REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Glooko, a Palo Alto, CA-based Mobile diabetes-management company, has raised $3.5m in Series A funding. Backers reportedly include Bill Campbell, Vint Cerf, Judy Estrin, Andy Hertzfeld and Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social+Capital Partnership. Co-founded by Sundeep Madra, Chairman Yogen Dalal, and Vice President Marketing Anita Mathew, Glooko provides smartphone users with a mobile app ((GlookoTM Logbook) and […]
RelayFoods.com, a Charlottesville, VA-based online grocery store for items from local stores, restaurants, and farms in the neighbourhood, has secured $3.1m in a new round of funding. Backers include existing investor Battery Ventures and a group of other undisclosed investors. This round brings the total amount raised by RelayFoods to date to $5.5m. The company intends […]
Cambrios Technologies Corporation, a Sunnyvale, CA-based provider of nanotechnology-based solutions to enable the development of electronic devices with transparent conductors, has closed a $5m Series D-3 financing with Samsung Venture Investment Corporation. The company intends to use the capital to advance its efforts to accelerate product introductions and commercial growth in multiple consumer electronic device […]
Goodzer, a Washington, DC-based local shopping service, has closed a $650k second round of financing. Investors remained undisclosed. The company intends to use the new funding for business development, feature enhancements, and infrastructure advancement needed to expand its geographical presence beyond the United States. Led by co-founder and CEO Dmitry Pakhomkin, Goodzer provides a comprehensive, […]
Solera Networks, a South Jordan, Utah-based Network Security Analytics provider, has raised $20m in Series D financing. The round was led by Intel Capital, with participation from existing investors Allegis Capital, Signal Peak Ventures and Trident Capital. The company intends to use the funds to further expand global sales, marketing and product development initiatives. Led […]
Choremonster, a Cincinnati, Web-based service and mobile app that allows parents and children to interact to complete chores, has raised $350k in seed funding. The round was led by CincyTech, which invested $200k, with participation from private angel investors. CincyTech has also committed an additional $300k. Founded by CEO Chris Bergman and Paul Armstrong, Choremonster has built a suite […]
Lookingglass Cyber Solutions, a Baltimore, MD-based security software company providing cyber intelligence tools, has raised $5m in Series A funding. The round was led by Alsop Louie Partners, with participation from Vital Financial. The company intends to use the funding to accelerate marketing, sales and deployment initiatives. Led by CEO Derek Gabbard, Lookingglass Cyber Solutions […]
Clio, a Vancouver, Canada-based provider of cloud-based management tools for the legal industry, has raised $6m in its Series B financing. The round was led by Acton Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors including Point Nine Capital. The company intends to use the funding to extend its product leadership position, develop new functionalities and […]
SnagFilms, a Washington DC-based digital distributor of independent films, has closed a $7m equity and debt financing. Backers include current investors the company’s founder and chairman Ted Leonsis, Steve and Jean Case’s Case Foundation Ventures LLC, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Comcast Interactive Capital (CIC), along with […]
Covertix, an Even Yehuda, Israel-based provider of Information Rights Management (IRM) solutions for sensitive data file-level protection and control, has secured a strategic investment from Comsec Innovation. The company intends to use the proceeds from the investment to accelerate global sales, especially in Europe. Led by CEO Doron Zinger, Covertix develops solutions to equip enterprise […]
GetHired.com, a Palo Alto, California-based video-based social recruiting platform and job board, has raised $1.75m in an oversubscribed round of seed funding. Investors were not disclosed. Led by co-founder and CEO Suki Shah, GetHired.com is a free service that allows job seekers to create video and audio profiles to accompany their resume, providing a more […]
G-cluster, a Tokyo, Japan-based provider of a white-label cloud-based video and gaming service, received an investment of undisclosed amount from SFR Développement. This follows a recent investment from Intel Capital (read here) The company intends to use the proceeds to accelerate its multi-device development and further boost sales growth. Led by President and Representative Director […]
Xagenic Inc., a Toronto, Canada-based molecular diagnostics company developing a new technology for decentralized, rapid diagnostic testing, has closed a $10m Series A financing. The round was co-led by CTI Life Sciences Fund (CTI) and the Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund (OETF) with participation by QIAGEN N.V. The company intends to use the funds to develop […]
NowForce, a Jerusalem, Israel-based provider of cloud-based command and control solutions, has closed a $4m funding. The round was led by Indigo Strategic Partners and Winnovation. The company intends to use the funding to increase its sales and marketing efforts in North America, Europe and Africa. In conjunction with the funding, Dorian Barak, Managing Partner […]
ConforMIS, Inc., a Burlington, Mass.-based medical-device company, has raised $89m in a Series E funding round. Additional funds beyond this amount will be provided upon meeting certain milestones. Backers include AGC Equity Partners and Axel Johnson, Inc., along with Government Investment Funds from Asia and the UAE. The company intends to use the funds to […]