REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
tenXer, a San Francisco, California-based provider of a human capital management platform, has raised a $3m in Series B funding. The round was led by True Ventures, with participation from Radar Partners, Khosla Ventures, and other angel investors. The company intends to use the capital to grow the team with hires in marketing, product management, […]
NoWait, a Pittsburgh, PA-based operator of a iOS restaurant seating app, has raised $2m in Series A funding. The round was led by Birchmere Ventures, with participation from Sand Hill Angels and other strategic and existing investors. Led by CEO Robb Myer, NoWait allows no-reservation restaurant to streamlines operations and owners optimize turnover while liberating […]
Sauce Labs, Inc., a San Francisco, California-based provider of web application testing solutions for enterprise developers, has closed a $3m Series B funding. The round was led by Triage Ventures, with participation from Salesforce.com. Led by CTO Jason Huggins (read his post here), and CEO John Dunham, Sauce Labs provides cloud-based testing tools that allows […]
Centice Corporation, a Morrisville, NC-based developer of chemical verification and identification solutions, has closed a $1m convertible debt financing. This initial tranche will be part of a Series D financing of up to $mM, which will include new investment and conversion of debt and is expected to close later this year. Backers will include both […]
“Google is the most important business publication on the planet and everything you publish online should be written with two thoughts in mind: how will my target audience react to this, and how will Google react to this?” Alastair Turner, MD, Aspectus PR FinSMEs 28/08/2012
Spartan Race, Inc., a global obstacle racing series, has received an equity investment from Raptor Consumer Partners. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. The company intends to use the proceeds from the investment to expand Spartan Race in the Northeast and to establish a corporate headquarters in the Boston metropolitan area. In conjunction […]
NuvoTV, a Glendale, CA-based English-language cable network for bi-cultural Latinos in the U.S., has raised $40m in funding. Backers include existing investors Columbia Capital and Rho Capital Partners, as well as new investors Veronis Suhler Stevenson and Tennenbaum Capital Partners. The company intends to use the funding to expand the development of original entertainment programming. […]
Tripbirds, a Stockholm, Sweden start-up, has relaunched as a hotel booking site based on Instagram and Facebook. Co-founded in 2011 by Ted Valentin, founder of 24hbc.com, Tripbirds enables users to book hotels with a help from friends. Its website combines a “traditional” list of hotels with information from social network allowing users to discuss hotel […]
Better Place, a global provider of electric car networks, has secured a €40m loan from the European Investment Bank. The company intends to use the majority of the proceeds from the loan (approximately €30m) to finalize network deployments and fund operations in Denmark while the remaining proceeds will be used for similar purposes in Israel. […]
PhyMed Management, LLC, the management services company to Anesthesia Medical Group, P.C. (AMG), a Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of outsourced anesthesia, interventional pain management and other complementary services to hospitals and surgery centers, has received an investment from Denver-based private equity firm Excellere Partners. The amount of the funding was not disclosed. Formed in 1994 and […]
NuScriptX, a Nashville, Tenn.-based mail order institutional pharmacy, has raised $5m in Series C funding. The round was led by Council Capital and its TNInvestco arm, Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund, with participation from existing investors Clayton Associates of Nashville, Tenn., Council Operating Partner Linwood A. (Chip) Lacy Jr. and Envest of Virginia Beach, Va., […]
Delivery Hero (known as “hungryhouse” in the UK), a Berlin, Germany-based online food delivery company, has raised €40m (approximately $49m) in funding. Backers include Kite Ventures, Kreos Capital and other existing investors. The company intends to use the funding to expand globally. Launched 21 months ago and led by Co-CEOs Fabian Siegel and Niklas Östberg, […]
Nasty Gal, a Los Angeles, based- fashion site, has completed a $40m Series B funding with Index Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Danny Rimer of Index Ventures has joined the company’s board. The company intends to use the capital to further invest in technology, operations, manufacturing, and creative production as the company prepares to […]
SmartAsset, a New York City-based provider of a personal finance platform, has raised $900k in seed funding. Backers include Y Combinator, Quotidian Ventures, and New York and Silicon Valley-based angels. Founded in 2011 by CTO Philip Camilleri and Michael Carvin, CEO, and launched on July 24, 2012, SmartAsset aims to help people make better financial […]
Aerospike, a Mountain View, CA-based real-time NoSQL database company, has closed its Series B funding. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The round was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), with participation from existing investors Draper Associates and Alsop Louie Partners. The company intends to use the capital to accelerate global sales, marketing […]