Texas-based medical imaging firm Seno Medical Instruments Inc secured $34.6 million of its $39 million Series C equity funding round led by MedCare Investment Funds.
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California mobile marketing startup Kahuna bags $11M in Series A funding
Mountain View, US-based mobile marketing startup Kahuna bagged $11 million in a Series A funding round from Sequoia Capital to create more effective marketing messages to customers.
Ankur Capital backs three rural startups in India
Mumbai, India-based impact investment fund Ankur Capital shelled out INR50 lakh for a 30% stake in each of the Indian rural startups cloud farm-management systems firm Cropln, home compost company Daily Dump, and eye-care service provider ERC.
H.I.G. Capital affiliate Bayside Capital purchases Hilton Hotel from Pandox AB
Bayside Capital, an affiliate of private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, has bought the Hilton Hotel in London Docklands from Pandox AB for an undisclosed price.
Electranova Capital and Total Energy Ventures back Germany-based Sunfire
An undisclosed investment amount was given to Germany-based Sunfire from Electranova Capital, the clean technology venture capital fund of Idinvest Partners sponsored by EDF, and Total's venture capital arm Total Energy Ventures.
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Piazza, a social Q&A platform that connects students, teaching assistants and professors, has rolled out a new recruiting tool with the help of an additional $8 million from Khosla Ventures and Bessemer Ventures in a Series B round which quietly closed last year, TechCrunch reported.
Opternative, a Chicago-based startup, bagged $1 million in seed funding from Tribeca Venture Partners and Chicago Ventures does away with the need to have an in-person eye exam, TechCrunch reported.
Lerer Ventures led the first institutional funding round for tuxedo rental business The Black Tux which raised $2.6 million to offer clients cheaper yet higher quality suit and tie, TechCrunch reported.
Tempo Telecom, a provider of prepaid and flexible communications services, received an investment from Birch Equity Partners, a private equity firm based in Atlanta, Georgia.
After the seed funding round led by Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures, wearable technologies startup Quanttus received a $19 million Series A round from Khosla Ventures and Matrix Partners.
TraceLink Inc obtained a growth investment of $5.5 million in a round led by FirstMark Capital. Proceeds of the financing will be used for worldwide expansion and to finance more investments in its Life Sciences Cloud network platform.
Thesan Pharmaceuticals, a biotech firm that develops therapies for skin conditions, raised $49 million for its Series B round led by existing investor Novo Ventures and joined in by SV Life Sciences, Lundbeckfond Ventures and Novartis Venture Fund.
UK-based generalist investor Beringea has made a £3 million investment in anti-microbial curtains and blinds maker Disposable Curtains Limited which does business under the name All in One Medical.
St. James's Place Chief Executive Officer David Bellamy said they are nearing the purchase of Asia-based Henley Group, an advisory business with £400 million under management, Reuters reported.
