REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
San Diego-based Origo Ventures, through its Chilean subsidiary Fen Ventures, received a $1m grant from the Chilean government’s investment entity CORFO. The firm early stage investor will use the capital for its investment activities in Chile’s startup companies for the next five years. Led by Derek Footer, Managing Partner, Origo Ventures invests in Latin American […]
GetYourGuide, a Berlin, Germany-based travel booking startup, raised $4.5m in Series A funding. The round was led by former Booking.com CEO Kees Koolen with participation from Fritz Demopoulos, Qunar.com, and Sunstone Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Koolen and Demopoulos will join GetYourGuide’s board. The company intends to se the funds to expand the business […]
Speaktoit, a Sunnyvale, CA-based developer of human-computer interaction technologies based on natural language conversations and creator of the Speaktoit Assistant, received an investment of undisclosed amount. Backers included Intel Capital and the Alpine Technology Fund, a strategic investment arm of Alpine Electronics. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate development of its platform […]
Innography, an Austin, Texas-based software provider of better intellectual property answers for improved business results, completed a $7m funding. A $3.5m equity round, raised between July 2013 and January 2014, was led by current investors Austin Ventures and Covera Ventures, as well as an investment group led by Dr. Charles Stryker, an Innography board member. […]
Zopa, a London, UK-based peer-to-peer lending company, closed a £15m (approximately $25m) funding round. European focused alternative asset manager Arrowgrass Capital Partners made the investment. In conjunction with the funding, Henry Kenner, CEO of Arrowgrass, has joined Zopa’s board as a non-executive director. The company intends to use the funds to increase its marketing efforts. […]
Gruppo Uvet, a provider of solutions for leisure, business travel, mice and pharma travels, invested $500k in Digital Magics, a Milan, Italy-based listed, certified digital startup venture incubator (DM). Gruppo Uvet acquired a 1,8% stake in Digital Magics. In conjunction with the deal, the two companies agreed to make investments in online tourism and travel […]
ZappRx, a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of a platform for electronic prescriptions, raised $1m in seed funding. The round was led by Atlas Venture, with participation from SR One, and individual investors Terry Meguid, David Hamamoto, Sean Trigony and James Glimm. The company will use the funding to further build out their prescription processing platform. Led […]
Guardly, a Toronto, Canada-based provider of enterprise-grade mobile safety solutions, raised $1.45m in seed financing. The round was led by Freestyle Capital, with participation from Golden Venture Partners and MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund. The company intends to use the funds for product development. Led by Josh Sookman, CEO, Guardly provides real-time mobile and cloud-based employee […]
Mercatus, Inc., a San Jose, CA-based provider of an enterprise level investment analysis and decision making platform for solar energy investors, closed its Series A financing of undisclosed amount. The round was led by Trepp, LLC, a provider of information, analytics and technology to the CMBS, commercial real estate and banking markets, with participation from […]
According to a blog post, Sqrl, a Cincinnati, OH-based provider of a web application to structure and simplify communication, raised $550k in seed funding. The round was led by CincyTech, with participation from Hyde Park Ventures, Vine Street Ventures, and other unnamed investors. Co-founded by Ryan Watson, Ryan Baker and Craig Baldwin, Sqrl provides a client […]
Flat World Education, a Washington, D.C.-based provider of learning solutions, received $9.5m in financing. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from existing investors Valhalla Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, Penguin Random House Holdings and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. The company will use the funds to grow operations. Founded in 2007 and led […]
ThetaRay, a Jerusalem, Israel-based provider of solutions to protect critical infrastructure, received an investment from Poalim Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of Bank HaPoalim. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. Founded by two mathematicians, Prof. Amir Averbuch of Tel Aviv University, and Prof. Ronald Coifman of Yale, and led by CEO Mark […]
Daily Secret, a New York, NY and Athens, Greece-based provider of a signature daily email newsletter, raised a Series B financing. The round – of undisclosed amount – was led by Richard Parsons and Ronald Lauder’s PanAfrican Investment Co., with participation from existing investors Greycroft Partners and eVentures. The company intends to use the funds […]
Origami Logic, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based developer of marketing intelligence solutions, raised $15m in Series B financing. The round was led by Jafco Ventures, with participation from existing investors Accel Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Jeb Miller, a general partner at Jafco Ventures, will join Origami Logic’s Board of Directors. The company, which has raised […]
GNS Healthcare, a Cambridge, MA-based provider of big data analytics products and services in healthcare, completed a $10m Series B financing. Series A investor Cambia Health Solutions was joined in the round by California’s Heritage Provider Network, and Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. The company intends to use the funds to expand its data analytics […]