VC Private Financings

Apogenix raises $44,000,000

Apogenix GmbH, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel drugs based on the targeted modulation of apoptosis (programmed cell death), today announced the closing of its second financing round. Apoptosis is a natural and highly controlled mechanism to clear the body of old, damaged or abnormally transformed cells. In many disease indications, this process has become out […]

Concert raises $37,000,000

Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced the closing of a $37 million Series C financing today.  CoNCERT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is dedicated to creating new medicines through a novel scientific approach utilizing the naturally-occurring element deuterium. CoNCERT applies its innovative platform to modify specific properties of validated drug molecules, yielding a rich pipeline of new chemical entities (NCEs). […]

Cortera raises $8,000,000

Cortera, a foremost provider of U.S. business information services, announced today that CIBC Capital Partners has led an $8 million investment in the company.  In a sea of business information providers, Cortera is different.  Cortera provides a fresh perspective on business information and offers innovative tools to improve corporate intelligence.  With its robust database containing […]

Pontiflex raises $2,500,000

Pontiflex Inc., creator of the online advertising industry’s first open and transparent lead generation marketplace, today announced the completion of $2.5 million in Series A funding.  “Our team takes great pride in creating a new and elegant way for Advertisers to find new customer leads by organizing and delivering easy access to the CPL market,” […]

WorkLight raises $12,000,000

WorkLight Inc., an Enterprise 2.0 company, today announced that it has closed a series B round of funding totaling $12 million.  The company’s flagship solution is a server-based software product that allows companies to leverage consumer tools such as RSS, iGoogle and Facebook behind the corporate firewall, working with internal IT controls for completely secure […]

Xactly raises $30,000,000

Xactly Corporation, the leader in on-demand sales performance management, today announced it has raised $30 million in additional capital to fund continued business growth and capitalize on its leadership role in the emerging Sales Performance Management (SPM) space, which Ventana Research forecasts to grow beyond $8.2 billion by 2010.  “Xactly is the first company that […]

Constellation raises $32,000,000

Constellation Pharmaceuticals, the first biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing novel drugs targeting selective regulators of epigenetic function, today announced that it has closed a $32 million Series A financing.  “Through Epigenetics, which represents a breakthrough in our understanding of biology at an entirely new level, at the interface between DNA and gene expression, […]

Docstoc raises $3,250,000

Docstoc.com, the premier online community to find and share professional documents, announced today that it has secured a series B round of financing for $3.25 million.  “Docstoc will be the one stop destination to find any document, and we will continue to build technology that integrates with other websites, to enable the sharing and promotion […]

SkyPilot raises $3,400,000

SkyPilot Networks Inc., a leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless networks, today announced the closing of a $3.4 m illion round of venture capital financing.  SkyPilot Networks is a leading provider of carrier-class wireless mesh solutions that enable service providers, municipalities, and public safety agencies to rapidly deploy cost-effective broadband access, voice over IP, public […]

Smashburger raises $15,000,000

Smashburger Development Company, a burgeoning burger chain, has raised $15 million from Consumer Capital Partners, to fund expansion.  “The Smashburger concept is the ultimate option for people looking for a better burger place,” said Tom Ryan, managing partner and chief concept officer for Consumer Capital Partners. “From our cooked to order certified Angus steak burgers, […]