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Personal genetics company 23andMe has raised $22 million in a third round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC . Founded by Anne Wojcicki, wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, the company analyzes DNA to provide customers with personalized information on ancestry and genealogy. New investor Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation and existing investors New Enterprise Associates and Google Ventures participated in the round. 23andMe plans to use the funding to accelerate research and development.
23andMe lands $22M from Google Ventures and others to expand personal genetics research | VentureBeat
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Twitter May Be Seeking A New Investment Round Upwards of $200 Million
Feed the birds, show them you care … but this time the hungry birds may be looking for more than a tuppence worth. All Things Digital’s Kara Swisher reported that Twitter , the San Francisco microblogging phenomenon is considering an investment round upwards of $200 million, which would more than double the $160 million Twitter has garnered so far.
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De 1M€ à 80M€ en fonds propres , de manière ajustable, graduelle et prudente selon la politique d’expansion de l’entreprise. Actionnaire de référence, majoritaire ou à vocation majoritaire. Processus de décision rapide par un Comité d’Investissement de 7 membres, composé de dirigeants, entrepreneurs et financiers qui se réunit ad hoc.Erick Schonfeld is a technology journalist and the former Editor in Chief of TechCrunch.
Foursquare Founders Pull Out $4.6 Million For Themselves From Last $20 Million Round
Foursquare valorisé 95 millions de dollars | FrenchWeb.fr la communauté des acteurs de l'internet francophone
Le fond d’investissement créé par Ben Horowitz et Marc Andreessen ($300 millions) vient de mener un tour de table de 20 millions de dollars pour accélerer le développement du réseau social géolocalisé Foursquare, ce qui porte à 95 millions de dollars sa valorisation. Cet investissement met également fin, tout du moins temporairement, à des rumeurs de rachat par Facebook ou Yahoo!
Last year we found out Reevoo , the online customer reviews startup which had looked like it was slowing down , was actually signing up partners and getting traction. Today it announces a Series B round of funding from existing investors, though terms were undisclosed. The funding has been secured from existing investors Eden Ventures, Banexi Ventures and business angel Andrew Phillipps. The expansion capital will be used to grow faster across Europe and adding social functionality. A Series B funding is usually in the range of £8-10m. Prior to this Reevoo had raised over £7m.
Reevoo secures a Series B fundraising to expand into Europe
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