{"id":204083,"date":"2010-01-20T14:28:51","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T19:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xconomy.com\/?p=59317"},"modified":"2010-01-20T14:28:51","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T19:28:51","slug":"visible-gets-22m-to-expand-tantalus-tracks-down-14m-for-smart-grid-avnera-closes-10m-for-audio-chips-more-seattle-area-deals-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/204083","title":{"rendered":"Visible Gets $22M to Expand, Tantalus Tracks Down $14M for Smart Grid, Avnera Closes $10M for Audio Chips, & More Seattle-Area Deals News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Roundup<\/a>, deals<\/a>, VC<\/a><\/div>\n

\t\tGregory T. Huang wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The past week has been pretty busy in the Northwest, with a number of deals in software, Internet, electronics, and cleantech. And the activity wasn’t limited to Seattle—there’s a fair bit of news from Vancouver and Portland as well.<\/p>\n

—Tantalus<\/strong>, a Burnaby, BC-based company that develops wireless networks for smart-grid applications, raised $14 million in equity financing led by Redpoint Ventures<\/a>. It’s one of the bigger cleantech-related deals as of late.<\/p>\n

—Cloudvox<\/strong>, a Seattle-based service that connects Web applications with phone services, was acquired by Chicago-based Ifbyphone<\/a>, an Internet telephony firm. Financial terms were not disclosed.<\/p>\n

—Beaverton, OR-based Avnera closed its $10 million Series D financing round<\/a>, from new investor Onkyo and existing investors. Avnera<\/strong> develops technology for wireless audio chips and other consumer electronics applications.<\/p>\n

—Seattle-based Gist<\/strong>, a startup focused on integrating information from the Web into people’s e-mail inboxes, announced that its software now works with IBM’s Lotus Notes communication and collaboration software<\/a>, in limited release. It’s part of Gist’s strategy to push relevant information and updates to business people in order to make their meetings more efficient.<\/p>\n

—Arch Venture Partners<\/strong> and Polaris Venture Partners, which both have Boston and Seattle operations, are paying $14 million for the assets of Iceland-based genomics firm deCode Genetics<\/a>, as Ryan reported. DeCode (NASDAQ: DCGN<\/a>) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November.<\/p>\n

—Portland, OR-based AboutUs acquired Jyte.com<\/a>, a social website that uses RPX, the flagship product from Portland startup JanRain. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. AboutUs<\/strong> is building a collaborative guide to the Web, and is backed by Seattle-based Voyager Capital.<\/p>\n

—Bellevue, WA-based Visible Technologies landed $22 million in new funding<\/a>, led by Investor Growth Capital, a new investor. Previous investors Ignition Partners, Centurion Holdings, In-Q-Tel, and WPP also participated in the round. Visible Technologies<\/strong>, which makes software to help companies and brands manage their online reputations, will use the funds to accelerate its global expansion, particularly in Europe.<\/p>\n

—Seattle-based Big Fish Games expanded its partnership with Playfirst<\/a>, based in San Francisco. Financial details of the multi-year deal weren’t given, but Big Fish<\/strong> will provide e-commerce and customer support services for PlayFirst\u2019s game distribution portal, and PlayFirst gets access to the Big Fish game catalog.<\/p>\n

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