Ausra raises $25.5M for narrowed focus on solar equipment
Ausra, one of the big names in Silicon Valley solar, just brought in $25.5 million to become a primary supplier of solar thermal equipment for utilities and power generation plants. The money couldn’t come at a better time as capital continues to dry up, especially… Continue Reading
Zoom takes in $20M for high-end vending machines
Zoom Systems, the San Francisco-based provider of luxury-good vending machines, just brought in $20 million in fifth-round funding to increase its market presence in the U.S. and Japan. You may have already spotted its machines (termed “automated retail stores”) in airports and shopping malls. By… Continue Reading
Evostor packs away $5M for storage software
Evostor, a Los Gatos, Calif. provider of storage software, nabbed $5 million in a first-round of funding from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Starfish Ventures and the Southern Cross Group, reports PEHub. Very little information is available on the startup. So far, it offers only spotty… Continue Reading
Ausra picks up $60.6M more to become first solar thermal company on the grid
As badly as the rest of the business world seems to be doing, renewable energy just keeps picking up steam. There has been a string of recent financings going to solar panel makers, financiers that help consumers and businesses buy solar installations, and now solar… Continue Reading
Aruspex gets $4M for employee planning software
Software maker Aruspex has raised $4 million in a first round of funding, according to VentureWire. The six-year-old startup, based on San Francisco and Melbourne, creates software that helps companies plan for and hire new employees.
The software is mainly used by companies with more… Continue Reading
Impedance Cardiology raises $5 million
Impedance Cardiology Systems Inc., a Menlo Park, Calif.-based biotech startup, has raised $5 million in Series B funding, according to a regulatory filing cited by PE Week. Backers include Versant Ventures and Starfish Ventures (Australia).