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Earlier in the month, Gauvus raised $30m in its series D round from a consortium including Intel Capital, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous chip maker.
In July 2004, Critical raised an undisclosed amount from Telus Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous Canada-based phone operator.
YuMe has raised about $77.5m from South Korea-based electronics conglomerate Samsung and VCs.
Care.com, a US-based online care marketplace backed by insurer USAA, has acquired Parents in a Pinch, a local company that connects people with emergency care services, for an undisclosed amount.
US-based online game maker Kabam has acquired Canada-based peer Exploding Barrel Games for an undisclosed amount.
Savored had raised about $4m from Hearst Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous publisher, and venture capital firms GrandBanks Capital and High Peaks Venture Partners.
Cloud Sherpas, a US-based consultant and reseller of Google applications backed by Vento Security, has acquired two peers, Innoveer Solutions and Navigis, for undisclosed amounts a few weeks after raising $40m.
Rocket Lawyer, a US-based legal lead generation start-up, bought LawPivot, a local legal question-and-answer platform, for an undisclosed amount.
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