Internet giant Yahoo acquired Seattle, Washington-based mobile marketing startup Sparq for an undisclosed amount to start monetizing its mobile user base and drive revenue growth.
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US mail startup Outbox shuts down mail digitizing service
San Francisco, US-based mail startup Outbox is shutting down its mail digitizing service because of low count of paying customers signing up for it, and will instead focus on a new yet-undisclosed product.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne introduces Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has unveiled a new public-private venture capital fund known as Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund for the province's tech sector, CBCNews reported.
Indian education firm Hippocampus raises $600K in bridge round
Bangalore, India-based rural education services provider Hippocampus Learning Centres (HLC) raised $600,000 (INR3.5 crore) from existing institutional investors to expand its network in the next financial year.
Venture capital investment in India's healthcare tech on the rise- report
While venture capital funding for healthcare influenced by information technology or HIT is more pronounced in the US, venture capitalists are also showing interest in the niche in India, The Hindu Business Line reported.
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With the goal of building a pet dish that is linked to the internet, Los Angeles-based startup Petnet was able to get seed round funding of $1.12 million, Gigaom reported.
Nexmo, the company that provides messaging and voice capabilities to app developers and enterprises globally, was able to secure $18 million for its Series C funding round.
San Francisco, California-based firm HiddenRadio launched another crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to add new features to HiddenRadio 2, its second model of impressively-designed $119 Bluetooth speaker.
Indian state-run insurance firm Life Insurance Corp (LIC) sold a 2.001% stake in Pune-based metal forger Bharat forge in a deal valued at INR150.53 crore, reducing its total stake in the company to 5.0205%.
Private equity asset management firm Hamilton Lane has named Mingchen Xia and Yen Li Chew to add to its Hong Kong office and enhance the presence of the company in the Asia Pacific region.
JPMorgan ceases work on Chinese IPO candidate as US regulators investigate hiring practices- sources
JPMorgan Chase & Co has stopped working on the planned initial public offering of Chinese firm Tianhe Chemicals as US regulators continue its probe of the bank's hiring practices in China, Reuters reported.
French investors provided Synthelis, a company based in La Tronche, France that specializes in the production and characterization of therapeutic targets and antigens, with initial funding of €610,000.
Former Philippine trade minister Roberto V. Ongpin and his associates have hiked their collective holding in real estate developer Alphaland Corp to 50.57%, diluting British fund Ashmore's interest to 24.41%.
Israel-based firm Aorato secured $10 million for its Series B round participated in by well-known investors as it launches into the cyber security with its pioneering product known as the Directory Services Application Firewall.
