Series A GoGoVan, a Hong Kong-based delivery service, has raised Series A round worth $6.5 million led by Centurion Private Equity. Gabriel Fong, chairman of GoGoVan, told Tech in Asia that the…
Amazon’s new ventures worry investors further
So far 2014 has been a tough year for Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. In recent weeks, his net worth reportedly shrank by up to $1 billion thanks to a 16% drop in…
Desire2Learn closes $85m financing round – Investment Round Up
Series A Greenhouse, a recruitment platform, has raised a Series A round worth $7.5 million led by Social+Capital Partnership. Resolute Ventures and Felicis Ventures also participated. Greenhouse, founded in 2012, has raised…
Altitude Digital raises $7m as ad tech market continues to attract investment
Altitude Digital, a video and display advertising technology startup, recently announced a $7 million credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank. The funding is the latest milestone in the company’s rapid growth, and…
IPO+M&A Watch: Sprint, Facebook, iDreamSky
IPO Shares of iDreamSky, a five year old gaming company known for tweaking existing games for the Chinese market, began trading on Nasdaq Thursday at $15 after the company raised $115.5 million.…
Social Tables secures $8m funding round – Investment Round Up
Seed funding Two Tap, an in-app e-commerce platform, has raised $2.7 million in seed funding. Digital Garage, Green Visor Capital, Initialized Capital, Khosla Ventures, SV Angel and Transmedia Capital all took part…
Vectra Networks secures $25m – Investment Round Up
Series A Palo Alto, Calif.-based big data analytics company Metanautix has raised $7 million from Sequoia Capital and angel investor Shiva Shivakumar, an early Google employee and current CEO of UrbanEngines. CEO…
Workspot raises $6.5m Series A – Investment Round Up
Seed Jobr, a job search platform, has raised $2 million in seed funding from Lerer Ventures,Redpoint Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Tim Draper, and others. The Jobr app seeks to connect job…
Digital security sector remains hot as Andreessen Horowitz injects $90m into Tanium
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has pumped $90 million of funding into Tanium, an enterprise security and systems management company.It was the second largest single investment by the venture capitalist firm and the latest…
Wi-Fi-connected LED lightbulb maker LIFX raises $12 Million from Sequoia -Investment Round-Up
Seed Funding Y-Combinator alumnus AnyPerkhas secured an additional $3 million in seed funding to help companies manage and distribute the perks they provide to employees. The Vegas Tech Fund, FundersClub, and Vayner/RSE…