Social media analytics firm Simply Measured bagged $20 million for its Series C funding round led by Trinity Ventures, a statement about the funding said.
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Ray O'Connor buys mall in Nebraska for $1.8M to turn it into lifestyle center
Property developer Ray O'Connor bought the Grand Island Mall in Nebraska for $1.8 million to turn it into a lifestyle center with the help of St. Louis-based redevelopment firm Staenberg Group Properties.
UK health firm Cambian Group plans £20M London IPO
Cambian Group intends to hold its initial public offering in London to raise £20 million or $33.2 million, Reuters reported. The healthcare firm is owned by private equity firm GI Capital.
US investors Benchmark, Fortress, and Ribbit to buy stake in Pantera's Bitcoin fund
US-based investment firms Benchmark Capital, Fortress Investment Group, and Ribbit Capital are buying a stake in Pantera Capital's Bitcoin fund called Pantera Bitcoin and committed to conduct virtual currency transactions through Pantera.
Ping An Insurance Group Co partners with Ctrip.com to offer tourists smog insurance
Ping An Insurance Group Co has worked with Ctrip.com International to provide smog insurance to visitors traveling to Beijing, Xi'an, Harbin, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shijiazhuang and Shanghai, Bloomberg reported.
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With follow-on investment led by MMC Ventures, the Series A round for UK-based Invenias has now secured $2 million from the $1.5 million it raised in July, TechCrunch reported.
Heyo, software-as-a-service firm that provides a social media marketing tool for small businesses, has raised $2 million for its Series A round, a statement about the funding said.
New York, US-based commercial real estate (CRE) property research platform Reonomy nabbed $3.7 million in its Series A funding round led by SoftBank to simplify the process of gathering CRE data.
ITS Compliance Inc raised $5.75 million in funding from private equity growth investor First Analysis and its long-time partner Argentum, a statement about the funding said.
Norway announced that it is letting its sovereign wealth fund World Wildlife Fund (WWF) lead a major investment in the renewable energy sector of the country to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Founders Fund and Andreessen Horowitz led the Series A round of AltSchool, the startup that seeks to provide personalized education to students, which secured $33 million, TechCrunch reported.
NVM Private Equity has invested £7 million for the management buyout of No. 1 Traveller, an airport hospitality specialist, a statement about the funding said.
After its recent purchases of Motorola Mobility and IBM's server business, Chinese personal computer (PC) maker Lenovo said that it will continue its string of acquisitions to drive its growth.
The alarming levels of pollution in Paris, France have pushed the government to ban half of the city's vehicles except electric and hybrid cars on Monday and Tuesday in an effort to help clear the smog trapped in the city.
