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One Kings Lane, a Los Angeles, CA-based home decor ecommerce company, raised $112m in Series E funding. According to TechCrunch, the round was led by Mousse Partners with participation from two unnamed institutional investors and current backers Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Greylock Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, Scripps Networks Interactive and Tiger Global Management. The […]

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Nanomix, a Emeryville, Calif.-based developer of point-of-care diagnostic tests, raised approximately $12m in financing. A strategic corporate partner as well as unnamed existing investors participated in the round. The company intends to use the funds for development, registration of clinical trials, and commercial launch of its mobile diagnostic platform and initial assays. Led by David […]

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Options Away, a Chicago, IL-based platform that allows consumers to hold flights while they finalize their travel plans, raised $1.1m in financing. Backers included new and existing investors. The company, which had already raised $600K in seed funding in 2013, intends to use the funds to pursue its strategy to integrate its solution with key strategic […]

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XG Sciences, Inc., a Lansing, MI-based manufacturer of energy storage materials, closed on a strategic investment led by Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation (Samsung Ventures). The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use the proceeds for additional research and development of its advanced materials. Philip Rose, XG Sciences CEO, XG Sciences […]

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Cleverbug, a Dublin, Ireland-based social gifting company, raised $6m in funding. The round was led by Delta Partners. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate business and product development and global expansion. To this end, the company plans to add 25 positions. Led by Kealan Lennon, CEO and founder, Cleverbug provides CleverCards, which […]

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RiskMethods, a Munich, Germany-based provider of supply chain risk management platform, raised €900k in funding. Backers included current investor Bayern Kapital and Point Nine Capital. The company intends to use the funds to extend the service portfolio of the software, invest in personnel in the areas of software development and sales amd expand worldwide. Led […]

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HotelTonight, the San Francisco, CA-based on-demand mobile hotel booking app, received a personal investment from Barry Sternlicht, the founder, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. It is known that Sternlicht, nicknamed the “King of Hotels”, joined HotelTonight as a strategic advisor. He’ll bring his experience in […]

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Enigma, a New York City-based search and discovery platform for public data, raised a $4.5m in Series A funding. The round was led by Comcast Ventures, with participation from American Express Ventures, Crosslink Capital and the New York Times Company. Enigma had previsouly raised $850k from TriplePoint Ventures, CrossLink Capital and other angel investors. Launched […]

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Practically Green, a Boston, MA-based provider of digital sustainability engagement programs, closed a $3m Series A venture funding. The round was led by CommonAngels and Pan Asia Solar, with participation from Clean Energy Venture Group and Launchpad Venture Group. The company, which also added industry veterans Mark Bissell as Head of Customer Success and Jim […]

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Bench Accounting, a Vancouver, Canada- and New York City-based provider of virtual bookkeeping services, closed $1m in funding. Backers included Contour Ventures, Alpine Meridian, Lerer Ventures, Quotidian Ventures and unnamed angels. The company intends to use the funds, which are in addition to a $2.1m in seed funding raised last summer, for continued growth among […]

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BlueCava, a New York City and Irvine, California-based provider of cross-screen marketing solutions, closed its $13m second round of funding. Backers included S3 Ventures, Performance Edge Partners and Zeitgeist Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand sales and marketing efforts. Founded in 2010 and led by Phil Myers, Executive Chairman, and David […]