http://www.dealhorizon.com/deal_horizon_news.xml Latest funding news headlines from leading news sources and venture capital information portals. en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:41:56 GMT https://www.fis.dowjones.com/News/News.aspx?aid=DJFCTI0020100309e63a000b6&ProductIDFromApplication=4&r=Rss&s=DJFCTI U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday the Department of Energy is investing $154 million in a Texas clean coal project with Houston-based energy company NRG Energy Inc. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT https://www.fis.dowjones.com/News/News.aspx?aid=DJFVW00020100309e63a000ul&ProductIDFromApplication=32&r=Rss&s=DJFVW Mobile-device anti-theft software company ActiveTrak Inc. raised its first round of funding, which was led by strategic investor ProtectCell, a Michigan-based company focused on mobile phone warranty and handset protection. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT https://www.fis.dowjones.com/News/News.aspx?aid=DJFVW00020100309e63a0018h&ProductIDFromApplication=32&r=Rss&s=DJFVW Velocity Technology Enterprises Inc., a provider of managed services for Lawson Software Inc. products, has secured $31.5 million in equity financing to complete its acquisition of a competing business from publicly traded NaviSite Inc. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT https://www.fis.dowjones.com/News/News.aspx?aid=DJFVW00020100309e63a0015p&ProductIDFromApplication=32&r=Rss&s=DJFVW XPV Capital Corp., a Canadian venture capital firm focused on the water sector, is close to completing a $150 million fund, according to a firm executive. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT https://www.fis.dowjones.com/News/News.aspx?aid=DJFCTI0020100309e63a000jh&ProductIDFromApplication=4&r=Rss&s=DJFCTI Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. said Tuesday it had sold an extra 825,000 shares in the overallotment of common stock in a follow-on equity offering, bringing the total number of shares sold to nearly 6.33 million. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT https://www.fis.dowjones.com/News/News.aspx?aid=DJFVW00020100309e63a001b9&ProductIDFromApplication=32&r=Rss&s=DJFVW SetJam Inc. has attracted a small bridge investment from two New York-area angel groups and is pursuing venture capital firms for more, as it challenges a well-funded rival to become the go-to destination for watching television and movies ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT https://www.fis.dowjones.com/News/News.aspx?aid=DJFCTI0020100309e63a000ul&ProductIDFromApplication=4&r=Rss&s=DJFCTI U.S. Geothermal Inc. said Tuesday it entered into an agreement to raise $8.6 million in a private placement. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT https://www.fis.dowjones.com/News/News.aspx?aid=DJFVW00020100309e63a001md&ProductIDFromApplication=32&r=Rss&s=DJFVW Medical diagnostic test developer BG Medicine Inc., which earlier this year set out on its second attempt at going public, said it has expanded a development and commercialization collaboration with Abbott Laboratories. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT https://www.fis.dowjones.com/News/News.aspx?aid=DJFVW00020100310e63a0005l&ProductIDFromApplication=32&r=Rss&s=DJFVW Publicly traded medical-device company SonoSite Inc. has joined the investor syndicate in Carticept Medical Inc. for a $20 million Series B financing. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/sA9THkbCACo/ FirstRain, a service that scrapes the web to deliver relevant research to investors, has brought in $7.3 million of an anticipated $8.8 million round of equity, according to a filing with the SEC. Based in San Mateo, Calif., the company has ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:32:11 GMT http://www.xconomy.com/san-diego/2010/03/09/chipmaker-maxlinear-sets-ipo-price-range/ MaxLinear, a wireless chip design company that filed for an IPO in November, will offer 5.43 million shares of its stock at between $11 and $13 a share, according to Renaissance Capital. The Carlsbad, CA-based company, which will trade on the New... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:45:13 GMT http://www.venturedeal.com/News/2010/3/10/Dataxu-Nets-$11-Million-Venture-Capital-Investment Boston, Massachusetts  --  Digital advertising technology company Dataxu has garnered $11 million in its latest round of venture capital funding.Dataxu says that its... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:43:47 GMT http://www.venturedeal.com/News/2010/3/10/Tech-Wildcatters-Launches-Startup-Accelerator Dallas, Texas  --  Entrepreneur mentorship and investment organization Tech Wildcatters announced the launch of its operations.The group said it would host ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:43:47 GMT http://www.socaltech.com/chumby_gets____m_more/s-0027333.html San Diego-based Chumby, a maker of Internet-connected clock radio devices, has raised another $1.0M in funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm today. The filing indicates the funding is part of an ongoing, $5.0m funding round the... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:29:00 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pehub/news/vc/~3/HfhGoRjZqg8/ Payfone Inc., a New York-based company that allows users to pay for online goods by using mobile credit, has secured $6 million of a $10 million funding round, according to a regulatory filing. Bob Borchers, a partner with Opus Capital, is listed as... