BOSTON, Aug. 15, IntelCore Technologies, a provider
of innovative specialty optical fiber and fiber-based solutions
for the Photonics industry, raised $25 million in second-round
funding led by Tudor Ventures Group. Technology Venture Partners,
St. Paul Venture Capital and Megunticook Management also participated.
This latest investment adds to IntelCore's initial $5 million
round of financing from Megunticook Management, Beacon Telco,
and other investors. Founded in 2000, IntelCore will use a
portion of this investment to build a state-of-the-art specialty
optical fiber development and production facility in Grafton,
Mass.
BOSTON, Aug. 21, VFA, a developer of Web-based facility
and capital asset management solutions and software, announced
it has secured $3 million in a round of expansion-stage funding
from Edison Venture Fund, a Lawrenceville, New Jersey-based
firm that manages $280 million in private equity funds. VFA
was founded in 1998 and its flagship product, VFA.facility
4.6, helps large real estate property owners strategically
maintain their facilities efficiently and cost-effectively.
LOWELL,
Aug. 23, NetNumber, a leader in ENUM (electronic
numbering) services, announced significant minority investments
by SAIC Venture Capital Corp., a subsidiary of Science Applications
International Corporation, and by VeriSign, Inc., the leading
provider of Internet trust services. Founded in 1997, NetNumber
will use the funding to further develop, deploy and market
its ENUM services.
BOSTON,
August 27, Centagenetix, Inc. announced that its
founding scientists have pinpointed a region on human chromosome
4 that is likely to contain a gene or genes associated with
extraordinary longevity. The company was founded in May
2001 with a $500,000 bridge loan, which will be rolled into
a $5 million round of venture capital currently being arranged
from MPM. Centagenetix was founded to discover the genetic
basis of longevity and to apply these discoveries to the
treatment of age-related illnesses. It is building a genome
database from individuals who live past the age of 100,
and plans to eventually license the information and possibly
establish partnerships with drug developers.
BOSTON,
August 27, Virtual Ink Corp. completed a $10 million
round of private equity financing. DEFTA Partners led the
round, which included participation by IDG Ventures, Staenberg
Capital, Computime and CMGI. Virtual Ink will use the money
primarily for new product development. Founded in 1997,
Virtual Ink Corp. is a developer of natural technologies
for traditional business, education and government applications,
as well as for e-business and e-learning. Virtual Ink has
received a total of $47 million in funding from Bear Stearns
Merchant Banking, CMGI@Ventures, IDG Ventures, DEFTA Partners
and Intel Capital.
WALTHAM,
August 28, Guardent, Inc., a provider of security
and privacy services, announced the closing of $25 million
in Series C equity financing from eVentures, Bank of Singapore
and Axxon Capital. In May 2001, Guardent closed a first
round of $20 million in Series C equity financing. To date,
the company has raised nearly $50 million in equity financing.
Guardent provides vendor neutral security and privacy services
for Global 2000 and mid-tier organizations. 
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