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Nuubo, a Madrid, Spain-based wearable medical technologies company, raised €3m in funding. Backers included Caixa Capital Risc, through its fund specialized in life sciences, Caixa Innvierte BioMed II, and CRB Inverbío, through its fund CRB Bio II, existing investor Fides Capital and new minority partners. The company, which started its commercial activities in 2012, intends […]

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According to the company’s blog (read here), Grove Labs, a Somerville, Massachusetts-based provider a platform to power any size indoor farm, from home farming appliances to large greenhouses, raised $2.05m in seed funding. The round led by Upfront Ventures with participation from Felicis Ventures, Gary Vaynerchuk via its Vayner RSE, Galvanize Ventures, and Timothy Ferriss. […]

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Beatrobo, a Tokyo, Japan-based mobile app development company, closed a $1.1m funding. Backers included Lawson HMV Entertainment, the entertainment division of one of Japan’s retailer, Lawson Inc, and Genuine Startups, a Japanese venture capital firm that runs the seed accelerator Movida Japan. The deal will grant Lawson the exclusive rights to manufacture PlugAir, a small […]

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Xercise4Less, a Leeds, UK-based budget gym chain, raised £2m in financing. Business Growth Fund, which had invested £5m in August 2013, re-backed and retained a minority stake in the business. The company intends to use the company to continue to expand operations. Founded in 2006 by ex-rugby player Jon Wright, CEO, Xercise4Less operates a low […]

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Barburrito, a UK-based Mexican street food chain, raised £3.6m in financing. Business Growth Fund, which had invested £3.25m in March 2012, re-backed and retained a minority stake in the business. Following the investment, Graham Turner, former CEO of the Tragus Group, joined the board of Barburrito as a Non-Executive Chairman. The company intends to use […]

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Forkforce, Inc., a Madison, Wisconsin-based social network to hire people in the food and beverage service industry, completed a $250k seed funding. Backers included KSFI Partners, LLC and Wisconsin-based angel investors Marc Vaccaro, Co-Founder of The Great Lakes Companies, Inc. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth in the Wisconsin market and […]

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Hipmunk, a San Francisco, CA-based travel planning platform, raised $20m in Series C financing round. The round was led by Oak Investment Partners, with participation from existing angel investors, Institutional Venture Partners and Ignition Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Ren Riley, general partner with Oak Investment Partners, will join Hipmunk’s board of directors. The […]

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Bindo, a New York­-based developer of a system that enables 24/7 online shopping, raised a $1.8m seed funding round. The round was co-led by Gary Vaynerchuk and Singapore and Tokyo-based East Ventures, with participation from Metamorphic Ventures and other angels. The company intends to use the funds for between development and sales. Led by Brad […]

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Venture capital firm Epidarex Capital raised £47.5m (over $80m) for a UK-based early-stage life science and health tech fund. Limited partners include King’s College London, Eli Lilly and Co., the European Investment Fund, Scottish Enterprise and Strathclyde Pension Fund. The fund will lead investments in early-stage life science and health technology companies, including spin-outs from […]

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Financial Tech Inc. (doing business as Standard Treasury), a San Francisco, California-based startup that develops software for financial institutions, raised $2.7m in seed funding. According to the WSJ (read here), backers included RRE Ventures, Index Ventures, Data Collective, SV Angel, Y Combinator, Jay Mandelbaum, Paul Bucheit, and other unnamed investors. Co-founded in 2013 by CEO Dan Kimerling, Zachary […]

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Amware Logistics Services, an Eagle, CO-based provider of third-party warehousing and fulfillment solutions, received an minority equity investment from Rotunda Capital Partners, a lower-middle-market private equity investment firm. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The company intends to use the proceeds for organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. Led by Vincent Gulisano, who […]

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GrabTaxi, a Singapore-based smartphone taxi booking platform, raised $15m in Series B funding. The round was led by GGV Capital with participation from Qunar and existing investor Vertex Venture Holdings. In conjunction with the funding, GGV Capital managing partner Jixun Foo will join GrabTaxi’s board of directors. The company is using the funds to retain […]