California, US-based firm Planet Labs has closed a fresh $52 million from a recent funding round to launch small satellites into space and gather data about the Earth.
Funding
At least half a dozen banks vie to finance possible Sprint bid for T-Mobile -sources
Sprint chairman and SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son was reportedly meeting senior bank executives in New York. Sources said that banks are readying proposals for financing a bid by Sprint Corp. for T-Mobile US.
New York-based EdTech raised $51 million in a funding round led by London venture firm Atomico to go global
New York-based innovative learning company EdTech has landed $51 million in a funding round led by London venture firm Atomico to take personalized learning on a global scale.
New York-based social network Foursquare completes $35M round for real-time ad platform
New York-based mobile location-based social network Foursquare has just raised $35 million in a financing round for its new platform for real-time ads, according to the company's Chief Executive Officer.
New York-based firm Floored Inc has raised $5.3 million in a Series A funding round led by RRE Ventures to develop its technology
New York, US-based firm Floored Inc has raised $5.3 million in a Series A funding round led by RRE Ventures for its technology that allows real estate professionals to create a 3D model of properties.
Latest News
San Mateo, California-based big data analytics firm Datameer raised $19 million in a Series D funding round led by Next World Capital that brings its total funding to $36.6 million.
Boston-based firm Curoverse secured $1.5 from a seed funding round to develop and commercialize its private beta technology that helps biomedical researchers in storing and analyzing human genetic data.
Israel-based public transit app Moovit has closed $28 million from a funding round led by Sequoia to improve its service that gives commuters a real-time perspective of the best public transportation routes.
Aubrey McClendon, the former Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake Energy Corp, is seeking investors for a new venture that would invest in oil and gas.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) granted $13 million to five solar companies to help strengthen local solar manufacturing and increase competitiveness in the clean energy market.
Venture capital firm Unitus Seed Fund invested an undisclosed sum in Chennai, India-based affordable eyecare startup Welcare Health Systems amid increasing interest of risk capital in eyecare firms.
Idea.me, a crowdfunding platform founded in Argentina, now allows people in seven Latin American countries to fund projects and startups using bitcoin in lieu of credit cards and PayPal.
Massachussetts, US-based mobile data analytics firm Trinity Pharma Solutions announced raising $15 million in a growth round led by Health Enterprise Partners for its expansion in New Jersey and California.
An infographic shows that investors have invested $3.6 billion in 2013 in companies focused on big data, comprising close to three quarters of the money poured into these firms from 2008 to 2012.
