VC Private Financings

Vantage Media raises $70,000,000

Vantage Media, a top search advertising agency, has named a new chief executive and taken $70 million in private equity funds Founded five years ago, Vantage is one of the largest providers of so-called performance-based Web marketing services, which advertisers use to generate live sales leads. Vantage has built its business by reselling hot search […]

Serica Technologies raises $12,000,000

Serica Technologies Inc., a medical device company developing a silk-based biomaterial platform for connective tissue repair, today announced it has received $12 million in a Series C financing.

Imagekind.com raises $2,600,000

Imagekind.com, the world’s fastest growing online community for creating, selling and buying artwork, announced it has closed $2.6 million in its Series A round of financing Imagekind is often described as a cross between a virtual art gallery, a photo-sharing service and a print-on-demand service.

iSkoot raises $7,000,000

iSkoot, the leading provider of mobile Internet communications solutions, today announced that it has secured $7 million in Series B financing. iSkoot has become the leader in mobile VoIP solutions, recently working in close partnership with Skype to enable The 3 Group to become the first mobile operator to bring Skype-enabled mobile phones to consumers. […]

CoalTek raises $33,000,000

CoalTek, a startup company focused on patented technology to make coal burning more cleanly, has closed on $33 million in a third round of venture capital financing, according to Venture Wire

Advanced BioHealing raises $25,500,000

Advanced BioHealing, Inc. (ABH) today announced that it has raised $25.5 million in a Series C round of financing. Advanced BioHealing is an industry leader in the science of regenerative medicine. The Company is focused on the commercialization of cell-based and tissue-engineered products including two that have FDA approval for marketing: Dermagraft, for diabetic […]

ViDeOnline Communications raises $12,000,000

ViDeOnline Communications Ltd. (VDO) has closed on its $12 million in funding “As one of the providers of licensed Hollywood content for Digital Media Distribution in China, ViDeOnline sees tremendous potential in offering compelling licensed content at competitive prices in a market plagued with piracy,” ViDeOnline is a digital media networking company that aggregates premium […]

Shelfari raises $1,000,000

Shelfari, the online social network for book lovers, has raised $1 million in venture capital financing from Amazon.com and others, according to a person familiar with the deal.

BiPar Sciences raises $35,000,000

BiPar Sciences, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing novel cancer therapies, announced today that it has raised $35 million in a series B financing

AeroScout raises $21,000,000

AeroScout Inc. (formerly BlueSoft) has completed the raising of $21 million in its third financing round. AeroScout is developing enterprise Wi-Fi network solutions to accurately locate and manage assets and people in multiple environments. The system includes indoor and outdoor real-time asset location (RTLS), long range Active RFID, choke-point visibility and telemetry. RFID Company