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News & Updates - Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Ireland's 3V Raises €20M And Other Fresh Deals

Investments
+ UK 3V Transaction Services has raised €20M in Series A from Atlas Venture and Benchmark Capital Europe (Pay-as-you-go credit card vouchers)
+ MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA Narus has raised $20M + a $10M line of credit (Network security software)
+ SAN FRANCISCO, A Moteiv has raised $3.85M in Series A(Wireless sensor networks)
+ FINLAND Ekahau has raised $12M in Series B + $4M more in loans and gov't funding (Wi-Fi-based location systems)
+ SUNNYVALE, CA Spreadtrum Communications has secured $10M of a $20M Series D (Wireless chipsets)
GERMANY ChipVision Design Systems has raised $6.4M in Series B (Low-power EDA) articleID=193302891&cid=RSSfeed_eetimes_designRSS
ROANOKE, VA IntelliMat has raised $5M in Series A (Digital floor displays)
+ TEMPE, AZ LifeLock is close to securing a $5M Series A deal from Bessemer Venture Partners says VentureWire (ID theft prevention)
+ SAN FRANCISCO, CA Clarus Systems has raised $3.33M in Series B (VoIP automated testing)
+ FRANCE SplitGames has raised €2M from Credit Agricole Private Equity (Video game swapping)
+ ISRAEL eSnips has raised $2M in Series A from Greylock Partners and Gemini Israel (Social networking)
+ LOUSVILLE, CO HiveLive has raised around $1.15M in Series A (Social networking)
+ AUSTRALIA Genos has raised Au$1M in Series A (Emotional intelligence testing online)
+ ALISO VIEJO, CA High Tower Software has secured $1M of a $6M Series F (Security event management)

M&A
+ OAKLAND, NJ Golden Gate Capital has acquired Haband. No financial terms were disclosed. (Direct mail/online retailer targetting baby boomers market)
+ MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA Google has bought JotSpot (Wikis)
+ SAN FRANCISCO, CA SideStep has acquired TravelPost.com (Consumer reviews of hotels)

IPO
+ ISRAEL Allot Communications has filed for an IPO on the Nasdaq of 6.5M shares to be at $9 - $11 per share. It has raised $26M in VC funding from Tamir Fishman Ventures, Gemini Capital, Genesis Partners, Partech and Jerusalem Ventures. (Broadband optimization)
+ WASHINGTON, DC Netlist set its IPO at 6.25m shares at an price of $7 -$9 each (Computer memory system maker)

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