Flypay, a startup based in the UK that develops an app that makes settling restaurant bills faster, has raised £1 million from Entreé Capital, TechCrunch reported.
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Private equity firm Thoma Bravo completes purchase of Global Healthcare Exchange
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo Llc has closed its acquisition of Global Healthcare Exchange or GHX, a company that has transformed the healthcare supply chain through its software solutions.
Seattle-based Rover raises $12M in Series C round
Rover, the pet sitting platform that connects dog owners to verified in-home sitters, secured $12 million for its Series C round led by new investor Menlo Ventures, TechCrunch reported.
London-based WorldRemit bags $40M in Series A round from Accel Partners
Venture capital firm Accel Partners has invested $40 million in the Series A funding round of money transfer platform WorldRemit based in London, TechCrunch reported.
Finland-based Next Games secures $6M in recent funding round
Institutional, strategic and private investors backed Finland-based gaming startup Next Games with $6 million in its latest funding round. The firm intends to roll out the mobile game version of "The Walking Dead" globally, VentureBeat reported.
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Ulmon, the travel app developer based in Vienna, has secured its first round of funding said to be less than $5 million from Global Founders Capital, TechCrunch reported.
Spritz Technology Inc, a startup based in Boston, is readying to complete a seed funding round which raised $3.54 million from investors which included Denis O'Brien, TechCrunch reported.
Priceline Group has purchased Israel-based Qlika in a cash deal worth around $3M, according to a Priceline source interviewed by VentureBeat who confirmed the deal.
ProspX has raised $1.9 million of a $2.4 million funding round, VentureBeat reported citing a regulatory filing it submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Paycom Software has started the ball rolling in its plans to go public by filing an S-1 form with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, VentureBeat reported.
RHL Vision Technologies, an India-based startup, was able to raise $200,000 through the crowdfunding site Indiegogo with 1,600 people pre-ordering their wearable device called Fin, The Times of India reported.
Apple's Loyalty Program for its bulk-buying clients have just been made better with deeper discounts and the addition of iPhones and Apple TV, TechCrunch reported.
With activist hedge funds increasing their campaigns, credit rating agency Moody's cautioned that their increasing power has just added more risk to owning corporate bonds, the Financial Times reported.
Jim McCaughan, the Chief Executive Officer of Principal Global Investors, told Reuters in an interview that his company is seeking to buy boutique asset managers.
