VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Illinois, US-based specialist packaging supplier Arpac added New York-based conventional palletiser manufacturer Lambert Material Handling for an undisclosed amount to increase its portfolio of packaging solutions.

Cooley LLP announced today that Divakar Gupta has joined the firm as a partner in its business department. He will be a member of Cooley's capital markets practice group, based in New York.

New York, US-based online educational provider Knowledge Delivery Systems bagged $6 million in its fourth funding round from Edison Ventures to implement programs that will help improve urban school districts in the country.

New York, US-based scrap metal processor and recycler Upstate Shredding snapped up Irving-based rival Brant Auto Parts for an undisclosed amount in an all-cash deal.

Venture capital investment in New York City for the first quarter of 2014 has reached a record of $1.3 billion to date, with startups in the Big Apple raising nearly $200 million in the past two days alone, TechCrunch reported.

New York, US-based matchmaking startup The Dating Ring has launched a $10,000 crowdfunding campaign on Crowdtilt to fly single women to San Francisco and single men to New York for a cross-country date.

Dublin, Ireland-based social media analytics startup Eagle Alpha bagged $1.5 million (€1.1 million) in angel funding from former investment banker Emmett Kilduff to develop its product offering and beef up its salesforce.

New York, US-based news website Business Insider raised $12 million in a funding round led by Amazon chief Jeff Bezos for the expansion of its workforce and subscription service.

New York, US-based business workshop Javelin Inc landed $1.5 million in a funding round led by Mark Suster and Upfron Ventures to teach big companies to innovate like a startup.

New York City, US-based HTML5 game developer and distributor TreSensa bagged $2 million in a Series A funding round led by Caribou Asset Management to continue distributing games for mobile browsers.

New York, US-based stock photography agency Shutterstock is acquiring San Mateo, California-based digital asset management software maker WebDAM for an undisclosed amount to widen its market reach.

East Rutherford, New Jersey-based independent public relations (PR) firm MWW added Los Angeles-based firm Macias Media Group LLC for an undisclosed sum to tap into the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) market.

New York City, US-based messaging app Flyby becomes the first consumer-facing app to use the image recognition technology in Google's 3D mapping project called Project Tango to let users attach text and video messages to objects in the real world.

Stamford, Connecticut-based private consulting firm CBP bought Warren, New Jersey-based employee group benefits firm Beacon Financial Group (BFG) and has taken a majority stake in Beacon Retiree Benefits Group (BRBG) for an undisclosed sum.

San Antonio, Texas-based diversified holding firm Biglari Holdings Inc, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, bought New York, US-based men's magazine brand MAXIM for an undisclosed sum.