VivoTech tacks on $8.6M for wireless credit-card transactions
VivoTech, provider of infrastructure for wireless credit-card transactions, just added $8.6 million to a now $40 million third round of funding open since 2007. Its technology lets people make payments via radio frequency enabled credit and debit cards and some mobile phones. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company has already sold 470,000 of its payment terminals in 35 countries. It is also developing systems for use with taxi cabs, vending machines and ATMs.
Previously, VivoTech raised $52… Continue Reading
A10 Networks raises $9 million to deliver network identity management
A10 Networks, which is building an “identity-aware” network management product for large companies, has raised $9 million in a second round of venture backing.
New investors in the San Jose-based company, which has offices in Beijing, are Enspire Capital, H&Q/Asian Pacific and Miven Ventures. They joined existing investors Triton Ventures and Harbinger Ventures.
A10 calls its product “IP-to-ID,” which refers to how it obtains information about users from their Internet addresses (IP addresses). There are several… Continue Reading