Healthcare software firm Picis raises $155M, acquires Lynx Medical Systems

Picis, a privately held Wakefield, Mass., maker of healthcare-software systems, raised a whopping $155 million in a private placement of convertible preferred stock and debt to Goldman Sachs & Co. and then used a portion of the funds to acquire a similar company, Lynx Medical… Continue Reading

Invarium, integrated circuit design company, to raise $10M

Invarium, a San Jose provider of hardware and software for the design and manufacture of advanced integrated circuits, is about to finish raising $10 million in a third round of funding, according to VentureWire (sub required)

Existing backers Goldman Sachs & Co. and Onset Ventures are… Continue Reading

Zoom raises $35M in VC for….vending machines?

Zoom Systems, the San Francisco start-up that sells electronics and other accessories in vending machines in airports and hotels, said it it has raised $35 million more in a fourth round of venture backing. The company has now raised a whopping $63.3 million.

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Jingle gets $30M to grow its free directory assistance service

Jingle gets $30M to grow its free directory assistance service

(Updated below with comments from chief executive George Garrick)

Jingle Networks, a Menlo Park start-up which provides free phone directory assistance, has raised a whopping $30 million more in venture capital — upping the ante in what is now a crowded field.

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Jingle gets $30M for free directory assistance

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