Viewgate Networks, a provider of Internet Protocol (IP) service measurement software has secured a $20m second round of venture capital financing.
Allianz Capital Partners, Round1’s chief executive and some private individuals have invested in this second round of financing.
Despite the overall increase, venture capital companies surveyed invested less in dot.coms than in the previous half year for the first time since 1998.
Visual Gold, the animation services company will focus on developing its character brand properties for television.
Milgo, bought of US VC Platinum, is to be added to Kingston’s existing voice and data-networking services.
The new fund, Earlybird III, has already invested in 14 companies in Europe and the US.
Half the total raised was invested by 13 multinational corporations and the rest came from institutional investors.
The technology investor has invested $4.9m in Kevab, a start-up developing 3G infrastructure products.
The technology provider will take over TessComm, one of T-Venture’s portfolio companies, as part of the deal.
The technology provider will take over TessComm, one of T-Venture’s portfolio companies, as part of the deal.
The private equity arm of WestAM has closed its Special Private Equity fund-of-funds and started promoting its next.
Softbank UK Ventures has invested in Venation a company which has come out of BT’s technology incubator Brightstar.
Dublin-based Aran Technologies will use the financing to globalise its sales division and develop its software intellectual property.
Dublin-based Aran Technologies will use the financing to globalise its sales division and develop its software intellectual property.
Although venture capital investment in the US reached a high of $68.8bn in 2000, investment in the fourth quarter fell by 18 per cent.