ResponseLogix Inc.
Sunnyvale, Calif.
www.responselogix.com
Amount/Round: $5.6M/NA
Investors: Emergence Capital Partners (led), GRP Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Belo Corp. and AH Belo Corp.
Details: Develops automotive digital response management software. The company has now raised $13.6M in total funding since early 2008.
AVIATION
XOJet Inc.
San Carlos, Calif.
www.xojet.com
Amount/Round: $470M/NA
Investors: TPG Capital, Aabar.
Details: Provides private aviation services. The funding consists of $100M in equity and a $370M debt facility.
BIOTECH
Metabolon Inc.
Durham, N.C.
www.metabolon.com
Amount/Round: $6M/C
Investors: Syngenta Ventures, Fletcher Spaght Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds, Aurora Funds, Harris and Harris Group, Fulcrum Financial Partners and Alexandria Equities.
Details: Provides biomarker discovery and analysis. The funding brings the Series C round total to $12.3M. The company has now raised more than $25M in total VC funding.
CLEANTECH
Additech Inc.
Houston, Texas
www.additech.com
Amount/Round: $1.8M/NA
Investors: NA
Details: Develops “at the pump” fuel additive technology. The funding is the first close of a $3M round, according to a regulatory filing. The company previously raised more than $30M from BEV Capital and Adams Capital Management.
DNP Green Technology
Princeton, N.J.
www.dnpgreen.com
Amount/Round: $12M/NA
Investors: Sofinnova Partners (led), Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, Samsung Ventures Investment Corp., Cliffton Group and AquaRIMCO.
Details: Develops bio-based succinic acid, a building block for the production of a number of chemicals. The company also has an office in Montreal.
CONSUMER INTERNET
StatusNet
Montreal
status.net
Amount/Round: $812K/seed
Investors: Montreal Start Up, iNovia Capital and individual investor Oleg Tscheltzoff (from Fotolia.com).
Details: Develops an open-source micro-blogging platform.
MuseAmi Inc.
Princeton, N.J.
www.museami.com
Amount/Round: $1.5M/NA
Investors: NA
Details: Develops a music tool for handheld embedded products. The company had previously been seeded with $900K from Mohr Davidow Ventures.
Watercooler Inc.
Mountain View, Calif.
www.watercooler-inc.com
Amount/Round: $5.5M/B
Investors: Betfair and Canaan Partners.
Details: Develops entertainment applications for social networks social gaming startup. The company previously raised $4M in funding from Canaan. Watercooler CEO Kevin Chou was previously an associate at Canaan.
ECOMMERCE
Channel Intelligence Inc.
Celebration, Fla.
www.channelintelligence.com
Amount/Round: $3M/NA
Investors: Aweida Venture Partners and ICG Holdings.
Details: Provides data solutions for online shoppers to find and buy products. The company previously raised about $28M in funding.
GAMING
Unity Technologies
San Francisco
www.unity3d.com
Amount/Round: $5.5M/A
Investors: Sequoia Capital (led) and individual investors David Gardner (CEO of Atari) and Diane Greene (co-founder and former CEO of VMare).
Details: Develops a multi-platform game development platform. Greene and Roelof Botha, partner at Sequoia Capital, have joined the board.
INTERNET
Netpulse
San Francisco
www.netpulse.net
Amount/Round: $3.1M/A
Investors: Javelin Venture Partners (led) and DFJ Frontier.
Details: Provides entertainment solution over Internet and television-enabled exercise equipment in health club facilities, hotel, university and corporate fitness centers.
INTERNET MARKETING
Computime Inc.
St. Louis
www.computimeonline.com
Amount/Round: $2M/NA
Investors: Advantage Capital Partners.
Details: Provides electronic signature fulfillment and other marketing services.
MED TECH
ClearCount Medical Solutions Inc.
Pittsburgh
www.clearcount.com
Amount/Round: $3.4M/B
Investors: Draper Triangle Ventures, Network Partner of Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Details: Develops radio technology that detects and count surgical instruments. The company, developed from technology at Carnegie Mellon University, has now raised $8.4M on total funding.
Keraderm Corp.
Blacksburg, Va.
www.keraderm.com
Amount/Round: $2.5M/A
Investors: NewVa Capital Partners.
