Sectors
Spindle CEO Pat Kinsel becomes a partner at VC firm Polaris after Spindle sale to Twitter
CEO and co-founder Pat Kinsel of Spindle has become a partner at venture capital firm Polaris after he successfully sold Spindle to social microblogging site Twitter, gaining him the title of "entrepreneur in residence."
US cybersecurity firm HackSurfer bags $3.5M in funding to beef up software protection
Maryland, US-based software cybersecurity firm HackSurfer bagged $3.5 million in a recent funding round to provide better cloud-based enterprise data protection for its customers from both private and government sectors.
UK retail chain Poundstretcher shells out $1M to branch out to Zambia
Huddersfield, UK-based retail chain Poundstretcher shelled out $1 million to branch out to Zambia as it begins to beef up its presence in Africa and establish its name as an international brand.
La Caisse pours C$42M into Quebec wind energy project
Montreal, Canada-based institutional fund manager La Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec poured C$42 million into the Parc des Moulins wind far in Quebec as part of its bid to generate long-term returns for its clients.