FARMINGTON, CT--(Marketwired - Apr 14, 2014) - Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) ("Horizon"), a leading specialty finance company that provides secured loans to venture capital and private equity backed development-stage companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and cleantech industries, announced today that, in connection with the United States Bankruptcy Court-approved sale of substantially all of the assets of Xtreme Power, Inc. ("Xtreme"), Horizon has successfully exited its investment in Xtreme.
Deals
Indian e-commerce giant SnapDeal snaps up fashion startup Doozton
Indian e-commerce marketplace giant SnapDeal snapped up Noida-based fashion products discovery site Doozton for an undisclosed amount to leverage the latter's personalized shopping technology for its own platform.
TPG Growth to invest $100M in joint venture with Smile Group to help businesses expand to India and Africa
New York, US-based investment firm TPG Growth committed $100 million in a joint venture with Gurgaon, India-based emerging business market builder Smile Group to help Internet and e-commerce firms expand to India, Africa, and other emerging markets.
Australia's CloudCentral buys IP of American software firm DEY Storage
Canberra, Australia-based cloud computing services provider CloudCentral bought the intellectual property of San Mateo, US-based software firm DEY Storage Systems for an undisclosed amount in lieu of paying for third-party storage services.
Finnish corporate wellness startup HeiaHeia scores €1.5M in first funding
Helsinki, Finland-based corporate wellness startup HeiaHeia scored €1.5 million in its first funding round led by Wallstreet Financial Services for its international expansion, marketing improvement, and product development.
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Financial services startup Betterment has received USD32 million funding round from new and previous investors, reported TechCrunch.
Twitter has acquired social data provider Gnip, enabling the microblogging site to sell its bulk data without engaging services from a middle man, reported TechCrunch.
Jordanian startup Mixed Dimensions has raised USD1 million to go mainstream with 3D tools, reported TechCrunch.
Embattled Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry has acquired healthcare IT firm NantHealth, reported TechCrunch.
Zebra Technologies Corporation and Motorola Solutions has signed a deal for a merger agreement valued USD3.45 billion, reported ET.
Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable's merger was backed by Washington Post in an editorial posted Tuesday, reported Reuters.
Brooklyn, US-based men's shoe retailer GreatsBrand scored $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Resolute Ventures to restock its inventory of affordable shoes and continue building its brand.
Boston, US-based food ordering platform ezCater scooped up $4 million in a funding round from several investors and high-net worth individuals to beef up its online list of food caterers around the country.
Beaverton, US-based marketing automation software vendor Act-On landed $42 million in its fifth funding round led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) to fuel its growth.
