Student-run venture fund joins Quaker BioVentures in Series A round
ITHACA, N.Y., March 10 — BR Ventures (BRV), an MBA student-run venture fund of the Johnson School at Cornell University, today announced that it has invested in Semprae Laboratories, joining Quaker Biosciences, which led the Series A round. Semprae is the maker of Zestra® Essential [...]
CHEVY CHASE, Md., March 9 — New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA), a leading global venture capital firm, today announced that technology industry veteran Ron Bernal has joined the firm as a Venture Partner. In this new role, Mr. Bernal, a former entrepreneur-in-residence with NEA and proven company builder, will work closely with the firm’s [...]
Demand for Energy Efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) Technology Fuels New Testing Services Sector
TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 9, 2010– Testar Electronics Corporation, specialists in testing and optimizing Light Emitting Diode (LED) chips and a subsidiary of Chroma ATE Inc. (TPE: 2360), today announced it has signed definitive agreements to become an independent entity and to receive [...]
Benchmark Capital General Partner Bill Gurley to Join Scale Computing Board of Directors
INDIANAPOLIS, March 9, 2010– Scale Computing, a developer and manufacturer of complete, end-to-end midmarket clustered storage solutions, announces its Series B investment totaling $9.0 million. Led by Benchmark Capital, with participation from existing investors Blue Chip Venture Company, CID Equity and Spring Mill [...]
PORTLAND, Ore., March 9, 2010– Mobile endpoint security innovator ActiveTrak Inc. announced its first round of funding. The round is led by strategic investor ProtectCell, a leader in mobile phone warranty and handset protection, based in Michigan. The investment provides ActiveTrak Inc. capital to accelerate development of its enterprise and mobile security solutions, as well [...]
