New York-based online eyeglasses company Warby Parker has scored $60 million in a Series C funding round from its existing investors to beef up its customer support team.
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Singapore's National Research Foundation has poured in $500,000 in funding in health care startup Ring.MD
Singapore's National Research Foundation has poured in $500,000 in funding in health care startup Ring.MD to give Asian residents easier access to healthcare services online.
Venture capital investors and venture-backed CEOs are feeling optimistic about 2014 according to survey
Venture capital investors and startup CEOs are feeling optimistic and confident about the venture ecosystem next year, according to a survey from National Venture Capital Association and Dow Jone VentureSource.
Germany-based incubator program Rocket Internet is planning to team up with telecom provider MTN Group to form Middle East Internet Holding, to develop e-commerce firms in the region
Germany-based incubator program Rocket Internet is planning to team up with telecom provider MTN Group to form Middle East Internet Holding (MEIH), which will invest $410 million to develop e-commerce firms in the region.
AlienVault secures $30 million to close its Series D round led by GGV Capital
AlienVault, a provider of Unified Security Management solutions, secured $30 million to close its Series D round led by GGV Capital and first announced in September
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International Finance Corporation, the private sector financing arm of the World Bank Group, has proposed to provide a $15.75 million debt financing to NSL Renewable Power. NSL plans to build a 40-megawatt wind farm in Maharashtra, India.
The Max's Group of Companies has bought Philippine-based casual dining chain operator Pancake House Inc prior to the former's local stock market debut, in a deal valued at almost PHP3.9 billion.
The Japanese government will shoulder the decontamination costs from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster through the sale of its shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co. Decontamination costs are estimated to reach ¥2.5 trillion.
Sprint chairman and SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son was reportedly meeting senior bank executives in New York. Sources said that banks are readying proposals for financing a bid by Sprint Corp. for T-Mobile US.
New York-based innovative learning company EdTech has landed $51 million in a funding round led by London venture firm Atomico to take personalized learning on a global scale.
New York-based mobile location-based social network Foursquare has just raised $35 million in a financing round for its new platform for real-time ads, according to the company's Chief Executive Officer.
New York, US-based firm Floored Inc has raised $5.3 million in a Series A funding round led by RRE Ventures for its technology that allows real estate professionals to create a 3D model of properties.
Palo Alto, California-based Cyanogen has closed $23 million in Series B funding from Andreessen Horowitz and Tencent to expand its workforce and develop its CyanogenMod mobile operating system.
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has awarded Synapse Biomedical with $2.4 million to further the design and development of its NeuRx technology, a platform that is used to treat patients with respiratory insufficiency.
