julio Estrada told VentureWire. [full story]
http://www.kubisoft.com


Fabless Semiconductor Firm Anchor Bay Raises $5M Series A
SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- Anchor Bay Technologies, developer of chips and systems for digital video format conversion, said it has closed $5 million in Series A funding. [full story]
http://www.anchorbaytech.com
*** The use of "Bay" in a domain name.. This has been a recent quality talk here on this forum ***


Quantum Hardware Firm D-Wave Systems Lands $7.1M Series A
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- D-Wave Systems, a developer of hardware for chip-based quantum computers, said it raised $7.1 million in its Series A round of funding. [full story]
http://www.dwavesys.com

 

[Wanda]

Fri 13th Money!

* interesting story on ebay.. (last one listed here)


Biotech Firm Q-RNA Gets $2.6M Series B Round
NEW YORK -- Q-RNA, a biotech company developing specialized RNA molecules that bind and interact with desired targets for use in medicinal diagnostics and in the treatment of diseases, said it raised $2.6 million in Series B financing. [full story]
http://www.q-rna.com


Innovacom Raises $59M in First Close of Innovacom 5 Fund
SAN FRANCISCO -- Innovacom, the venture capital subsidiary of France Telecom, said it has raised more than EUR 50 million ($58.8 million) in the first close of its sixth fund, Innovacom 5. [full story]
http://www.innovacom.com


LatitudeOne Looks to Hit Market in Sept., Raising $3M
OAKLAND, CALIF. -- Fresh off the start of its beta phase, business process management software firm LatitudeONE Solutions expects to close $3 million in Series A funding by August 1 and make its first product generally available by September 1, company co-founder, president, and CEO J. Michael Bradley told VentureWire. [full story]
http://www.latitudeonesolutions.com


Barix Raises $2.5 Million in Second Round
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND -- Barix, provider of networked audio, communications, and security products, said it has raised $2.5 million in its second round of financing. [full story]
http://www.barix.com


EDA Startup ChipVision Raises Series A Round
MUNICH, GERMANY -- ChipVision, a developer of software for low-power chip design, said it has received an undisclosed amount of Series A funding led by sole investors BayTech Venture Capital and Target Partners. [full story]
http://www.chipvision.com


GSK Ventures Swaps Anti-Bacterial Program for Replidyne Stake
LOUISVILLE, COLO. -- GSK Ventures, an investment arm of GlaxoSmithKline, said it has provided a novel antibacterial program to Replidyne, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of new anti-microbial drugs, in exchange for an undisclosed stake in the startup. [full story]
http://www.gsk.com
http://www.replidyne.com


eBay Buys Chinese Online Market Site EachNet for $150M
SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- eBay, a publicly traded online marketplace, said it has acquired EachNet, an e-commerce company based in China. eBay, which already held a stake in Eachnet, will pay approximately $150 million in cash to acquire the remaining 67% of the stock of the company. [full story]
http://www.ebay.com
http://www.eachnet.com

 

[Wanda]

6-17-03

Spatial Wireless Raises $27M in Fourth Round
RICHARDSON, TEXAS -- Spatial Wireless, a provider of distributed mobile switching products, is expected to announce it raised $27 million in its fourth round of financing. The company raised the new money in six weeks at a slightly higher valuation, Pardeep Kohli, president and chief executive officer, told VentureWire. [full story]
http://www.spatialwireless.com


PamGene to Close $11.8 Million in Series B
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NETHERLANDS -- PamGene, developer of chip-based microarray products for molecular biology testing, plans to close its Series B round of EUR 10 million ($11.8 million) on July 1, VentureWire has learned. [full story]
http://www.pamgene.com


StarGen Closes $15 Million Series C Funding
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. -- StarGen, a semiconductor company developing bridges and switches based on PCI Express and PCI Express advanced switching, has raised $15 million in Series C funding. [full story]
http://www.stargen.com


Fabless Semiconductor Firm Leopard Logic to Close $10M Series B
CUPERTINO, CALIF. -- Leopard Logic, a provider of embedded programmable logic technologies for system-on-chip devices, will close $10 million in Series B funding at the end of the month, Chris Phillips, president and CEO told VentureWire. [full story]
http://www.leopardlogic.com