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:24:27 GMT http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/industry_7/~3/r-EwD0_XPYI/daily36.html Specialty finance company Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. said Tuesday it invested $3 million in new capital for InfoLogix Inc. (HTGC) (IFLG) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:41:59 GMT http://feeds.businesswire.com/click.phdo?i=9438cd40dea0e313cf96f74652174821 PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTGC), the leading specialty finance company providing venture debt and equity to venture capital and private equity-backed technology and life science companies at... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:05:39 GMT http://feeds.vator.tv/~r/vatortv/news/~3/JC4viTpkhGU/2010-03-09-todacell-scores-1-million More money for mobile ad networksMobile ad network Todacell, announced on Tuesday it's raised an additional $1 million round of funding from existing investor AfterDox.  The extra $1 million will be added to another $1 million round the company... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:42:13 GMT http://feeds.businesswire.com/click.phdo?i=8b621fa5133c97bd779ff4d57a050ef1 SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VinPerfect finishes note round; joined by Silicon Valley veteran. Wine's first perfect closure positions for Series A funding. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:39:23 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/caZLN2Lj694/ Dalton Caldwell, co-founder and former chief executive of music startup Imeem, appears to be working on a new company called Mixed Media Labs. And he has raised $370,000 of a targeted $600,000 in debt financing to get started, according to a filing... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:24:26 GMT http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/industry_7/~3/FcVNmwZFcuY/daily23.html San Francisco-based lighting startup Lemnis Lighting has raised $35.7 million in a series D round. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:22:16 GMT http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2010/03/09/mobile-ad-network-todacell-lands-1-million Tel Aviv, Israel - Todacell, the provider of a mobile display ad network, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $1 million in a new round of funding, from existing investor AfterDox.read more Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:24:13 GMT http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1129056&sourceType=3 MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - Cancor Mines Inc. ("Cancor") (CNSX:KCR) is pleased to announce it has completed a private placement of 10,000,000 units at a price of $0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of $500,000... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:18:00 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/novagold-announces-completion-of-us-r1765308.htm VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/09/10 -- NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX: NG)(NYSE Amex: NG) today announced that it has closed its non-brokered offering of 18,181,818 common shares of the Company at a price of US$5.50 per common... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:09:13 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/tech-wildcatters-created-to-aid-technology-r1765304.htm Tech Wildcatters : http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techwildcatters.com%2F&esheet=6208016&lan=en_US&anchor=Tech+Wildcatters&index=1&md5=851f71a91fa1cddf17da5217e2b3961b today announced its launch as a... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:07:01 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/NoQI1fT_E0E/ Team Europe Ventures, the Berlin-based VC firm, has launched a new EUR6 million fund for early stage startups in the Internet and mobile Internet space. The fund is mainly targeting companies in Germany and Europe, but also in the USA, and the focus... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:53:49 GMT http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/industry_7/~3/xnzb5HiHylE/daily15.html ActiveTrack Inc., a Portland-based developer of security software for mobile devices, on Tuesday said it has received its first round of funding. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:52:49 GMT http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/industry_7/~3/F1dPhDTYuXQ/daily15.html The Kansas Bioscience Authority on Tuesday approved about $1.7 million in investments to help local entities with construction projects and personnel. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:48:35 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/british-airways-pension-trustees-retain-r1765238.htm State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, announced today that it has been retained by the British Airways Pension Trustees to service its ?14 billion UK pension... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:36:15 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Venturebeat/~3/50KB8Bcx82c/ eXo, provider of services that accelerate Java web sites and applications in cloud environments, has brought in $6 million in a first round of funding. Based in San Francisco, Calif., the company is backed by Auriga Partners and XAnge Capital... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:34:46 GMT