According to Financial Times, the Bitcoin fever has caught on to Silicon Valley with digital currency companies getting venture capital financing in their early rounds.
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State-backed Cool Japan Fund to invest in TV channels and retail properties offshore
Cool Japan Fund is looking to invest in TV channels and retail properties in the US and Southeast Asia to promote the country's culture. Cool Japan is backed by the government as well as Japanese companies and is led by a former Carlyle Group executive.
American high-end watch rental firm Eleven James nabs $1.4M in seed funding
New York-based startup Eleven James received USD1.4 million in seed funding from strategic investors to launch its luxury watch rental and watch trade-in service for men.
DigitalOcean's new Amsterdam data center signals European expansion, eyes Singapore as its next target
A second data center in Amsterdam was launched by software Design Description (SDD)-only web hosting and cloud infrastructure provider DigitalOcean as part of its strategy to meet customer demand in cloud services.
GE Ventures join Angeleno Group in funding energy-saving storage company Stem Inc.
Stem Inc. today announced the closing of a $15 million Series B financing round. Iberdrola, GE Ventures joined Series A investor Angeleno Group in committing financing for the round.
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Private equity firms eyes Indian startups in IT, foreign investment by Indian firms lagging - report
A major trend reversal was observed in private equity investing and foreign investing by local firms in India. Venture Intelligence's recent data noted that investment by private equity and strategic investors in Indian assets surpassed amount spent by local firms to invest abroad.
New music-focused messaging app for the iPhone PingTune was able to raise GBP1 million or USD1.6 million from seed investors Rupert Hambro of JO Hambro and serial entrepreneur Dominic Perks.
In an interview with Bloomberg TV India, billionaire Anil Agarwal expressed his disappointment about the outcome of his INR500 billion or USD8 billion investment in his aluminum business, and even commented that doing business in India is more difficult than elsewhere.
The largest clothing retailer in the US is set to enter the Indian market through a joint venture with Arvind Brands, according to sources interviewed by The Economic Times.
Canadian government talks with Northleaf Capital, HarbourVest for venture capital investment- report
A report from The Wall Street Journal said the government of Canada is in discussions with Northleaf Capital Partners and HarbourVest Partners to manage a portion of the funds it has set aside for venture capital investment.
Protea Group has invested NGN11.13 billion (over USD70 million) for the development of more hotel brands in Nigeria, according to the group's chief executive officer.
Africa-focused private equity (PE) fundraisers have secured more than USD2 billion from January to September, according to Private Equity Africa, a publication for fund managers and investors.
Jacob Cook's private cloud project ArkOS has beaten its funding goal of USD45,000 with a total pledge of USD45,189 from 859 backers with less than a week remaining in a self-hosted crowdfunding campaign.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development latest EUR20 million capital infusion into the Baltic region through BaltCap Private Equity Fund II, L.P. aimed to help small and medium-sized businesses and small mid-cap firms with much-needed long-term financing.