Trusted Network Technologies Raises $6M First Round
ATLANTA -- Trusted Network Technologies (TNT), provider of access control software for securing enterprise and government networks, said it has raised $6 million in its first round of financing. [full story]
http://www.trustednetworktech.com

 

[Wanda]

6-18-03

Cast Iron Lands $8.3M in First Round, Names Fred Meyer CEO
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. -- Cast Iron Systems, a provider of an application integration hardware device, has raised $8.3 million in its first round, VentureWire has learned. The company has also named former Tibco chief strategy officer Fred Meyer as president and CEO. [full story]
http://www.castironsys.com



Andale Raises $2.7 Million Third Round to Launch New Products
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF -- Andale, a provider of services for online buyers and sellers on eBay, is expected to announce today it has received $2.7 million in its third round of financing. [full story]
http://www.andale.com


Sports Medicine Device Firm Opus Medical Gets $13.6M Series C
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF. -- Opus Medical, a device maker focused on the sports medicine market, announced that it has raised $13.6 million in Series C financing. [full story]
http://www.opusmedical.com


SoloMio Raises Additional in $6.5M Series B Funds
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- SoloMio, a provider of software for wireless carriers, said it has closed $6.5 million in the second tranche of its Series B round of financing. Richard Schwartz, president and chief executive officer, said the round is now closed and the company won't seek additional financing at this time. [full story]
http://www.solomio.com


NetSec Acquires UK Firm Defcom Information Security
HERNDON, VA. -- NetSec, a provider of managed security services, is expected to announce the acquisition of London-based Defcom Information Security, a provider of professional security services to financial, insurance, manufacturing, and government markets. [full story]
http://www.netsec.net
http://www.defcom.com

 

[Wanda]

6-19-03

GlobeImmune Gets $1 Million in First Tranche of $8M Series A
AURORA, COLO. -- GlobeImmune, a developer of recombinant yeast vaccines, secured $1 million in the first tranche of a planned $8 million Series A round, VentureWire learned. [full story]
http://www.globeimmune.com


*** GOOD READ HERE ***
InQuira's New Product to Go Live Next Month, Closing $10 Million Round
SAN BRUNO, CALIF. -- On the heels of singing Yahoo! as a customer, InQuira, a provider of enterprise customer service and search applications, will take its latest product release live with several customers next month, InQuira chief executive officer Mike Murphy told VentureWire. The company will also look to close a round of funding with approximately $10 million within a few weeks, he said. [full story]
http://www.inquira.com


Kodeos Raises $6M in Follow-On Financing to Cap Series A at $18M
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. -- Kodeos Communications, provider of 10 Gbps optical subsystems, said it has raised $6 million in Series A follow-on financing to cap the round at $18 million. [full story]
http://www.kodeos.com


Amphion Raises $5 Million Series C
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND -- Amphion, a provider of semiconductor intellectual property for digital video and image coding system-on-chip design, said it has raised $5 million in Series C funding. [full story]
http://www.amphion.com


Optical Component Firm Opnext Acquires Pine Photonics
EATONTOWN, N.J. -- Opnext, provider of high-performance optical networking components, said it has acquired Fremont, Calif.-based Pine Photonics Communications, provider of optical transmission modules and subsystems for the long-haul, metro, and access markets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. [full story]
http://www.opnext.com
http://www.pinephotonics.com

 

[drifta]

6-2-03 New Money News!

Team red from namepros closed on the opening day with a profit of 8 million USD
the inter net. -- Team red provides quality generic domain names to companies wanting to branch out on the internet.team red recently sold 7hkrjgui.con to ebay as 7hkrjgui.con was a direct compeditor [fully story]

 

[Lord]

I'm confused! What is all of this? THe profits of domain companies?

funny team red, probably lost

 

[drifta]

Yeah Wanda has posted companies that have money to burn so to speak

A good tool to know

 

[Wanda]

6-24-03

These are daily venture cap. winners. I rec' this data daily through email, and find it interesting.. and useful.. as sometimes these make great leads for domain sales.
* interesting story (last one listed) on a company using the word "Bay" in their domain.. I have "supplybay" and have been warned about TM issues and such.. but I'm not too worried about eBay wanting my SupplyBay.. they are two different type domains..

