REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Personal Capital, a Redwood City, CA-based start up that offers a full suite of customer-centric retail investment management, banking and personal finance services, has raised $25m in Series A and B venture financing rounds. The financings include a Series A round led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), and a Series B round led by Venrock, […]
MISSION Therapeutics Ltd, a Cambridge, UK-based newly formed company that is developing a broad platform of technologies for the discovery and development of targeting enzymes involved in cancer and other diseases, has raised £6m in a Series A funding. The round was led by Sofinnova Partners, with participation from Imperial Innovations, SR One and Roche […]
Studiekring, a Utrecht, the Netherlands-based provider of tutoring for primary and secondary students, has received a majority equity investment of undisclosed amount from Gimv. Besides acquiring existing shares, Gimv is also providing capital, which will enable Studiekring to continue to grow. According to a written statement, the company aims to double in size over the […]
Embrane, a Santa Clara, CA-based developer of a distributed software platform for powering on-demand elastic network services, has received $18m in Series B financing. The round was led by New Enterprise Associates, with particpation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and North Bridge Ventures. The company, which is currently in Beta and will launch later this year, […]
Dealer.com, a Burlington, Vermont-based provider of automotive internet marketing solutions, has received a minority investment from Accel Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Todd MacLean, Partner at Accel, will join the company’s Board of Directors. Led by CEO Mark Bonfigli, Dealer.com provides SaaS-based e-marketing solutions including websites, online advertising, lead management, inventory marketing, performance analytics, social marketing, to OEMs, auto dealers […]
CouchSurfing International, a San Francisco, California-based global cultural exchange network that connects travelers with locals, has raised $7.6m in funding. Investors include Benchmark Capital and Omidyar Network. The company intends to use the funding to grow the network. Founded in 2004 and established in 2011 as a B Corporation, CouchSurfing has evolved from a non-profit […]
Vizibility Inc., a Manhattan, NY-based proactive personal branding platform for individuals and companies, has closed an oversubscribed $1.3m seed funding round. The round was led by Launchpad Venture Group, with participation from Boston Harbor Angels, New York Angels and TiE Angels as well as a number of independent investors from the Northeast and Europe. The […]
CipherCloud, a Cupertino, CA-based provider of cloud data protection, monitoring and regulatory compliance solutions, has raised a venture funding of undisclosed amount. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, and T-Venture. Founded in 2010 by CEO Pravin Kothari, the company has also announced the availability of CipherCloud Version 2, which offers new features including connectors, an […]
TST Media, a Minneapolis, MN-based developer of digital tools designed to empower organizations to engage their audience, has raised $3.5m in new funding from El Dorado Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to grow existing business partnerships, introduce software and and mobile application innovations and hire new professionals. TST Media will add over […]
Virsto Software, a Sunnyvale, CA-based provider of VM-centric storage-hypervisor software, has executed a $5m follow-on investment to its Series B round (read here). Southern Cross Venture Partners and Correlation Ventures have joined as new investors in the syndicate that included InterWest Partners, August Capital and Canaan Partners. Southern Cross was an investor in EvoStor, an […]
EnergyHub Inc., a New York-based provider of home energy management software and systems, closed its $14.5m Series B round of funding. Backers include new investors Acadia Woods and the New York City Investment Fund and existing shareholders .406 Ventures and Physic Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to support commercial deployments of its […]
Tinypay, a San Francisco, CA-based e-commerce startup that enables users to sell their items online, has raised $1m in funding from Aksoy Internet Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand globally. Launched in the Netherlands last year, Tinypay is now moving the headquarters to San Francisco and is hiring developers (http://blog.tinypay.me/jobs). Led […]
Stratos Genomics Inc., a Seattle, WA-based developer of a single-molecule detection process, received an $829k over-two-year grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The company will use the funds to further develop its ultra-low-cost nucleic acid sequencing method for whole genome analysis and molecular diagnostics. Established […]
eVigilo Ltd., a Tel Aviv, Israel-based homeland security company specializing in development and deployment of national mass notification systems, has closed a $3m Series A funding. The round was led by Oriella Ltd (advised by Consensus Business Group London) and US based AtHoc, Inc. as well as Israel based Plus Ventures and S.M. Holdings. The […]
Gekko Technology, a Kenilworth, UK-based developer of an innovative range of LED lighting for the international film and television industry, has received a £510k investment from Midven’s Exceed – Midlands Advantage Fund. The company intends to use the funds to continue to build the business, increase sales and undertake further research and development. Led by […]