Details: Develops phototherapy technology to treat nail and skin infections. NewVa Capital Partners, managed by Third Security, invests in early stage companies located in the NewVa region of Southwest Virginia.
Marval Biosciences
San Diego
www.marvalbiosciences.com
Amount/Round: $2.5M/B
Investors: DFJ Frontier and DFJ Mercury.
Details: Develops technology to allow for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases without fear of contrast-induced nephropathy, which can cause acute kidney failure, particularly in elderly and diabetic patients. The company has raised more than $3.2M in funding since late 2007.
Superior Global Solutions
Plano, Texas
www.superiorglobal.com
Amount/Round: $6M/NA
Investors: Petra Capital Partners.
Details: Develops medical documentation technology. The company has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Petra Capital. Petra Capital’s Mike Blackburn, managing partner, and David Fitzgerald, venture partner, have joined the board.
PHARMACEUTICALS
Inhibitex Inc.
Alpharetta, Ga.
www.inhibitex.com
Amount/Round: $23M/PIPE
Investors: QVT (led), OrbiMed Advisors, New Enterprise Associates and Great Point Partners.
Details: Develops treatments for bacterial and fungal infections in the hospital setting.
Quinnova Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Newtown, Pa.
www.quinnova.com
Amount/Round: $11.7M/B
Investors: Safeguard Scientifics (led), Thomas, McNerney & Partners, H.I.G. Ventures and a syndicate led by Omnivest (Bermuda) Ltd.
Details: Develops dermatological drugs. The company previously raised a $13.6M Series A round in 2006. James A. Datin from Safeguard Scientifics has joined the board.
RETAIL
Coolibar Inc.
Minneapolis
www.coolibar.com
Amount/Round: $2.3M/E
Investors: Aethlon Capital.
Details: Provides sun protection products for the consumer market. The round could be expanded by another $500K, according to a regulatory filing. The company previously raised just over $3M from LFE Capital, Aavin Equity Advisors and Rain Source Capital.
SECURITY
PacketMotion Inc.
San Jose, Calif.
www.packetmotion.com
Amount/Round: $5M/C
Investors: Reservoir Venture Partners (led), Intel Capital, Onset Ventures and Mohr Davidow Ventures.
Details: Provides enterprise security software and services. The company has now raised $39.5M in total VC funding since 2004.
SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
Centice Corp.
Morrisville, N.C.
www.centice.com
Amount/Round: $6.1M/C
Investors: Fulcrum Financial Group, The Aurora Funds, S-Group Direct Investments Ltd. and Innovation Ventures.
Details: Develops molecular spectroscopy optical sensors for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Centice previously raised around $18M in funding.
Organic Motion Inc.
New York
www.organicmotion.com
Amount/Round: $7.4M/B
Investors: Foundry Group.
Details: Develops computer vision and motion capture systems.
SOFTWARE
Aviary Inc.
Long Island, N.Y.
www.aviary.com
Amount/Round: $7M/B
Investors: Spark Capital (led) and Bezos Expedition.
Details: Develops software application suite in the cloud.
Axeda
Foxboro, Mass.
www.axeda.com
Amount/Round: $5M/B
Investors: JMI Equity.
Details: Develops on-demand remote service software. In addition, the company raised $4M in venture debt from MMV Financial. JMI Equity formed Axeda in 2005 by acquiring the DRM business of ITA Holdings.
Varicent Software Inc.
Toronto
www.varicent.com
Amount/Round: $35M/NA
Investors: FTV Capital (led), RBC Venture Partners and EdgeStone Capital Partners.
Details: Develops sales performance management software.
STORAGE
Box.net
Palo Alto, Calif.
www.box.net
Amount/Round: $7.1M/B
Investors: Draper Fisher Jurvetson and U.S. Venture Partners.
Details: Provides an online storage solution. The company recently announced an alliance with Salesforce.com and, separately, acquired Increo Solutions. Details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
VIDEO
Vdopia
San Jose, Calif.
www.vdopia.com
Amount/Round: $4M/A
Investors: Nexus Venture Partners.
Details: Develops video advertising platform for the iPhone. The company also named Rohit Sharma, a former principal with Mohr Davidow Ventures, as its new president and CEO.