New York, US-based TV streaming startup Aereo has secured $34 million in a Series C funding round led by IAC, amid a lengthy legal battle with major rivals who want to bring it down.
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Tel Aviv social review engine Yotpo closes $10.7M in Series A round
Tel Aviv, Israel-based social review engine Yotpo raised $10.7 million in a Series A funding round led by US-based venture capital firm Blumberg Capital to expand its office in San Francisco.
Medypal bags $400K in seed funding for more affordable healthcare in India
Bangalore, India-based healthcare marketplace Medypal bagged $400,000 in a seed funding round from Unitus Seed Fund to help patients in the country find good and affordable service providers.
Older Americans shun retirement to establish startups- report
Instead of taking things easy on retirement, an increasing number of older Americans have become entrepreneurs and have taken the risk of forming their own companies, Bloomberg reported.
AMP Capital completes $100M debt financing in US power plant
Sydney, Australia-based investment manager AMP capital invested $100 million in subordinated financing for the fully operational Astoria Project Partners power plant in New York, USA.
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US-based private equity group Blackstone bought a further 2.79% stake in Mumbai, India-based commodity bourse Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) from foreign fund house Merrill Lynch, bringing its total holding to 4.99%.
News website Mashable takes on funding from outside investors for the first time, raising 13.3 million in its Series A funding round led by growth equity firm Updata Partners.
Northern Virginia-based private equity investment manager has invested an undisclosed amount in Nexercise, a Maryland-based free motivational health and fitness app for iPhone and Android.
Canada-based firm Enbridge Inc has announced an agreement to pour in $200 million in the Keechi Wind Project in Colorado, Texas, which is expected to be completed in early 2015.
Israeli startup OneHour Translation raised $10 million from venture capital firm Fortissimo Capital for its Series A funding round. Proceeds will be used to continue with the firm's international growth.
Launch Angels, a Boston-based investment platform focused on equity crowdfunding, closed its first venture fund called Where Angels Fund with nearly $1 million. Associates from Where Inc were the investors in the fund.
Unilazer Ventures invested an undisclosed amount in Mumbai, India-based grocery e-tailer EkStop.com and has taken a 25% stake in the firm as part of the investment which will be used for the company's expansion.
Hyderabad, India-based tech incubator BitChemy Ventures poured in $6 million in three startups - 3LOQ Labs, Cafyne Inc, and Altiux Innovations, according to a report.
Tech giant Google has purchased Timely, the alarm clock app created by BitSpin, for an undisclosed sum, making all its versions including the upgraded one, completely free.
