The battle between Chinese giants Alibaba and Tencent is fierce enough to stretch over multiple industries. Alibaba is China’s largest e-commerce provider, and is accelerating towards one of the most highly-anticipated IPOs…
Tencent invests nearly $200 million to take on Alibaba – Investment Round Up
Series A Drive Capital led a $4 million Series A round for Ann Arbor-based software company FarmLogs, which provides digital solutions to farmers. Huron River Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners and Hyde…
Visual.ly secures $8.1m funding – Investor Round Up
Series A/Series B Online creative community and bazaar Visual.ly has received $8.1 million in Series A funding. The investment consists of a $2 million convertible note revealed a year prior and $6.1…
Chinese app solutions company Wandoujia raises $120 million – Investment Round Up
Series A Clean server-cooling company Iceotope has raised $10 million in a Series A round. Investors included Ombu Group and Aster Capital, which led the deal. The funding will bring the Sheffield,…
Ten talking points from CES 2014
CES has now come to a close, and the ordered chaos which comes from one of the largest events in the industry has ended. As ever, CES was a show of contrasts.…
Connected cars drive huge industry potential
There are not many places a mobile application cannot be enjoyed, but the car has traditionally been one of them. However, automakers are now teaming up with tech companies to ensure that…
Healthcare companies attract major backers – Investment Round Up
Series B A multitude of investors have injected a total of $52 million into Atara Biotherapeutics’ Series B round, which closed for the second time today. Among those who backed the California…
Robots continue to take baby steps at CES
In 2013, Google acquired no fewer than eight robotics companies. The internet behemoth clearly sees huge potential in an industry which, to outsiders, appears to have been stuck in first gear for…
Gene data analysis investment gathers pace – Investment Round Up
Seed/Series A Gene data analysis is a hot sector for investment this week. Artis Ventures has led a $6.8 million Series A round for Omicia, a company that researches and interprets genetic…
Wearables grab headlines at CES but market remains leaderless
Wearable technology has already attracted many of the headlines at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, but can this technology provide the boost the industry is looking for in…