REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Helpshift, a San Francisco, CA-based developer of a customer support service for mobile apps, has closed a $3.2m seed funding. The round was led by True Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners. Led by co-founder and CEO Abinash Tripathy, Helpshift provides an in-app customer support solution, which is offered as a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and is hosted […]
PublicStuff, a New York City-based startup that provides a platform to allow citizens make real-time requests to their local governments for public services, recently closed a $5m funding round. According to a recent filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (read here), seven investors have invested in the offering including FirstMark Capital. The company is […]
The Rainmaker Group, an Atlanta, GA-based provider of revenue management and profit optimization solutions to the multifamily housing and gaming/hospitality industries, has raised $33.8m in equity funding. The minority investment was made by investment firm Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). The company intends to use the capital to expand its sales force, enhance its product portfolio […]
LevelEleven, a Detroit, MI-based provider of enterprise gamification and CRM solutions, has launched with $1m in seed funding. The round was led by Detroit Venture Partners, with participation from ePrize. Originally developed and incubated at ePrize, the company provides a sales gamification app, Contest Builder, which offers new ways to engage and motivate sales teams […]
Conductor, a New York City-based developer and provider of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) technology, has raised $20m in Series C funding. The round was led by Investor Growth Capital, with participation from existing investors FirstMark Capital and Matrix Partners. The company intends to use the funding to scale operations internationally and invest in product development […]
The Resumator, a Pittsburg, PA-based provider of a cloud hiring platform, has raised $2.1m in Series B financing. The round was led by Birchmere Ventures, existing investor Rincon Venture Partners, and Salesforce.com, with participation from Innovation Works and ff Venture Capital. The company intends to use the capital to accelerate product innovation, expand its leadership […]
Heatma.ps, a Warsaw, Poland-based provider of a touch-based analytics service, has raised $400k in seed funding. Backers were not disclosed. Founded by CEO Cyprian Ciećkiewicz, Heatma.ps is a lightweight iOS framework, installed in an app on any iOS device, that tracks individual parts of a user’s app to collect touches, gestures and device interactions. This […]
Cartavi, a Naperville, Illinois-based mobile document management platform for real estate, has completed its Series A round of financing. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The round was led by the I2A Fund (I2A), with participation from the FireStarter Fund, OCA Ventures, and New World Ventures and individual investors Gian Fulgoni, Jai Shekhawat, […]
Ariste Medical, Inc., a Memphis, Tenn.-based biotechnology company developing drug-eluting devices to reduce infection, restenosis, and thrombosis, has raised $1.275m in seed funding. Backers were not disclosed. The company intends to use the capital to advance the vascular graft program and to expand this technology to additional implantable devices made from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and expanded […]
Nasuni, a Natick, Mass.-based provider of enterprise storage to large, distributed organizations, has closed a $20m Series C funding. The round was led by an unnamed new investor, with participation from existing investors Flybridge Capital Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners and Sigma Partners. The company intends to use the capital to expand sales and marketing […]
QuantiaMD, a Waltham, Mass.-based online physician community and collaboration platform, today has closed a $12m expansion round from existing investor Fuse Capital. The company intends to use the capital to increase its sales, marketing and client services efforts within the pharmaceutical industry, with health plans and health systems, as well as supporting its Physician Alignment […]
Milan, Italy-based investment company Digital Magics has launched 56CUBE, an internet venture incubator which aims to replicate its business model with a focus on Southern Italy. Founded by CEO Gennaro Testone and located in Fisciano (Salerno), 56CUBE will focus on supporting young entrepreneurs, backing them acting both as a venture capitalist, providing seed-stage financing to […]
ItsOn, Inc., a Redwood City, CA-based provider of smart mobile services, has secured $15.5m in Series B funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from SV Angel and an investor group led by Jim Davidson. Co-founded by wireless and networking industry pioneers CEO Dr. Greg Raleigh and Charles Giancarlo, ItsOn provides 3G […]
ExecOnline, Inc., a NYC-based provider of interactive online executive education programs to Fortune 500 companies, has received a venture capital investment of undisclosed amount. Backers include the Washington Post, which made a $800k investment and Piedmont RIA‘s affiliate Militello Capital. The company intends to use the capital to expand operations. Founded by Stephen Bailey, ExecOnline […]
LLamasoft, Inc., an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based global provider of supply chain design software, has raised a $6.1m funding. The round was led by MK Capital. The company intends to use the capital to expand and commercialize new products, while strengthening their financial capabilities. Led by Don Hicks, Co-founder and CEO, LLamasoft enables companies to model, […]