Debit card provider Tempo Payments racks up $2.7M
Tempo Payments, a provider of debit cards and related technologies, has brought in $2.7 million of an anticipated $3 million round of equity. Based in San Mateo, Calif., it last raised $5 million in a third round of investment in 2007 from Cardinal Venture Capital, Integral Capital Partners and Selby Venture Partners, according to VentureWire.
Visage Mobile returns from the dead to focus on corporate phone management
Visage Mobile, former maker of software for mobile virtual network operators, unraveled a while ago, selling off most of its assets despite raising upwards of $90 million in venture capital. But now it’s reemerged with a new $2 million and a new business plan — software to help IT directors manage their employees’ mobile phones, reports VentureWire.
By recapitalizing, the San Francisco company was able to buy out its past investors that objected to its rebranding…. Continue Reading
Trilliant buys SkyPilot to extend its smart grid reach
Trilliant, provider of devices and networks that allow smart meters to beam energy data directly to utilities, has extended its reach with the acquisition of SkyPilot Networks, provider of mesh broadband coverage. No financial terms have been disclosed. Both companies had previously raised a substantial amount of capital.
Based in Santa Clara, Calif., SkyPilot specialized in broadband networks for surveillance data and other municipal applications. It served more than 500 customers in 50 countries. The deal… Continue Reading
Intelleflex raises $15.5M for RFID equipment
Intelleflex is the maker of an “extended capability” radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, along with the higher-powered readers that make the passive tags active at longer ranges.
Although the RFID industry hasn’t quite lived up to the “RFID revolution” that was proclaimed for retailers several years ago, the technology has still seen a gradual warming of interest.
Intelleflex’s own tags can be used for purposes including parts and yard maintenance and temperature tracking for refrigerated foods, according… Continue Reading
Tempo Payments raises $4.8M for retail debit transactions
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Tempo Payments, a San Mateo, Calif. interoperable retail payment network that clears PIN debit transactions through the ACH payment system, has raised $4.8 million in a continuation of its second round of funding, according to a regulatory filing cited by PE Wire. Backers include Cardinal Venture Capital, Selby Venture Partners and Household Corporation.
Update: Turns out, PE Wire has made a correction, and that Household did not participate. Integral Capital led the deal, PE Wire’s… Continue Reading
Visage, provider of wireless software for carriers, raises $10M
Visage Mobile, a San Francisco provider of wireless software for carriers and private label wireless operators, has raised $10 million in a fifth round of funding.
See the announcement here.
UMC Capital led the deal, which included existing investors Nomura, Worldview Technology Partners, Mobius Venture Capital, Advanced Technology Partners, Vesbridge Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, Palisades Ventures and Selby Ventures Partners.
Since its founding in 2001, Visage has raised around $93 million in total VC funding.
Attributor scans web for copyright violations
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Attributor, a Redwood City start-up, is scanning the Web to fingerprint pages for copyrighted audio, video, images and text, to give publishers a way to request that Web sites take down priated content — or pay for it, at least.
The company’s statement is here; there’s a good summary in the WSJ today.
This service has an obvious market, highlighted by YouTube’s continued hosting of pirated video and music. Publishers need tools to find that content, in… Continue Reading