Series B Cambridge nutrition/pharmacology company Pronutria has raised a $12.25 million Series B funding round led by Flagship, which saw participation from private investors. The round brings total backing behind the company,…
Welltok raises $22.1 million Series C funding round – Investment Round Up
Series A Network management and analytics company Sideband Networks has received $6 million in a Series A funding round. Backers went undisclosed. The Sunnyvale company, launched November 2013, delivers application aware performance…
The Levo League raises $7m – Investment Round Up
Series A The Levo League, a online platform where women can network, get mentored and find jobs, has raised $7 million in Series A funding from backers including two angels: Olayan Financing…
Flappy Bird made $50k a day – but owner pulls it from app store
Mobile app and viral sensation Flappy Bird, which for a time capped free app charts on app stores, has been killed off by its developer. The story of the Flappy Bird game…
Splice Machine secures $15m funding – Investment Round Up
Series A Foreign exchange firm Kantox has raised €6.5 million ($8.9 million) in a Series A funding round led by Partech Ventures and Idinvest Partners. Cabiedes & Partners participated in the investment.…
Warsaw and Krakow battle for Poland’s exciting startup community
Poland’s startup scene, like its economy, is booming. Fueled by high levels of innovation, low costs and a strong talent pool, the country stands poised to become one of Europe’s digital heavyweights.…
Weekly Digest: Happy Birthday Facebook, Sony to sell Vaio business, and trouble for Twitter
Facebook is 10 Everyone’s favorite procrastination tool turned a decade old this week. The company celebrated with individualized videos that capture users’ first moments on the platform, pictures shared and most liked…
Taxi apps compete globally for sought after markets
Taxi applications are some of the most effective mobile solutions in the app marketplace. The technology that allows users to hail and track a taxi driver has spawned successful companies such as…
PubMatic raises $13m – Investment Round Up
Series A San Francisco-based CircleCI, which deploys Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tech, announced it had secured a $6 million Series A investment led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The company received $1.5…
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools help manufacturers and distributors address supply chain and operational issues, keeping track of products as they move from the warehouse floor, to the truck, and eventually to…