Code.org partners with 30 public schools as they run towards making computer science more accessible to high school students nation wide.
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XAPPmedia receives $3 million investment
XAPPmedia has received a $3 million funding round from private investors that would be used to support the mobile ads platform of the company referred to as XAPP Ads.
Ondot Systems receives $18 mln invetsment
Ondot Systems has been planning to develop a system that would allow credit and debit card holders to manage all aspects of their accounts through a mobile app making the company received $18 million investment.
Russia's Vimpelcom agreed to sell holdings in Orascom Telecom Algeria
Russian telecoms giant Vimpelcom has agreed to let go of its much disputed holdings in Orascom Telecom Algeria to the Algerian government after buying the telecoms firm from Naguib Sawiris in 2010 for $6 billion.
Stitch raises $3.25 million seed funding
Stitch has raised $3.25 million seed funding led by Google Ventures, Foundation Capital, Freestyle Capital, SoftTech and ENIAC Ventures with participation from angles including Tom Conrad, Brad Garlinghouse and Eric Hahn.
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California-based Synack, a crowdsourced platform for hacking into customers' security holes, raises $7.5 million for a series A funding round.
Marketing and analytics provider Piqora has received $7.7 mln Series A funding round from a number of venture capitalists led by DFJ and joined by Baseline Ventures, Firebolt Ventures, Freestlye Capital, Lazerow Ventures and Altos Ventures.
Tech website Tech.eu has raised a small funding round valued €150,000 from multiple angel investors to support expensive content as it promotes to bridge the gap in the tech industry in Europe.
Quibb has announced receiving $650k seed funding from investors which would be added with another $100k round through Alphaworks, a crowdsourced equity exchange platform.
CEO and co-founder Pat Kinsel of Spindle has become a partner at venture capital firm Polaris after he successfully sold Spindle to social microblogging site Twitter, gaining him the title of "entrepreneur in residence."
Maryland, US-based software cybersecurity firm HackSurfer bagged $3.5 million in a recent funding round to provide better cloud-based enterprise data protection for its customers from both private and government sectors.
Huddersfield, UK-based retail chain Poundstretcher shelled out $1 million to branch out to Zambia as it begins to beef up its presence in Africa and establish its name as an international brand.
Montreal, Canada-based institutional fund manager La Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec poured C$42 million into the Parc des Moulins wind far in Quebec as part of its bid to generate long-term returns for its clients.
Micro-cap investor Irwin "Izzy" Zalcberg has bought shares in Colorado, US-based tech wireless tech firm and cannabis industry solutions provider TechnoConcepts Inc for an undisclosed amount to take advantage of the increasing value of the legal marijuana market in the US.
