Malaysian authorities denied reports that MH370 flight was tracked in Malacca Straight while Vietnam has dispatched a plane to investigate on an eyewitness report regarding a burning object in the sky east of the country.
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US educational analytics startup BrightBytes pockets $15M in Series B round
San Francisco, US-based educational analytics startup BrightBytes pocketed $15 million in a Series B funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners to help schools identify learning gaps in their systems.
US-based on-demand transportation startup Lyft expands insurance coverage
San Francisco, US-based on-demand transportation startup Lyft announced that it will add more coverage to its ride insurance to include the time that drivers are not actively driving passengers.
Illinois-based packaging firm Arpac adds Lambert Material Handling
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.
US ticketing startup Eventbrite scores $50M in funding ahead of potential IPO
San Francisco, US-based event ticketing startup Eventbrite scored $50 million in a funding round from Tiger Global Management and T. Rowe Price to fuel its international expansion plans ahead of a potential initial public offering (IPO) in 2014.
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A timeline is drawn from after the departure of the MH370 from Kuala Lumpur International Airport last Saturday until the fourth day, Tuesday, of the search and rescue operations conducted by Malaysian authorities and other countries.
Los Angeles, California-based concert and ticketing digital unit LiveNation Labs added San Francisco-based social search startup for an undisclosed amount to deliver improved concert experience for music fans.
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.
San Francisco, US-based startup Spellgun launched today to bring Western mobile games to China's mobile market under a partnership with video game art outsourcing firm Concept Art House and Chinese firm Talkweb.
San Francisco, US-based secret-sharing mobile app Secret is set to raise $10 million in venture capital in a funding round led by Google Ventures that will give the startup a $40-million valuation.
San Francisco, US-based application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions provider Polarion Software Inc nabbed $10 million in a Series A funding round from Munich, Germany-based investment firm Siemens Venture Capital.
Arlington, US-based intelligence community investment arm In-Q-Tel (IQT) picked up a stake in Redwood City, California-based analytics data preparation firm Paxata for an undisclosed amount.
Ontario, Canada-based smartphone pioneer BlackBerry sold its Riverside Commons office campus in Las Colinas, Texas to Canadian investor Brookfield Property Group for an undisclosed amount.
Virginia, US-based furniture rental firm CORT Business Services bought Mountlake Terrace, Washington-based events planning firm AA Party Rentals for an undisclosed amount to expand its product offering.