Software Firm Performaworks Raises $13M Series B
BURLINGTON, MASS. -- Performaworks, a developer of performance management software, said it has closed $13 million in Series B funding. [full story]
http://www.performaworks.com


Visto Sees $20M More to Cap Series AA at $50.4M
REDWOOD SHORES, CALIF. -- Following two major partnership deals last week, Visto, a provider of personal and corporate mobile messaging applications, has extended its Series AA financing to raise an additional $20.1 million. The round is now closed at $50.4 million. [full story]
http://www.visto.com


Affymax Gets $20M Series C Round, Names President and CEO
PALO ALTO, CALIF. -- Affymax, a biopharmaceutical company, said it has raised $20 million in Series C financing. The company has also appointed Arlene Morris as president and CEO. [full story]
http://www.affymax.com


Tera Systems Raises $11 Million Series B
CAMPBELL, CALIF. -- Tera Systems, a provider of silicon virtual prototype software tools for system-on-chip design, said it has closed $11 million in Series B funding. [full story]
http://www.terasystems.com


Digit Raises First Tranche of Second Round, Partners with Intel
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- Digit Wireless, a developer of an alphanumeric interface for mobile devices, has raised an undisclosed amount of new financing in its ongoing second round of financing, VentureWire has learned. The company has also announced a strategic partnership with Intel, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based manufacturer of semiconductors. [full story]
http://www.intel.com
http://www.digitwireless.com


MobileSys and mBlox Merge, Raise $8M in Series A
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- MobileSys, a provider of short message services (SMS) to corporations, and mBlox, a London-based provider of SMS services such as advertising campaigns, said they have merged operations and closed $8 million in Series A financing. [full story]
http://www.mobilesys.com
http://www.mblox.com


Orqis Medical Secures $25M in Series C
LAKE FOREST, CALIF. -- Orqis Medical, a developer of a device that aids patients with congestive heart failure, has secured $25 million in Series C financing. [full story]
http://www.orqis.com


Application Data Management Firm OuterBay Lands $8M Series B
CAMPBELL, CALIF. -- OuterBay, a provider of application data management software, is expected to announce raising an $8-million Series B round of funding. [full story]
http://www.outerbay.com

 

[Wanda]

6-25-03

Eunoe Gets $20M in First Part of Series E Round
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. -- Eunoe, a medical device company focused on the treatment of Alzheimer's disease through the management of cerebrospinal fluid, said it has received $20 million in the first part of its Series E financing, the company's third institutional round. [full story]
http://www.eunoe-inc.com


Antibody Firm KaloBios Caps $4M Seed Round
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. -- KaloBios, a therapeutic antibody company, has completed a series of seed tranches for a total of $4 million. [full story]
http://www.kalobios.com


Web Services Firm Infravio Gets $6.2M in Round Two
CUPERTINO, CALIF. -- Infravio, a provider of Web services integration and management software, said it has raised $6.2 million in its second round of venture financing. [full story]
http://www.infravio.com


Fast-Talk Begins Expansion By Naming Ray S. Naeini as CEO
ATLANTA -- Fast-Talk Communications, a developer of technology for searching, indexing, and processing audio recordings, said it has named Ray S. Naeini as president and CEO as it plans for expansion over the next year. [full story]
http://www.fast-talk.com


3-D Earth Mapping Firm Keyhole Locks Up In-Q-Tel Funding
ARLINGTON, VA. -- In-Q-Tel, a private, nonprofit venture group funded by the Central Intelligence Agency, is expected to announce it has invested an undisclosed amount in Mountain View, Calif.-based Keyhole, a provider of an interactive 3-D earth mapping system that provides access to satellite and aerial imagery. [full story]
http://www.in-q-tel.org
http://www.earthviewer.com


Business Service Management Apps Firm Appilog Lands $6.5M
NEW YORK -- Appilog, a developer of business service management software, said it has raised $6.5 million in a round of financing. [full story]
http://www.appilog.com.


Tao Group Closes Series D at $9 Million
READING, ENGLAND -- Tao Group, a provider of a multimedia software platform for PDAs, mobile phones, digital televisions, and digital video cameras, said it closed its Series D round at $9 million on May 29. [full story]
http://www.tao-group.com