REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Optimizely, a San Francisco, CA-based company that provides enterprises and small businesses with website optimization tools, has raised a new round of funding of undisclosed amount. Backers include Battery Ventures, Google Ventures, and InterWest Partners. The company intends to use the capital to continue to scale its team (https://www.optimizely.com/jobs) and operations worldwide. Launched in 2010 by […]
Badgeville, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based provider of SaaS enterprise gamification solutions and services, has raised €25m in Series C venture financing. The round was led by InterWest Partners, with participation from existing investors including Norwest Venture Partners. The company has raised $40m in 20 months since its launch. Launched in September 2010 and led by […]
SolarBridge Technologies, an Austin, Texas-based provider of microinverter solutions used in AC modules, has raised $25m in Series D funding. The round was led by Shea Ventures, with participation from existing investors Battery Ventures, Rho Ventures and Osage University Partners. The company, which has now raised more than $71m to date, intends to use the […]
iHigh, a Lexington, Ky.-based youth digital television platform and online network, raised $11.7m in funding from Cox Media Group. With the investment, integrated traditional and digital media and direct marketing company Cox Media Group acquired a “strong” minority interest in the company, currently valued at nearly $60m. iHigh intends to use the funding for product […]
Project Décor, a NYC-based social home decorating web platform for design enthusiasts, has raised $1.6m in seed funding. Backers include LaunchCapital and Founder Collective, as well as a number of angel investors. Co-founded in 2012 by Andy Appelbaum and Cliff Sirlin, Project Decor is a social home design platform where design enthusiasts can visualize their […]
Buddy Platform, a Kirkland, Wash.-based provider of a Backend as a Service platform, raised $1m in seed funding. The round was led by Transmedia Capital, with participation from Crestlight Venture Productions. The company, which has concurrently released its platform and new APIs powered by partner Aviary.com, intends to use the capital to increase adoption of […]
Kona Medical, Inc., a Bellevue, Washington-based developer of novel hypertension therapy, has raised $30m in Series C financing. The round was led by large-cap medical technology company, with participation from existing investors Essex Woodlands, Domain Associates, Morgenthaler Ventures and BioStar Ventures. Led by founder and CEO Michael Gertner, MD, Kona Medical is developing an ultrasound-based […]
eTax Credit Exchange, an online marketplace for trading tax credits, has closed more than $350k in seed funding. Backers were not disclosed. The company intends to use the funding to develop its proprietary platform. Established in 2011 by CEO and president Peter Loop, eTax Credit Exchange is developing an online platform for buyers and sellers […]
Redwood Systems, a Fremont, CA-based provider of building-performance lighting solutions, has secured $11.75m in Series C funding. Backers include Battery Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners, Index Ventures and Mitsui & Co, Ltd. The company intends to use the capital to continue to grow in global markets and drive new innovations across the Redwood platform. Led by […]
Extrabanca, an Italian bank mainly dedicated to people migrants, has received a €15m equity investment from Sator Private Equity Fund (SPEF) (http://www.satorgroup.com/). With the transaction, which is still subject to authorization from Banca D’Italia, SPEF will take a 38,9% stake in the company. The investment will help Extrabanca to execute its growth plans and open […]
BulkyPix, a San Francisco, CA and Paris, France-based digital entertainment provider, has received an equity financing from AXA Private Equity. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The investment, which allowed AXA to acquire a minority stake in the company, will be used to strengthen R&D department across multiplatforms (Smartphone, Facebook, Connected TV), to […]
Qualtré Inc., a Marlborough, Massachusetts-based provider of feature rich and high performance inertial sensors for consumer and industrial applications, has closed a $10m round of financing. The round includes equity funding from Matrix Partners and Pilot House Ventures, and debt financing from Eastward Capital Partners. The company intends to use the funding to launch multiple […]
Mindshapes, a London, New York and San Francisco-based interactive learning company, has raised $4m in funding. Backers include Index Ventures, Richmond Park Partners and existing investors. Founded in 2010 by Chairman Shukri Shammas, CEO David Begg, CTO Sami Lababidi, CCO Christian Dorffer, and CFO Tareq Naqib, Mindshapes is developing multi-platform, interactive educational games for children […]
Group Commerce Inc., a New York City-based e-commerce platform for publishers, has raised $21m in Series C funding. Backers include Jafco Ventures and existing investors Spark Capital, Carmel Ventures, among others. The company intends to use the capital to increase support for its US client base, further develop its technology platform to enable all forms […]
Intelliject, Inc., a Richmond, Virginia-based specialty pharmaceutical company develping drug/device combination products, has entered into a $15m debt facility with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC). The company intends to use the funding to accelerate the development of its pipeline products with final preparation for the launch of its lead product, e-cue™, in North America […]