Oct 20, 2013 | News, North America
LOS ANGELES, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Vivint Solar has raised half a billion dollars to finance residential solar projects around the U.S.. The Provo, Utah-based company is the second largest residential solar installer in the U.S. It designs, installs, monitors, and...
Oct 17, 2013 | News, North America
SAN FRANCISCO | Thu Oct 17 (Reuters) – A group of high-flying Silicon Valley investors is betting that there is room for one more program that fosters early-stage companies. This time, they are focused on the massive amounts of information generated in part by...
Oct 17, 2013 | News, North America
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Stitch Fix said it has raised $12 million as it tries to establish itself in what is proving a tricky market: online retail sales. While online sales rise every year, many entrants have a tough time with the razor-thin profit...
Oct 17, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News LitRes, a leading online retailer of Russian language e-books, has raised $5 million from Russian Internet Technology Fund (RITF), a $50 million fund established earlier this year. The company’s valuation has not been disclosed, but the fund...
Oct 17, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia
East-West Digital News Cinarra Systems, a developer of mobile operator analytics and monetization technologies, announced yesterday a $4.5 million Series A round of “venture capital and strategic financing.” The round was led by Russia’s Almaz Capital, while Cisco and...
Oct 17, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
MUMBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) – MUMBAI Private equity firm KKR & Co LP will pay about $150 million for close to 30 percent of India’s Gland Pharma Ltd, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in what would be the U.S. buyout firm’s...
