Seattle, US-based e-commerce giant Amazon.com acquired New York-based digital comic book distributor ComiXology for an undisclosed amount with plans to expand the newly acquired company.
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Chinese cosmetics retailer JuMei to raise $400M in US IPO
Beijing, China-based online cosmetics and perfume retailer JuMei filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US to raise $400 million, based in a document filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
US-based network performance manager SevOne buys RapidEngines
Wilmington, US-based network performance management company SevOne Inc bought Minneapolis, Minnesota-based data analytics firm RapidEngines for an undisclosed amount as part of its service enhancement efforts.
Amazon.com offers unhappy workers up to $5K to resign
Seattle, US-based e-commerce giant Amazon.com offers unhappy workers between $2,000 to $5,000 to quit their job to maintain a healthy working environment for the company and to encourage employees to pursue what they really want.
California startup Lark steps away from hardware with new health tracking app on Samsung
Mountain View, US-based health startup Lark stepped away from hardware with the launch of its new personal health coaching app on Samsung's Galaxy S5 model.
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California, US-based nursing rehabilitation services provider The Ensign Group Inc purchased the hospice, home health, and agency of Life's Doors in Boise, Idaho for an undisclosed sum.
San Francisco, US-based application programming interfaces (APIs) debugging and testing tool provider Runscope nabbed $6 million in its first funding round led by General Catalyst Partners to start selling its products.
Silicon Valley, US-based tech firm Tachyus landed $6 million in a venture round led by Founders Fund to expand its workforce and use data to optimize oil and gas production.
UK-based growth capital fund Station 12 is raising $250 million (£150 million) for its new fund that will invest in the growth rounds of media tech startups in Europe.
San Francisco, US-based online food delivery startup Munchery raised $28 million in a Series B funding round led by Sherpa Ventures to bring its service to Seattle and other places in the US.
Stamford, US-based collaborative business intelligence (BI) platform Decisyon Inc landed $22 million in its Series B financing led by Catalyst Investors to support its global expansion.
San Francisco, US-based social music apps maker Smule scored $16.6 million in a new funding round led by Roth Capital Partners to develop its products and fuel its expansion into Asia.
Berkeley, US-based on-demand food startup SpoonRocket raised $10 million in funding from Foundation Capital and General Catalyst to deliver food to customers in San Francisco and East Bay within 15 minutes.
San Francisco, California-based WordPress parent firm Automattic acquired New York, US-based long-form reading content discovery app Longreads for an undisclosed amount with the latter to function as it is post-acquisition.
