Gojee, a recipe-finding site, has been acquired by the XO Group for an undisclosed amount, after talks with other possible acquirers like Yahoo failed, TechCrunch reported.
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US specialty crop developer TCI buys UK's Premium Crops
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.
British video-on-demand service Screenburn raises $500K in angel funding
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-based digital ad firm elevate DIGITAL scores additional $3M in Series A round
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.
Concepcion and UTC buy joint stake in Otis Philippines
Makati, Philippines-based cooling solutions provider Concepcion Group is buying a stake in elevator company Otis E&M Co Philippines as a joint venture with Hartford, US-based multinational conglomerate United Technologies Corp (UTC) for an undisclosed amount.
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Mobile Q&A app Locish secured fresh funding of $820,000 for its seed financing round led by Odyssey Jeremy Partners and joined in by other investors, a statement about the funding said.
Music education college Detroit Institute of Music Education Inc received a $3 million investment from private equity firm Beringea, a statement about the funding said.
Italian website design service startup Flazio, backed by Zernike Meta Venture, allows users to create a website by using the content of their Facebook page, TechCrunch reported.
Pasadena, California-based kinetic desk maker Stir raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Vegas TechFund and Zach Ware to scale up its production and distribution efforts.
Toronto, Canada-based hardware engineering collaborative platform Upverter bagged $2.3 million in a seed funding round led by Version One Ventures to grow its enterprise business and develop its product.
San Francisco-based software enterprise startup bagged $10 million for its Series B financing round led by Nokia Growth Partners and Randstad Holdings and joined in by previous investors, VentureBeat reported.
San Jose, California-based LEGO rental startup Pley closed $6.75 million in its Series A funding round led by Allegro Venture Partners to fuel its product, workforce, and international expansion efforts.
Bangalore, India-based payment solutions provider Innoviti nabbed INR10 crore in debt funding from Tata Capital and other investors from London and India to scale up its Middle East operations and beef up its management team.
New York, US-based brand advocacy startup Crowdtap picked up $5 million in a Series B funding round led by Foundry Group to continue inspiring its customers to create quality promotional content on blogs and social media sites.
