VC Private Financings

6N Silicon raises $20,000,000

6N Silicon Inc., a supplier of true solar grade silicon for the photovoltaic industry, announced today that it has secured up to USD $20 million in second round financing.  The global market for solar grade silicon feedstock in 2006 was approximately $2.3 billion and is projected to grow to $10.4 billion by 2010. 6N Silicon […]

Blue Kai raises $3,180,000

Blue Kai Inc., a Bellevue, Wash.-based developer of an online market data exchange, has raised $3.18 million in Series A funding.  “Bluekai is a stealth mode startup in Seattle pursuing a revolutionary new marketplace. Our vision for the marketplace grew out of our obsession for polite, relevant marketing. There is no place on the net […]

Chumby raises $12,500,000

Chumby Industries Inc. announced today it secured $12.5 million in Series B financing.  Headquartered in San Diego, CA, Chumby Industries makes, sells, and licenses the chumby, a compact device that connects via a wireless Internet connection and gives people a fun, hassle-free way to enjoy what they want most out of the Internet, always on […]

Codon Devices raises $11,000,000

Codon Devices, the Constructive Biology Company, today announced it has secured an $11 million addition to its Series B financing.  Codon Devices, Inc., based in Cambridge, MA, is a privately-held biotechnology company focused on enabling commercial applications of synthetic biology. Codon Devices’ proprietary synthesis and design technologies improve the productivity of its industrial, pharmaceutical and […]

GOLIATH Solutions raises $27,000,000

Cordjia announced today that it served as the lead equity investor in closing a $27 million equity and debt investment in GOLIATH Solutions.  GOLIATH Solutions is a marketing intelligence company that measures consumer response to in-store promotional displays, signs and merchandising fixtures by integrating sales data with in-store display execution and location information. By using […]

Fusion-io raises $19,000,000

Fusion-io, the leader in enterprise solid-state architecture and high performance I/O solutions, today announced that it has closed $19M in Series A funding.  Founded in 2006, and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Fusion-io is a technology leader in enterprise solid-state architecture and high performance I/O solutions that unlock a world of possibilities for performance-starved […]

MediaXstream raises $10,000,000

MediaXstream, Inc., a new venture that provides carrier-neutral, high-quality transport and managed network services for the production and broadcast industries, today announced that it has closed a $10 million Series A round of funding.  MediaXstream specializes in the digital and High Definition formats demanded by sports, TV and film production, news, mobile content, and IPTV.  […]

Sharda raises $21,500,000

Private equity firm Henderson Equity Partners said on Monday it has completed a $21.5 million investment in Sharda Worldwide Exports Pvt Ltd, an Indian agrochemical company based in Mumbai.  Founded in 1987, Sharda registers and markets off-patent agrochemicals in 50 countries and across the herbicide, fungicide and insecticide sectors.  “The Henderson team has spent a […]

Agape Project raises $5,000,000

Project Agape (f.k.a. Philotic), a Berkeley, Calif.-based developer of a website for furthering political or social causes, has raised $5 million in Series B funding.  “Project Agape is a venture backed start-up based in Berkeley, CA.  We’ve worked in both technology and politics, building successful consumer Internet services and organizing major political campaigns. We’re applying […]

Provigent raises $4,000,000

Provigent, a leading provider of System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions for the broadband wireless transmission market, announced today that it has increased the fourth round funding to $20 million (an increase of $4 million).  “Provigent’s consistently growing and strong customer base is constant validation of its leading position as the merchant silicon provider in this growing market,” […]