Los Angeles, US-based graphics-rendering firm Otoy acquired San Francisco-based app-streaming startup AppSlingr for an undisclosed amount to make large applications run in the cloud using any device.
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Funding Circle obtains £40M investment from UK government to provide loans to SMBs
Small business loan online marketplace Funding Circle obtained a £40M investment from the UK government to allow the company to continue providing loans to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the country.
Google announces smartphone platform Project Tango for mobile 3D mapping
US-based search giant Google announced that it is developing an experimental smartphone 3D mapping platform called Project Tango which is led by the advanced hardware group of Motorola.
Ex-Fab manager rolls out art and fashion platform
Lea Lange talked with Magdalena Räth of VentureVillage about Junique, the design-focused platform she founded with Marc Pohl and Sebastian Hasebrink after she left US-based design firm Fab.com.
User behavior is biggest risk factor for mobile threats: report
The behavior of users is the biggest risk factor for mobile threats, according to a report from mobile security firm Lookout entitled "Mobile Threats, Made to Measure," VentureBeat reported.
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Venture capital-backed Ezetap, a mobile payment startup in India, raised $8 million for its Series B round from Helion Advisors, Social+Capital and Berggruen Holdings, TechCrunch reported.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed that they arrested Jon Miller, the founder of San Francisco, US-based real-world analytics startup Motionloft, in connection with a false claim about an acquisition of the firm.
Benchling, a startup backed by YCombinator, SV Angel, Founders Fund, Draper Associates and other angels, bridges biotechnology and computer science with their DNA editing software.
New York, US-based event ticket aggregator TiqIQ bagged $1.7 million in a funding round led by Stonehenge Growth Capital to develop its product that predicts best ticket prices and availability for sports events.
Blackstone, Khosla Ventures, Fairhaven Capital and a group of private investors invested $20 million in the Series B round of cybersecurity firm Cylance
San Francisco, California-based music startup SoundFocus raised $1.7 million in a funding round to develop an iPhone app that adjusts music according to the user's hearing abilities.
Hubub, a startup based in Toronto and New York, obtained $8.5 million in its Series A round participated in by a number of private investors for their platform that enables users to participate in thematic discussions, TechCrunch reported.
Santa Clara, US-based stealthy business security firm Apprity scored $8 million in its first venture round from security tech investors Promod Haque and Gaurav Garg to expand its engineering and research and development teams.
San Luis Obispo, US-based health and wellness software firm Mindbody picked up $50 million in a funding round led by W Capital Partners to boost its web and mobile offerings for health clubs and yoga studios.
