VENTURE CAPITAL POST

San Francisco, US-based big data firm Radius raised $13 million in a funding round led by Formation8 Partners to spot great leads and improve workflows for salespeople.

San Francisco, US-based social coding firm GitHub purchased web design startup Easel for an undisclosed amount, according to a blog published by GitHub earlier today.

Tel Aviv, Israel-based social review engine Yotpo raised $10.7 million in a Series A funding round led by US-based venture capital firm Blumberg Capital to expand its office in San Francisco.

Marissa Mayer, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Internet giant Yahoo has revealed the acquisition of Aviate, a San Francisco-based startup that automatically organizes apps on a phone's home screen.

Singapore-based startup Elephanti has closed $4.5 million in a seed funding round led by LMJ Holdings to develop its app that helps brick and mortar stores connect with shoppers online.

San Francisco, US-based secretive startup Pushd raised $1.04 million in a recent funding round from unidentified investors, according to a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Fosun International, controlled by Chinese tycoon Guo Guangchang, is seeking to acquire apartments, hotels and offices in New York as well as in other US cities after its purchase of lower Manhattan landmark 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza.

Texas-based sales analytics firm PROS wants to boost its price-recommendation capabilities by acquiring San Francisco-based predictive analytics company SignalDemand in a deal valued at $13.5 million.

San Francisco-based motivational startup Pact has raised $1.55 million in a recent funding round to develop its mobile apps that help users hit health goals through monetary stakes.

San Francisco-based advertising technology company Delivery Agent Inc has picked Credit Suisse Group AG and Deutsche Bank AG to lead its planned initial public offering (IPO) in 2014.

Ford chairman Bill Ford, Jr. invested in San Francisco-based startup QuickPay through his venture firm Fontinalis Partners to help improve on-street and off-street parking experience.

San Francisco-based mobile security company Mocana has received $15 million from a funding round led by GE Ventures, to build out the company’s products that prevent hacking of Wi-Fi-enabled objects.

San Francisco-based smart kitchen company The Orange Chef has received $1.2 million in funding from Google Ventures and Sparklabs Global Ventures to develop more connected kitchen devices.

San Francsico-based sales analytics startup ToutApp received $3.35 million in funding from Sigma West Ventures to optimize email communication and add more employees to its team.

San Francisco-based gaming startup nWay has raised USD5 million in a funding round led by Translink Capital to build out its ChronoBlade massively multiplayer online (MMO) game.