US-based crowd-shipping mobile app Friendshippr closed USD670,000 in funding from angel investors in Dubai to connect consumers to Facebook friends who will help transport items for them.
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Opponents of Empire State IPO asks appeals court to declare buyout provision illegal
Investors who had opposed the initial public offering of the Empire State Building asked a Manhattan appeals court to rule a USD 100 per unit buyout provision in the IPO plan illegal.
Bitcoins to pay for university tuition fee
The University of Nicosia, a private school located in Cyprus, boasted that it is now the first university in the world wherein you can pay your tuition and other fees through Bitcoin. This also part of their publicity efforts to promote its new Master of Science Degree in Digital Currency.
Automattic, a Wordpress hosting company will finally stand up to bogus DMCA takedowns
Automattic, a Wordpress hosting company would be facing claims via its lawyer Paul Sieminski with regard to fraudulent uses of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
TapCommerce raises USD 10.5 million to compete in the mobile ad retargeting
Mobile ad retargeting startup TapCommerce's USD 10 million funding was raised via an investing round led by Bain Capital Ventures and RRE Ventures, with a strategic investment from Nielsen Ventures and participation from existing backers.
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Xenex Disinfection Services, the company that launched robotic technology for disinfection of hospital rooms, has secured USD11.3 million in funding boost from private sources and venture capital firms.
Mexican homebuilder Consorcio Ara and real estate firm O'Connor Capital Partners plan to sell nine shopping malls for USD 384 million, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
A survey done by Worthworm showed the frustrations of angel investors who regretted making investments in 2013. Angel investors also gave their thoughts about overly optimistic financial projections.
With a high demand of patent agents and lawyers from mainland China, Hong Kong's quest to become the regional trading hub for intellectual property (IP), may soon be a reality as China remained the world's number one patent granter last year with 1.26 million approved applications.
Slouchy zip hoodie maker American Giant collected USD3.6 million in a recent USD2.5 million funding round, raising over USD1 million than what the company expected.
France's Credit Agricole said it will cut its holding in investment firm Eurazeo. The French bank will sell 3.2 million Eurazeo shares and zero-coupon convertibles equivalent to a maximun of 5.1 million shares.
A flush of mergers and acquisitions was expected to come in as early as the end of the year, according to a report from financial news magazine Barron's.
Strategic investors were said to be in discussions to buy a majority stake in Vasan Healthcare, which operates eye care hospitals and dental centers in India.
David Tepper of Appaloosa Management said equity markets are not inflated. Tepper spoke with Bloomberg Television's Stephanie Ruhle at an investors conference in New York.
