Menlo Park, US-based scientific outsourcing startup and service provider Transcriptic bagged a total of $4.1 million in funding to introduce automation and robots into the process of scientific research.
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China-based Tencent Holdings Ltd to acquire 20pct in Dianping.com
Tencent Holdings Ltd, the biggest Internet company in Asia, purchased a 20% stake in online review platform Dianping.com, as it steps up its location-based services, Bloomberg reported.
Australian minig firm Balamara to divest non-core assets in the Balkans for A$15.2M
Subiaco, Western Australia-based mining firm Balamara Resources Ltd agreed to divest three of its non-core assets located in the Balkans for A$15.2 million to focus on its flagship projects.
MSL Solutions purchases Australia-based online handicapping system manager Golf Link
Paddington, Australia-based golf club industry software provider MSL Solutions purchased North Sydney, New South Wales-based handicapping system manager Golf Link Partners (GLP) for an undisclosed sum to expand its company portfolio.
Singapore-based mig33 purchases AlivenotDead for undisclosed amount
Social entertainment website mig33 has purchased AlivenotDead. a community that enables celebrities to reach their target audience, TechCrunch reported. Financial terms of the deal were not provided.
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FireLayers, a cloud security startup backed by YL Ventures, has taken itself out of stealth mode. The startup provides tools that allow companies to securely use cloud applications.
The Social+Capital Partnership, Mayo Clinic, Rock Health and unnamed venture capitalists from Silicon Valley invested $1.1 million to Ambient Clinical Analytics, a startup formed by a group of doctors from the Mayo Clinic, VentureBeat reported.
Investors in Atlanta and the State of Georgia in general are now favoring angel, seed and Series A financing rounds more than later-stage deals, TechCrunch reported citing CrunchBase data.
Toronto, Canada-based personalized comic strip app Bitstrips is raising $15 million in a Series B funding round reportedly led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to address growth and scaling issues.
Prague, Czech Republic-based social media analytics firm Socialbakers scored $26 million in a Series C funding round led by Index Ventures to grow its workforce from 300 to 400 members.
Sydney, New South Wales-based mining and exploration company Kimberley Diamonds Ltd picked up the Argyle Smoke Creek diamond project from Mumbai, India-based firm Venus Metals Corp for A$1 million in combined cash and issued shares.
Melbourne, Victoria-based financial planning firm Financial Index Wealth Accountants (Findex) agreed to take over Sydney, New South Wales-based high net worth advisory company Centric Wealth Ltd for an unconfirmed amount.
Kolkata, India-based business group Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co Ltd entered an agreement to buy out Malawi-based tea and macadamia producer Group Development Ltd for an undisclosed amount, according to a stock market disclosure.
Los Angeles, California-based glass supplier CR Laurence Co purchased an industrial infrastructure in Secaucus for its expansion in a deal valued at $18 million, according to data firm CoStar.
