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Capital Markets: Carrier IQ secures financing; DeNA invests in gaming fund; and more

Carrier IQ said it completed its Series D financing round, totaling $12 million. The round was led by Bridgescale Partners. Existing investors Intel Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Accel Partners, Charles River Ventures and Nauta Capital also participated. The funding will support global expansion, marketing activities and investments in new features and applications, said the company.
The China Development Bank committed $100 million in loans to support construction of a telecom network in Bangladesh. The loan was made to Bangladesh operator Robi to buy equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei.
U.K.-based femtocell software company PicoChip said it secured $20 million in equity financing. Existing investors Atlas Venture, Highland Capital Partners, Intel Capital, Pond Ventures, Rothschild, Samsung and Scottish Equity Partners participated in the funding round.
DeNA, a Japanese mobile social gaming company, announced it will contribute $27.5 million in a new social gaming venture capital fund called Incubate Fund No. 1 L.P. The investment gives DeNA an 83.3% stake in the new fund.
HTC Corp. said it will buy mobile software firm Abaxia for $13.2 million. The deal is part of the company’s strategy to bolster its software and design capabilities.
iSuppli Corp. said it entered an agreement to acquire Screen Digest, a market research firm covering film, television, broadband media, mobile media, cinema, home entertainment, TV technology and video games. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Clearwire Corp. issued a reminder that its previously announced rights offering will expire June 21 unless extended. The company launched an offering of transferable subscription rights on Dec. 21, 2009, to class A common stock holders.
Comarco reported revenues of $7.5 million for its first fiscal 2011 quarter, up 272% from revenues of $2 million during the same period last year. Net loss for the quarter was $700,000, or 10 cents per share, compared with net loss of $2.8 million, or 39 cents per share, during last year’s first quarter.
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