Venture capital firm Unitus Seed Fund invested an undisclosed sum in Chennai, India-based affordable eyecare startup Welcare Health Systems amid increasing interest of risk capital in eyecare firms.
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California, US-based firm Planet Labs has closed a fresh $52 million from a recent funding round to launch small satellites into space
California, US-based firm Planet Labs has closed a fresh $52 million from a recent funding round to launch small satellites into space and gather data about the Earth.
US firm Datameer snags $19M in Series D for big data analytics platform
San Mateo, California-based big data analytics firm Datameer raised $19 million in a Series D funding round led by Next World Capital that brings its total funding to $36.6 million.
Boston firm Curoverse raises $1.5M for genetic data storage platform
Boston-based firm Curoverse secured $1.5 from a seed funding round to develop and commercialize its private beta technology that helps biomedical researchers in storing and analyzing human genetic data.
Israeli transit app Moovit bags $28M to enhance service
Israel-based public transit app Moovit has closed $28 million from a funding round led by Sequoia to improve its service that gives commuters a real-time perspective of the best public transportation routes.
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Idea.me, a crowdfunding platform founded in Argentina, now allows people in seven Latin American countries to fund projects and startups using bitcoin in lieu of credit cards and PayPal.
Massachussetts, US-based mobile data analytics firm Trinity Pharma Solutions announced raising $15 million in a growth round led by Health Enterprise Partners for its expansion in New Jersey and California.
An infographic shows that investors have invested $3.6 billion in 2013 in companies focused on big data, comprising close to three quarters of the money poured into these firms from 2008 to 2012.
Website security provider CloudFlare' chief executive officer and co-founder Matthew Prince revealed to TechCrunch that it received a significant investment to the tune of $50 million from Union Square Ventures about a year ago.
Marketing personalization startup Sailthru announced the conclusion of its $20 million Series C funding round led by Scale Venture Partners and participated by Benchmark, RRE, DFJ Gotham, AOL Ventures and other existing backers.
Crescendo Biologics was able to gather £17.5 million or $28 million from lead investor Imperial Innovations for its Series A round. Astellas Venture Management and Sofinnova Partners also participated in the financing.
Chicago-based tutoring services provider WyzAnt has received $21.5 million in a Series A funding round from Accel Partners to expand its services and develop new digital tools for student-tutor interaction.
San Francisco-based motivational startup Pact has raised $1.55 million in a recent funding round to develop its mobile apps that help users hit health goals through monetary stakes.
Ireland-based e-commerce fraud prevention startup Trustev added a $500,000 investment from Notion Capital to its recently closed $3-million seed round to capitalize on the booming e-commerce.
