Stories from Alarm Clock Euro
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India's Reliance Takes on 50% Stake in UK's Codemasters
Alarm Clock Euro &bull Apr 19, 2010
India's Flagship media and entertainment group Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. Details on the deal have not been disclosed. With impressive cash flows RBEL will be able to fund Codemasters' development push into new platforms. It too has strong revenues, yet… Full Story »
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- Flagship Ventures
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Israel: Buying Season May Be Over
Alarm Clock Euro &bull Apr 19, 2010
In the fourth quarter of last year we made some predictions that VCs in Israel would focus on growth investments, and possibly a renewed IPO market in 2010. This was a very practical assessment, which could have been unclear if… Full Story »
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- Initial Public Offering
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SunPower Closes $220M Debenture
Alarm Clock Euro &bull Apr 3, 2010
SunPower, one of Europe's leading providers of high efficiency solar panels, closed $220M (162M) in financing. The 4.5% senior cash convertible debenture will help pay for the firm's recent acquisition of SunRay Renewable Energy, which totaled $277M ($273M cash; $14M… Full Story »
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MOG Raises $9M: Will Launch All Access Service in UK
Alarm Clock Euro &bull Feb 28, 2010
So, what's up with the US? Why is so difficult for Europe's Spotify to make a play within US borders? Is it because the music industry is highly fragmented? Does its disruptor technology pose a perceivable threat to the major… Full Story »
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Drimmi Launches First Game on Vkontakte
Alarm Clock Euro &bull Feb 22, 2010
Over the weekend we received news that Drimmi (covered last month) released its first social game (translation: Fish Place). Yes, the game is about fishing. Don't judge, I've spent enough time eating ghosts and digging tunnels to know that themes… Full Story »
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Berlin's Brands4friends Invests in London's SecretSale
Alarm Clock Euro &bull Feb 8, 2010
Shopping club Brands4friends.de , based in Berlin, has made an investment in similar site SecretSale , although they are not disclosing. If you are not familiar with either company, we first noticed Brands4friends.de at the 2009 NOAH Conference where founder… Full Story »
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Almaz Purchases Stake in Russia's Gaming Co. Alawar for $3M
Alarm Clock Euro &bull Feb 6, 2010
The second online gaming investment for Russia this year. Moscow and Silicon Valley-based investors purchased a 23% stake in Alawar Entertainment, for $3M. The deal led by Almaz Capital Partners involved purchase of both an 8% and 15% stake from… Full Story »
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- Angel investor
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UK's Seedcamp Announces Applications Call for Prague
Alarm Clock Euro &bull Feb 3, 2010
Earlier this week Seedcamp opened its call for Mini Seedcamp Prague . Seedcamp is on the road looking for new European talent and innovation. This month Mini Seedcamp will be in Zagreb, moving onto Prague in March. There is much… Full Story »
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- Initial Public Offering
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Leading VCs Invest 13M for Cloud Based Email Management Service
Alarm Clock Euro &bull Jan 26, 2010
Cloud-based email management service Mimecast completed a second round of funding on Monday. Index Ventures and Dawn Capital raised this round to 13M. Mimecast has been in the cloud-based space since its founding in 2003. Led by Peter Bauer (CEO)… Full Story »
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- A Round
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Hot Celsius Raises 3.3M for Luxury Mobile
Alarm Clock Euro &bull Jan 24, 2010
The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch, so goes the aphorism. What if those few who dare are those who do watches? Well...we're paying attention. Celsius started by four thirty-somethings few years back, with… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Sofinnova Ventures



