Twitter finally gets its new round of funding; “very strong” valuation

Twitter finally gets its new round of funding; “very strong” valuation

It’s been in the works for several months, but Twitter has finally announced its new round of funding.

The new round was led by Bijan Sabet of Spark Capital and Jeff Bezos of Bezos Expeditions (and also chief executive of Amazon). Existing partners Union Square Ventures… Continue Reading

Wireless startup Fon raises $9.5M

Wireless startup Fon raises $9.5M

Fon, a Spanish startup hoping to build “the world’s largest wireless community”, has raised $9.5 million in a third round of funding, according to TechCrunch.

Coral Capital Management led the round, with participation from British Telecom, Google, Allen & Co., founder Martin Varsavsky’s Jazzya and Joi… Continue Reading

Life-science briefing: Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Life-science briefing: Tuesday, April 8, 2008

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

AGI Dermatics takes in $5M for skincare products (release)
Myconostica raises £3.9 for fungal diagnostics (GenomeWeb)

Germany’s Noxxon gets €1M grant for aptamer drugs (release)

AGI Dermatics takes in $5M for skincare products – Freeport, N.Y.-based AGI Dermatics, a startup concentrated on skincare products, raised $5 million in… Continue Reading