REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Getable, a San Francisco, California-based provider of equipment rental reservations online, closed a $1.8m second financing. Backers included Andreessen Horowitz, Founder Collective, Promus Ventures and Chris Sacca of Lowercase Capital. The company intends to use the capital to hire engineers (read here) and develop the product. Launched in 2010 by Tim Hyer, CEO, and Kevin Halter, […]
Fire Protection Service Corp. (d/b/a Mountain Alarm), an Ogden, UT-based company that specializes in the design, installation, service and monitoring of security and fire alarm systems for the commercial and residential markets, received an investment from Seacoast Capital Managers, LLC. In early December, Seacoast provided a combination of subordinated debt with warrants and convertible preferred […]
Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA-based Seacoast Capital Managers, LLC held the final close on its third mezzanine fund, at over $150m. Limited Partners include family offices, funds of funds, national and regional banks, and high net worth individuals. Seacoast Capital Partners III, L.P. is a registered Small Business Investment Company (SBIC), and will have […]
Prodagio Software, a Houston area-based provider of Accounts Payable Automation and Contract Management solutions, received a private equity investment from Teakwood Capital. The company intends to use the capital for continued product innovation, and sales and marketing efforts to reach additional markets and customers globally. Led by Mara Henderson, CEO and founder, Prodagio Software provides Accounts Payable […]
Enigma, a New York City-based developer of solutions to analyze public data sources, raised $1.1m in seed funding. According to the company’s web site, backers included TriplePoint Capital, Crosslink Capital, Brent Hurley, Strauss Zelnick, and Matthew Glass. Led by CEO Jeremy Bronfman, and co-founders Marc DaCosta and Hicham Oudghiri, the company aims to harness and […]
Practice Fusion, a free, web-based electronic medical record (EMR) platform, acquired 100Plus, a personalized health prediction startup that uses data analytics and game mechanics to show how small changes in behavior can lead to a better life. The acquisition (whose amount was not disclosed) aims to allow Practice Fusion to develop patient-facing tools using clinical […]
Private equity firm Gimv has just launched a fund which will focus on growth companies in the Health & Care Services and Medtech sectors. Gimv’s initial investment amounts to €50m was matched by the Flemish Government, which is also committing €50m. Beyond this initial €100m, the fund is seeking extra resources from various institutional investors and […]
STELLAService Inc., a New York City-based provider of customer service ratings for online retailers, raised $15m in Series B financing. The round was led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Battery Ventures, DFJ Gotham Ventures, RRE Ventures and Forerunner Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Josh Goldman, General Partner at Norwest Venture […]
Armor5, a Santa Clara, CA-based cloud service that to safeguard intranet, cloud data and applications, raised $2m in seed funding. Backers included Citrix Startup Accelerator, Nexus Venture Partners and Trinity Ventures. Founded in 2011 by former executives from Adobe, Motorola and Yahoo and led by Suresh Balasubramanian, CEO, Armor5 provides a service that connects to […]
Box Ventures, a NYC-based company that invests in subscription model services, closed a $500k seed funding round. The investment was led by Vandaele Capital LLC, with participation from prominent individual backers. The company intends to use the capital to expand its customer base, continuing to grow its brands, enhance its online shopping platform, fill key […]
Gild, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of talent acquisition tools, raised $8m Series A venture capital funding. The round was led by Steve Anderson of Baseline Ventures, with participation from SAP Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, and Mark Kvamme. The company intends to use the capital to expand the technology and accelerate product innovation. Co-founded in […]
Kickboard, an online school analytics platform that allows educators and school professionals to capture, analyze and share critical student performance data, raised $2m in Series A funding. The round, which brings the total amount raised to $2.8m, was led by New Markets Venture Partners and Two Sigma Ventures, with participation from some angel investors. The […]
VendorStack, a San Francisco, CA-based online enterprise vendor comparison platform, held the first close of its seed funding round. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. The round was led by Kevin Chou, CEO and founder of Kabam. Founded in 2012 by David Cheng, CEO, VendorStack provides enterprise consumers with an online platform to rate, […]
Intralign Health, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based healthcare services company, received a capital investment of undisclosed amount. Backers included Altaris Capital Partners and Heritage Group. Led by Rick Ferreira, CEO, Intralign provides hospitals and providers with a suite of services and solutions (featuring advanced analytics, service line re-design, and intra-operative efficiencies) to improve the quality of care […]
Nexenta Systems, a Santa Clara, California-based provider of Software-defined Storage solutions, secured $24m in Series D financing. The round was led by new investor Four Rivers Group, with participation from existing investors Menlo Ventures, TransLink Capital, Javelin Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Razor’s Edge Ventures, and West Summit Capital and new strategic investors Presidio Ventures and UMC Capital. […]