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29 July 2010
Venturewire
Tomio Geron
EWise Systems Pty. Ltd. said it has raised $7.8 million in Series B financing to transform the online-payment industry with its focus on privacy.
Balderton Capital led the financing, with participation from Total Technology Ventures; Australia-based Patagorang, led by Roger Allen; and individual investor Stanley S. Shuman of Allen & Co. Dharmas..
28 July 2010
Press Release
Denver, Colorado, July 28, 2010 – eWise, a global provider of online payments and online financial management solutions, today announced that it has completed a funding round from the three major markets, Asia/Pacific, Europe and North America resulting in $12.1 million being raised to:
• Accelerate the US rollout of Secure Vault Pa..
28 July 2010
TechCrunch
Leena Rao
Online payments company eWise has raised $12.1 million in funding led by Balderton Capital with Total Technology Ventures, and Stanley S. Shuman of Allen & Co. participating in the round.eWise develops a technology, called Secure Vault Payment, to allow users to automatically deduct a payment from their bank account without disclosing their per..
13 July 2010
Press Release
Barcelona and London, July 13, 2010 – Scytl, the global leader in internet voting technology, has today announced the closing of a $9.2 million investment led by Balderton Capital, one of Europe’s largest venture capital investors, and supported by Nauta Capital, an existing investor in Scytl. The new funding will enable Scytl to c..
06 July 2010
Financial Times
Andrea Felsted, Retail Correspondent
My-wardrobe.com, which sells affordable luxury clothes and accessories, has received a $9m (£5.9m) investment from Balderton Capital, one of Europe’s largest venture capital firms.
The funding from Balderton, which sold Figleaves, the online lingerie business to catalogue retailer N Brown, represents the first private equity investment ..
06 July 2010
The Times
Dominic Walsh
A former sub-editor at The Times is sitting on a paper fortune of more than £10 million after securing private equity funding for my-wardrobe.com, the internet fashion retailer that she founded four years ago.Sarah Curran, who briefly ran her own boutique in North London after quitting newspapers, has attracted £6 million of new capital..
05 July 2010
Press Release
London, July 5, 2010 -- my-wardrobe.com, the UK’s leading online retailer of ‘accessible luxury’ designer fashion, has today announced a $9 million Series A investment round led by Balderton Capital, one of Europe’s leading venture capital firms. This is the first institutional investment in the company and Balderton Capital..
05 July 2010
TechCrunch
Mike Butcher
E-commerce continues to provide a rich seam of businesses for European tech investors and this is represented today by a series A funding in an online retailer of ‘affordable’ designer fashion. My-wardrobe.com today announces a $9 million Series A investment round led by Balderton Capital, the first institutional investor in the company..
18 June 2010
The Financial Times
Tim Bradshaw, Digital Media Correspondent
Balderton Capital, one of Europe’s largest venture capital firms, has recruited a group of teenagers to advise it on the latest technology trends.
Balderton, based in London, has invested in Bebo, Betfair and Codemasters. It manages $1.9bn (£1.3bn) in committed funds.
Last month, the venture firm invited 11 15-year-olds to an hour-long ..
14 June 2010
Press Release
Habbo Hotel Turns 10 Years Old and the Success Story Continues!14.06.2010 - Starting as a Hobby, Habbo Hotel Has Transformed into the World’s Largest Teen Virtual Community Helsinki , Finland, June 14, 2010 -- Habbo Hotel, the world’s largest teen virtual community and social game, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary ..
07 June 2010
The New Yorker
Sasha Frere-Jones
No one knows what the future of the music business will look like, but the near future of listening to music looks a lot like 1960. People will listen, for free, to music that comes out of a stationary box that sits indoors. They’ll listen to music that comes from an object that fits in the hand, and they’ll listen to music in the car. ..
01 June 2010
TimesOnline
Sam Lister
A simple blood test that can detect a cancer before a tumour has taken shape has been developed by British scientists. Due to be introduced in Britain by early next year, it is described as offering a “paradigm shift” in cancer diagnosis.The test is the first to identify accurately the signals sent out by a person’s immune system ..
01 June 2010
MediaWeek
Mark Banham
Lovefilm, the movie rental service, has appointed Five chairman and chief executive Dawn Airey as non-executive director. She will take up the role with immediate effect.Prior to Five, Airey was managing director of global content for ITV, where she oversaw the broadcaster's production and content business.She has also held the position of managing..
27 May 2010
Re-Think Wireless
Caroline Gabriel
Having secured $45m in new funding recently, UK-based soft modem maker Icera has gained a flagship deal with Vodafone. The cellco is to use Icera's Livanto chipset and Adaptive Wireless technology in its new K3805-Z USB stick.
This is an important win for the firm, which has mounted an impressive technical challenge to the baseband giants over the ..
26 May 2010
Financial Times
Jonathan Guthrie
Matthew Moulding, co-founder of fast-growing online retailer The Hut, is closing a "transformational" deal on the day the Financial Times visits him. Indeed, it is reveal-ed later as a £14m share placing with investors that include Balderton Capital and William Currie. The move values the six-year-old start-up at £32m ($45.8m, €37...