Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher, and Tesla founder Elon Musk invested $40 million in the second funding round of secretive artificial intelligence (AI) startup Vicarious.
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Dell adds US-based analytics firm StatSoft
Texas, US-based PC giant Dell added Tulsa, Oklahoma-based analytics and data visualization software firm StatSoft for an undisclosed sum to beef up its software portfolio.
Virtual View App secures $500K in seed funding
Virtual View App, a London-based augmented reality startup for the property market, has bagged its first external funding round of $500,000 from unnamed backers, TechCrunch reported.
Indian software firm Persistent Systems invests in California hygiene startup Hyginex
Pune, India-based software services firm Persistent Systems used its venture capital fund to invest an undisclosed amount in California, US-based hand hygiene solutions startup Hyginex for its international expansion.
US data storage startup Actifio scores $100M in funding at $1.1B valuation
Boston, US-based enterprise data management startup Actifio scored $100 million in its Series B funding led by Tiger Global Management for its expansion with its valuation now reaching $1.1 billion.
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The US Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded $17 million to clean energy businesses across 13 states to tackle the big problem of energy consumption.
Arusha, Tanzania-based solar energy provider Off Grip Electric scored $7 million in a funding round led by Vulcan Capital, SolarCity, and Omidyar Network to power homes with prepaid electricity.
WelVU, a startup that offers a multimedia patient engagement technology platform, raised $1.25 million from unnamed investors for its initial seed funding round, VentureBeat reported.
Denver, US-based health tech firm Welltok Inc acquired Seattle-based health app developer Mindbloom for an undisclosed amount to establish itself in the mobile health space.
Austin, Texas-based startup CitySprout is raising $2 million in its second financing round to help consumers establish a link with the local farmers who produce their food.
Zaragoza, Spain-based paper and packaging firm Saica purchased Istanbul, Turkey-based paperboard producer OMK for an undisclosed amount to establish its position in the European market.
Winston-Salem, US-based specialty crop developer Technology Crops International (TCI) bought Hampshire, UK-based firm Premium Crops Ltd for an undisclosed amount to expand its product portfolio.
London, UK-based Video-on-Demand (Vod) service Screenburn raised $500,000 (£302,000) in an angel funding round to fuel its expansion for 2014 and to continue monetizing the presence of music and film artists on Facebook.
Chicago, US-based digital interactive application developer elevate DIGITAL scored an additional $3 million in its Series A funding round from SFX Entertainment to expand into new markets.
