REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Circle Internet Financial, a Boston, MA-based digital currency company, raised $9m in Series A funding. Backers included Jim Breyer, Accel Partners and General Catalyst Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Jim Breyer will join Circle’s Board of Directors as will David Orfao of General Catalyst Partners. Founded by CEO Jeremy Allaire, Circle Internet Financial is […]
Sgnam, a Bologna, Italy-based platform to order food online, raised €50k in seed funding. The investment was made by Club Italia Investimenti 2. The company intends to use the funds to expand geographically, acquire users and hire new people. Co-founded in 2012 by Giovanni Cavallo (business development) and Lorenzo Lelli (CTO), Sgnam aims to make […]
HootSuite Founder and CEO, Ryan Holmes, and Executive Director, Meredith Powell, have just launched a program aimed at accelerating young entrepreneurs. “The Next Big Thing” will offer funding, mentorship, and experiential learning. Canada’s kids – between 18-23 years – are invited to apply to represent the 2014 TNBT cohort, a six month experience will include […]
Lawdingo.com, a New York, NY-based platform to find lawyers, raised an additional $690k in funding. Backers included Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School, Nathaniel Stevens of Yodle, Gene Alston of Groupon, Andrew Moroz of Highbridge Capital, Igor Ryanbenkiy of Altair Captial and Igor Matsanyuk of IMI.VC. Prior to this round, which brought the total amount […]
Jibe, Inc., a New York City-based provider of recruiting technology solutions, closed a $4m credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank. The company will use the funds to continue its expansion and growth. Launched in 2009 by Joe Essenfeld, CEO, Jibe provides cloud-based recruiting technology solutions for talent acquisition teams to identify, attract and engage candidates. The […]
Campus Quad, a San Francisco, CA-basedmobile platform designed for creating and consuming content within higher education communities, received $1m in funding from Follett Corporation. Follett’s seed funding was made in the framework of the recently launched Follett Knowledge Fund (read our news here), a $50m investment vehicle focused on emerging technologies. The company intends to […]
Revenew, a Palatine, Ill-based provider of a marketing network, raised $5m in Series B financing. The round was led by Allos Ventures with participation from TGap Ventures and Illinois Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand the platform into new segments and to continue adding additional functionality and integration with other marketing […]
TicketGoose.com, a Chennai, India-based online bus ticketing portal, raised $3m in second funding. Indventure, a Chicago-based investor firm, made the investment. Led by Karthi Easwaramoorthy, Co-founder and CEO, TicketGoose is an online bus ticketing portal. Its website allows users to navigate, compare bus options and locate the boarding points with the help of an integrated […]
Runnable, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based a platform for finding reusable code, secured $2m in seed funding. The round was led by Sierra Ventures with participation from Resolute.VC, Angel Pad, 500 Startups, Hiten Shah and Issac Roth. The company intends to use the funds to build out its library of code, grow its staff, and begin […]
PathoGenetix, a Woburn, MA-based provider of rapid bacterial identification solutions, raised $10m in Series C financing. Backers included Ascension Health Ventures, Excel Venture Management and Health Care Ventures. The company intends to use the fund to continue to develop its Genome Sequence Scanning™ (GSS™) technology. Led by Ann Merrifield, CEO, PathoGenetix develops an automated system […]
Adaptive Planning, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of cloud business and financial analytics solutions for companies and nonprofits of all sizes, expanded its latest $45m funding round. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. Joining initial investors in the round are salesforce.com and Jeff Epstein, former CFO of Oracle. The company intends to use […]
CVRx Inc., a Minneapolis, MN-based medical device company, closed on an additional $12m in Series F financing. Backers in the round, which brought the total amount raised by the company to date to $42m, included Ysios Capital, DaVita HealthCare Partners and others. In conjunction with the funding, Josep Sanfeliu, general partner of Ysios Capital, joined […]
Musement, a Milan, Italy-based online platform for museums, monuments, art events, activities and tours, raised $950k in funding. Backers included 360 Capital Partners, IAG (Italian Angels for Growth) and other new investors. The company intends to use the funds to expand into new markets. Led by CEO Alessandro Petazzi, Claudio Bellinzona, Paolo Giulini and Fabio […]
Immune Design, a Seattle, WA-based biotechnology company focused on the development of novel immune-based therapies for cancer and other chronic conditions, closed an up to $49m Series C financing. The round was led by The Column Group and new investor Topspin Partners, and included existing investors Alta Partners, Versant Ventures, Osage Partners and ProQuest Investments. […]
Trustev, a Cork, Ireland-based provider of e-commerce security and online fraud protection technology, closed a $3m seed funding round. Backers include US venture capital fund Greycroft Partners, Mangrove Capital Partners, ACT Venture Capital, Telefónica’s Wayra, and Enterprise Ireland. The company intends to use the funds to further develop its technology, accelerate expansion to the US […]