SAGE Electrochromics Inc.
Faribault, Minn.
www.sage-ec.com
Amount/Round: $20M/C
Investors: Good Energies (led), Applied Ventures, Bekaert.
Details: Develops smart window products for buildings that allow users to control the amount of sunlight that passes through. The company has now raised more than $51M in funding since 2000.
COMMUNICATIONS
Rivulet Communications
Portsmouth, N.H.
www.rivulet.com
Amount/Round: $11.5M/C
Investors: ATA Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Performance Equity Management, Scorpion Capital Partners.
Details: Provides IP network technology for hospitals. The company previously raised about $34M.
CONSUMER INTERNET
Portero Inc.
New York
www.portero.com
Amount/Round: $6.6M/NA
Investors: LFE Capital (led), The Grosvenor Funds.
Details: Operates an online auction for luxury items, such as jewelry and art collections.
DATABASE
Aster Data Systems
Redwood City, Calif.
www.asterdata.com
Amount/Round: $5M/B
Investors: Institutional Venture Partners.
Details: Develops analytic databases for frontline data warehousing. The funding brings the Series B round total to $17M, following a first tranche from Jafco Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Cambrian Ventures and First Round Capital. The company has now raised more than $22M in funding since 2007.
HEALTH CARE
1Life Healthcare Inc.
San Francisco
www.1life.com
Amount/Round: $8M/B
Investors: Benchmark Capital.
Details: Operates a network of boutique medical practices. The company raised $3.5M from Benchmark and Pinnacle Ventures in a Series A funding in 2007.
INTERNET MARKETING
Tremor Media
New York
www.tremormedia.com
Amount/Round: $18M/C
Investors: Meritech Capital Partners (led), Canaan Partners, Masthead Venture Partners, European Founders Fund.
Details: Develops online video advertising technology, The company previously raised about $20M.
MARKETING
IndoorDirect Inc.
Addison, Texas
www.indoordirect.com
Amount/Round: $22.5M/A
Investors: Syncom Venture Partners (led), Northwood Ventures, Poseidon Enterprises.
Details: Operates a promotional network for the fast food and casual dining markets. Challenger Capital Group served as placement agent.
OPTICS
RedShift Systems Corp.
Burlington, Mass.
www.redshiftsystems.com
Amount/Round: $6M/B
Investors: Emerson (led), Alta Partners, InterWest Partners, Technology Venture Partners, Vesbridge Partners.
Details: Develops thermal imaging technology. The company has now raised about $20M since 2005.
PHARMACEUTICALS
Genocea Biosciences
Cambridge, Mass.
www.genocea.com
Amount/Round: $23M/A
Investors: S.R. One (led), Auriga Partners, Cycad Group, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Lux Capital Management, Polaris Venture Partners, Morningside Ventures.
Details: Develops vaccines based on technology licensed from Harvard Medical School. The company was founded by Robert Paull, managing general partner at Lux Capital.
Pearl Therapeutics
Redwood City, Calif.
www.pearltherapeutics.com
Amount/Round: $8M/debt
Investors: Oxford Finance Corp., Silicon Valley Bank.
Details: Develops drugs focused on respiratory disorders. The company previously raised about $35.5M in VC funding from Clarus Ventures, New Leaf Partners, 5AM Ventures and Nektar Therapeutics.
Selecta Biosciences Inc.
Watertown, Mass.
www.selectabio.com
Amount/Round: $15.1M/B
Investors: Polaris Venture Partners, Flagship Ventures, NanoDimension and individual investor Timothy Springer (who previously founded LeukoSite, which was acquired by Millennium Pharmaceuticals).
Details: Develops immunomodulatory nanoparticles for the treatment of human diseases. The company previously raised $2.3M in funding.
Sopherion Therapeutics
Princeton, N.J.
www.sopherion.com
Amount/Round: $55M/C
Investors: Zoticon BioVentures.
Details: Develops cancer-fighting drugs, The company previously raised $73M from Sprout Group, ProQuest, Canaan Partners, HealthCap, NewSpring Ventures, Commerce Health Ventures and Seaflower Ventures.
SECURITY
Westec Intelligent Surveillance
Dallas
www.westec.net
Amount/Round: $20M/NA
Investors: Argonaut Private Equity (co-led), Egis Capital Partners (co-led), Clarity Partners.
Details: Provides remote video monitoring services.
SOFTWARE
Apparent Networks Inc.
Wellesley, Mass.
www.apparentnetworks.com
Amount/Round: $12M/C
Investors: Egan-Managed Capital (led), Bain Capital Ventures, JMI Equity, Business Development Bank of Canada.
Details: Develops IT performance management software. The company has now raised more than $36M in funding since 2000.
Appirio Inc.
San Mateo, Calif.
www.appirio.com
Amount/Round: $10M/C
Investors: GGV Capital, Sequoia Capital.
Details: Develops software-as-a-service solutions to help businesses accelerate adoption of on-demand solutions. The company raised a $5.6M Series B round last year led by Sequoia Capital, and before that raised $1.1M from Salesforce.com and individual investors.
Aveksa Inc.
Waltham, Mass.
www.aveksa.com
Amount/Round: $10M/C
Investors: FTV Capital (led), FirstMark Capital, Charles River Ventures.
Details: Develops enterprise access governance software. The company previously raised about $20M in funding since 2005.
Rally Software Development Corp.
Boulder, Colo.
www.rallydev.com
Amount/Round: $8M/credit
Investors: Square 1 Bank
Details: Provides on-demand application life cycle management solutions. The company previously raised more than $35M in VC funding from Mohr Davidow Ventures, Boulder Ventures, Mobius Venture Capital and Vista Ventures.
Social Solutions
Baltimore
www.socialsolutions.com
Amount/Round: $6.5M/C
Investors: Frontier Capital (led), WWC Capital Group, IDEA Fund Partners.
Details: Develops management software for nonprofits. The company has now raised more than $9M in funding since 2007.
Topaz Bridge Corp.
Bellevue, Wash.
www.topazbridge.com
Amount/Round: $2M/B
Investors: NA
Details: Develops software that integrates SAP software with Microsoft SharePoint. The funding is the first tranche of the Series B round. No investor information was disclosed, although the company plans to raise up to $10M for the round.
STORAGE
Ocarina Networks
San Jose, Calif.
www.ocarinanetworks.com
Amount/Round: $20M/B
Investors: Jafco Ventures (led), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Highland Capital Partners.
Details: Develops online storage optimization solutions. The company previously raised $11.3M in funding. Joe Horowitz, a general partner of JAFCO Ventures, has joined the board.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
Pocket Communications Northeast
San Antonio, Texas
www.pocket.com
Amount/Round: $25M/credit
Investors: NA
Details: Provides flat-rate wireless voice and data services in the Northeastern United States. The Bank Street Group served as Pocket’s financial advisor and placement agent. In November, Pocket Communications raised $100M in Series A funding from Battery Ventures, Charles River Ventures and Pocket CEO Paul Posner.
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