REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Relayware, a Redwood Shores, CA- and Oxford, UK-based global provider of B2B collaboration and multi-channel communication solutions, received an up to £3.5m investment from Albion Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its growth. Led by Mike Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, Relayware delivers an indirect channel collaboration and communication solution that automates […]
Hab Housing, a Frome, UK-based sustainable housing developer, has raised £1,904,540m in equity crowdfunding. 649 backers are new shareholders in the company, making investments ranging from £100 to £150k via Crowdcube. They now own a combined share of 25.39% of the equity and have been offered preferential terms on a Hab custom build home. The […]
Ministry of Supply, a Boston, MA-based performance professional menswear brand, raised $1.1m in seed funding. The round was led by VegasTechFund, with participation from Craig Breslow, SK Ventures and Kevin Henrikson. The company intends to use the funds to continue to build new products that incorporate both tech and fashion. Launched via Kickstarter in 2012 by […]
minubo, a Hamburg, Germany-based provider of an eCommerce business intelligence solution, raised a seven figure funding round. Backers included High-Tech Gründerfond, Seedcamp Investments and Tola Capital as well as business angels Alexander Bruehl, Stephan Schambach, Mirko Caspar, Dirk Graber, Christian Luhmann, Hubertus Bessau, Philipp Kraiss, Max Wittrock, and Dominik Gyllensvärd. According to reports, the round amounted to €1m. […]
Palantir Technologies, a Palo Alto, CA-based data analytics company, raised $196.5m in funding. According to a regulatory filing (read here), 15 investors invested in the offering. Their names remained undisclosed. Founded in 2004 and led by CEO Alex Karp, Palantir Technologies provides law firms, banks, hospitals, law enforcement and defense agencies, regulators and enterprises with analytics […]
Influads, the ad network focused on quality, is closing down, with immediate effect. The Danish startup, founded by Anibal Damiao in 2011 with seed funding from Kima Ventures (read here), operated a cross-channel advertising network curating advertisers, publishers and audience around contexts of influence and delivering quality advertising through only one minimalist, highly relevant and […]
Declara, a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of an intelligent social learning platform, received an undisclosed amount of funding. Backers included Peter Thiel, Founders Fund, and Data Collective. Led by Nelson González and Ramona Pierson, Declara uses a cognitive model combined with machine learning to observe how people collaborate and learn, and automatically delivers the right […]
MemberPlanet, a Torrance, CA-based provider of a group management platform, closed a $2.5m seed funding round. Backers included Dann Angeloff, Russ Epstein, and Mark McKinley. Led by Rob Hammond, founder and CEO, MemberPlanet provides a cloud-based group management platform that offers a comprehensive set of tools to handle every task, including email campaigns, surveys, payment […]
Burner, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of an app that gives consumers control of their personal data, raised $2m in funding. The round was led by Founder Collective and Venrock, with participation from 500 Startups, David Cohen and TenOneTen. In conjunction with the funding, David Frankel of Founder Collective and Marissa Campise of Venrock will […]
MakeSpace, a New York City-based new startup that provides on demand physical storage for people moving, traveling or who need more space, launched with $1.3m in funding. Backers included Upfront Ventures, Lowercase Capital, High Peaks Venture Partners and Collaborative Fund. The company, which plans to raise additional $200k through AngelList here. Launched in New York […]
According to a post, Good Eggs, a marketplace for local groceries, raised $8.5m in Series A funding. The round was led by Sequoia Capital with participation from Harrison Metal, Collaborative Fund, angel investor Max Ventilla and others. In conjunction with the funding, Sequoia Partner Bryan Schreier joined Good Eggs’ board. The company intends to use […]
GiPStech, a startup that develops a technology to locate an object that is moving in indoors environments, won the Startup Competition of the second edition of TechCrunch Italy. The company, founded by Matteo Faggin, Gaetano D’Aquila and Giuseppe Fedele, won two tickets for the next Disrupt SF and a €50k (€10k in cash + a […]
MyHero Limited, the Singapore-based provider of TradeHero, a mobile stock market simulation app, raised US$10m in funding. Backers included Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers China fund (KPCB China) and IPV Capital. The company intends to use the capital to expand operations, reach and build out its existing portfolio of product offerings including TradeHero. Led by Dinesh […]
Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp., a Lexington, MA-based developer of innovative products for the treatment of glaucoma, closed a $28m financing. It includes a $21m equity financing from existing investors Devon Park Bioventures, Rho Ventures, Care Capital, Medimmune Ventures and Pitango Venture Capital, and a $7m venture debt led by Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN). The company […]
Qstream, a Burlington, MA-based provider of mobile sales enablement and analytics platform, completed a $2.85m Series A funding. The round was led by Frontline Ventures, with participation from existing investor Launchpad Venture Group and other individual investors. In conjunction with the funding, Shay Garvey, co-founder of Frontline Ventures, will join Qstream’s board. The company, which […]