DisplayLink raises $8M for network display chips
DisplayLink, maker of semiconductors that allow computers to connect to more than one monitor through USBs, has brought in $8 million in a fourth round of venture funding, according to an SEC filing. The Palo Alto, Calif. company did not list investors in the recent… Continue Reading
GreenRoad raises $15M for safe driving technology
GreenRoad, maker of equipment and software that reinforces safe driving habits, has brought in $15 million in a fourth round of funding to build its customer base and attract partnerships with technology and insurance companies. DAG Ventures led the round, which also included Amadeus Capital,… Continue Reading
Talend scores $12M for open-source data integration
Talend, maker of open-source data integration software, announced that it brought in $12 million in a third round of funding from Balderton Capital and AGF Private Equity to continue to scale its market presence around the world, especially in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East,… Continue Reading
Roundup: Balderton’s new fund, Google’s “environmental impact” and more
Here’s the latest action:
Balderton Capital raises $430 million fund to take advantage of downturn — The London-based firm tells the Financial Times that “[p]art of the reason for raising this fund now is to take advantage of the opportunities that this stage of the cycle throws… Continue Reading
Daylife infuses news portals with Select tool
Website content provider Daylife announced today that it will launch a new service called Daylife Select that will let online publishers create their own customizable portals leading to a vast array of web content. For example, publishers can choose to aggregate YouTube videos, Flickr photos,… Continue Reading
MBA Polymers raises $40M for recycling plants
Some plastics, like high grade steel or aluminum, are just too good to toss in the dump. But for years that has happened to them anyway, for lack of good recycling technology.
MBA Polymers was started to separate out worthwhile plastics from waste streams to break… Continue Reading
GreenRoad Technologies raises $3M for fuel economy and driver safety technology
GreenRoad Technologies, a Redwood Shores, Calif.-based firm with offices in Israel and London, has added another $3 million in funding to its $14.5 million third round, courtesy of Amadeus Capital Partners. The European VC joins previous investors Virgin Green Fund, Benchmark Capital and Balderton Capital.
The… Continue Reading
Roundup: Rumor mill churns on Plaxo, Bebo, Google Phone, and more
1. Google buying contact organizer Plaxo?
2. Bebo raising new round of capital at $1B+ value?
3. Facebook en espanol
4. Chip maker to show off Google phone Monday
5. Surprise! Record industry wants filtering on your PC
6. Apple splashing production orders due to low demand
7. U. of Wisconsin… Continue Reading
7digital raises $8.5M for digital media sales
7digital is a London-based digital media store which offers music and video downloads to British customers (or anyone else who wants to pay for downloads in pence and pounds).
The company says it has about 1.1 million customers, and over three million downloads available. It also… Continue Reading
GreenRoad, for driver safety tech, raises $14.5M
GreenRoad Technologies is a Redwood Shores, Calif. company that installs accelerometers in cars to sense when their drivers are behaving unsafely.
We covered the company last year during its launch in September, when it also moved from its homebase in Israel. Its competitors include DriveCam and… Continue Reading
DisplayLink, raises $24M for chips to connect displays via USB
DisplayLink, a Palo Alto, Calif. company that makes chips to allow connections between computers and other visual display devices using USB, has raised $24 million in a third round of financing.
The funding comes from DAG Ventures, and included investors Atlas Venture, Balderton Capital and DFJ… Continue Reading
Roundup: Google’s Postini, Media world on fire, Meet-Me, and more
Here’s a summary of the latest action:
1) Google integrates Postini
2) Record M&A in media industry
3) Japanese virtual world Meet-Me
4) Ballmer says Facebook a fad
5) Boing Boing TV
6) Utility computing and video delivery start-ups continue to get funding
Google integrates Postini – Nearly three months after buying Postini… Continue Reading
TVtrip.com, offers detailed hotel search, raises $4.8 million
TVtrip.com, a website providing detailed information about hotels, has raised €3.5 million ($4.8 million) in a first round of financing.
The site caters only to European hotels for now. It offers a search engine for hotels; then, for each listing, if offers videos of rooms, ratings,… Continue Reading
AdJug raises “multi” millions of dollars for online ad service
AdJug.com, a London start-up that hooks up advertisers and publishers at an online marketplace, said it launched today with several millions of dollars of funding from Balderton Capital.
Financing also came from Espotting founder Seb Bishop.
The Company will initially focus on the UK market but plans… Continue Reading
Wonga, the fastest personal loan you can get
It’s a week until payday at your job, the rent and bills are due, and you don’t have the cash. What do you do? Wonga, which has just raised $6 million from Balderton Capital, wants you to come to them .
Based in the UK, Wonga… Continue Reading
Daylife, a way for publishers to increase news offerings, raises $8.3M
Daylife, a company that helps publishers find ways to add other content to their Web sites, has raised an $8.3 million round of funding.
The round was led by Balderton Capital, formerly Benchmark Capital Europe, and included venture firm Arts Alliance, the company said in a… Continue Reading
Benchmark Europe declares independence; now “Balderton Capital”
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Benchmark Europe, one of Europe’s largest venture capital firms, has split from its U.S. counterpart, and changed its name to Balderton Capital.
The move is significant because it shows the European outpost of the U.S. firm has become successful enough to do business under its own… Continue Reading