Mar 25, 2014 | News, North America
March 25 (Reuters) – Enterprise software startup Hortonworks has raised $100 million from BlackRock and Passport Capital at a valuation north of $1 billion, hoping to accelerate growth with investments in its platforms and acquisitions. The funding takes the...
Mar 25, 2014 | News, North America
SAN FRANCISCO, March 25 (Reuters) – Chuck Ganapathi, the executive behind Salesforce’s popular Chatter software, is starting a company that takes aim at that company’s core focus of managing business relationships. Tactile, a service launching on...
Mar 25, 2014 | News, Western Europe
TechCrunch March 25, 2014 The UK’s PayasUgym, a startup that lets users search for and buy a discounted pass to a local gym, has raised a further round of funding: £1.6 million led by Albion Ventures and MMC Ventures, with participation by existing investors. Money it...
Mar 25, 2014 | News, North America
New York Times March 24, 2014 LOS ANGELES — Mickey Mouse became a YouTube giant on Monday. The Walt Disney Company said it had completed a deal to pay $500 million to acquire Maker Studios, a YouTube-based video supplier that generates more than 5.5 billion views a...
Mar 25, 2014 | News, Southeast Asia
Reuters March 25, 2014 Temasek-linked Dymon Asia Private Equity (Dape) has made its second investment in a home-grown firm, as it seeks to build a stable of leading small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from various sectors. Dape has pumped S$15 million ($11.8...
Mar 24, 2014 | News, North America
March 24 (Reuters) – ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc, which owns Terminix pest control, filed with U.S. regulators on Monday to raise about $100 million in an initial public offering of common stock. The company, controlled by private equity firm Clayton,...
