Big data innovator Ayasdi launches with Khosla backing
Stanford University spin-out Aysadi has launched with $10.25m in Series A funding led by Khosla Ventures and Floodgate.
View ArticleFour Rivers leads oversubscribed D round by Nexanta Systems
Venture capital firm Four Rivers Group has led an oversubscribed $24m Series D round in data storage company Nexenta Systems.
View ArticleBig data specialist IceWEB brings in M&A adviser to accelerate growth
US-based big data group IceWEB has brought on investment banking firm Source Capital Group to advise on potential M&A transactions.
View ArticleGlobal VC firm Accel Partners closes fund IV on $475m
Global venture capital firm Accel Partners has held a first and final close for Accel London IV, a $475m investment fund focused on Europe and Israel that will look for opportunities in big data and...
View ArticleIgnition closes fund V on $150m after restructuring
Early-stage venture capital firm Ignition Partners, which has backed a number of big data companies, has closed its fifth fund on $150m after a significant restructuring saw it scale back its...
View ArticleTableau Software’s planned IPO signals investor interest in big data
Seattle-based Tableau Software’s $150m initial public offering proposal shows big data is coming of age, capturing the attention of both green and mainstream technology investors.
View ArticleSiemens, Teradata form global partnership for utility sector big data
Siemens Smart Grid Division and Teradata are partnering to allow utilities using Siemens Smart Grid to have a higher level of transparency on the status and activities in their networks.
View ArticleFormation8 hits speedy $450m close for energy, big data fund
A fledgling venture firm focused on energy and big data assets formed by CMEA Capital founder Tom Baruch and executives from Khosla Ventures has closed its first fund on almost $450m following a speedy...
View ArticleUS cleantech server developer opens $20m equity round
A US developer of green, energy efficient servers has opened a $20m equity round.
View ArticleMedina Capital aims to hit $250m for debut IT infrastructure fund
Medina Capital, a growth equity investment firm focused on IT infrastructure and big data, has launched its debut fundraising effort targeting $250m.
View ArticleBig data software provider IO secures $260m credit facility
Big data specialist IO has secured a $260m credit facility with a multi-bank consortium led by Wells Fargo.
View ArticleDivergent doubles target for big data Fund III to $50m
Seattle, US-based early stage investor Divergent Ventures has doubled the target for its third big data and mobile technology-focused fund to $50m.
View ArticleDivergent raises over $12m for third fund, aims for final close in Q2
Venture capital firm Divergent Partners is nearly halfway through with raising its third fund.
View ArticleIT investor Promus Ventures targets $35m for debut fund
Promus Ventures, the firm founded last July by serial early-stage investor Michael Collett, has launched its debut fundraise targeting $35m.
View ArticleLatin America software group TOTVS leads $22m Series D in GoodData
TOTVS Ventures, the investment arm of Latin American enterprise software company TOTVS, has led a $22m Series D investment into San Francisco’s cloud-based big data analytics platform GoodData.
View ArticleFacebook switches on ice-cool data centre in Sweden
Facebook has switched on its newest data centre in Luleå, Sweden, which is powered by local renewable energy.
View ArticleAccel Partners backs big data with fund II
Venture capital firm Accel Partners has pumped $100m of capital from its existing funds into a second vehicle aimed at making big data investments.
View ArticleMicrosoft Ventures launches to target early stage technologies
Global software group Microsoft has launched a corporate investment arm, Microsoft Ventures, to invest in areas such as big data and artificial intelligence.
View ArticleVenture investors Garg and Wagner team to launch $111m big data fund
Venture investors Gaurav Garg and Peter Wagner have teamed up to launch a $111m fund targeting early stage companies focused on cloud, mobile and data technologies.
View ArticleBig data investor Highland Capital holds first close of Fund IX on $300m
Big data and energy efficiency investor Highland Capital Partners has reportedly held a first close of its ninth early-stage fund on $300m.
View ArticleBig data in smart buildings set for growth
The market for fault detection based on big data building analytics will expand at a compound annual growth rate of more than 40 per cent during the next five years.
View ArticleSAP commits $650m for IT investment
Software group SAP is to commit $650m its corporate venture capital unit’s second direct investment vehicle, fund SAP Ventures Fund II.
View ArticleBig data company MongoDB seals $150m investment round
Big data developer MongoDB has sealed $150m in financing, led by financial services group T Rowe Price Associates, with additional new investors Altimeter Capital and salesforce.com. The round includes...
View ArticleBig data company Enmetric systems appoints new advisory board
California-based energy efficiency and big data company Enmetric Systems has appointed seven prominent industry leaders to its advisory board in order to scale-up its business.
View ArticleCleantech IT innovations company Servergy raises $20m in Series C
Dallas, Texas-based cleantech IT innovations company Servergy has raised $20m in Series C funding.
View ArticleVC firm raises $14m for seed stage technology investment
A US venture capital firm has raised $14m from individual investors for its third fund, targeting seed and Series A rounds in big data and other related technologies
View ArticleEcorithm raises $1.84m for big data energy efficiency
Coleta, California-based smart buildings and energy efficiency firm Ecorithm has raised $1.84m in its latest funding round, joined by 24 undisclosed investors.
View ArticleBig data firm AutoGrid Systems raises $12.75m from E.ON in Series C
Big data analytics for the energy industry company AutoGrid Systems has raised $12.75m in a Series C financing round led by European utility E.ON.
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