Boulder, Colorado-based software startup JumpCloud bagged $3 million in venture capital in a round led by Bullet Time Ventures and Foundry Group, to fund the expansion of its software engineering and development team.
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Viridor invests in £25M glass recycling facility in Scotland
UK-based recycling, renewable energy and waste management firm Viridor invested in a £25-million glass recycling facility in Scotland that will help create 300 full-time jobs in the country.
Spiegel picks up stake in Berlin brain-training startup NeuroNation
Hamburg, Germany-based publishing group Spiegel.net has partnered with accelerator XLHealth to acquire a 25% stake in Berlin-based brain-training startup NeuroNation for an unconfirmed seven-figure sum.
EU launches tech startup accelerator and think tank to follow Silicon Valley's success
In a bid to match Silicon Valley's success, the European Commission (EC) launched the Startup Europe Partnership tech startup accelerator and the European Digital Forum think tank at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
WyzAnt acquires dead New York rival Tutorspree
Chicago, Illinois-based tutoring marketplace WyzAnt acquired New York-based Tutorspree, a fellow marketplace competitor, that has been closed down since September 2013, for an undisclosed amount.
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The investment fund Endless is mulling a sale of specialist bathroom retailer Bathstore which it acquired from plumbing group Wolseley in 2012, Sky News reported.
Noida, India-based e-learning company secured $9 million (INR55 crore) in a Series B funding round led by global education research firm Hobsons for future acquisitions and network expansion.
California, US-based education center and accelerator Singularity Universtity (SU) will launch a $50-million venture fund later this year for robotics, biotech, and nanotech firms formedy by SU students and faculty.
Although there are worries about the shortfall of funding for the venture capital industry, venture capitalists are optimistic that this will continue to be a good year for firms looking to raise money, the U-T San Diego news site reported.
Marijuana entrepreneurs were given the chance to pitch their products to a group of investors in a conference organized by angel investor firm ArcView Group, Bloomberg reported.
Cork, Ireland-based product development services provider PCH International acquired Toronto, Canada-based e-commerce platform ShopLocket for an undisclosed amount to provide development solutions for hardware startups.
A source interviewed by Reuters said billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn had a higher stake in eBay than what was previously reported, saying that his stake was near 2%.
Atlanta, Georgia-based home improvement specialty retailer Home Depot purchased Houston-based window covering seller Blinds.com for an undisclosed amount to expand the technology on its company website.
Rare Enterprises, the company of ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, picked up 6.85 lakh shares of India-based liquor firm Radico Khaitan via open market in a deal valued at INR11.50 crore.
