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Salsa Labs, Inc., a Washington, DC-based provider of an online fundraising, advocacy, email, social media and donor management platform for nonprofits and campaigns, raised $5m in funding. The round was led by existing investor Edison Ventures with participation from Maryland Venture Fund. In conjunction with this financing, Salsa added Norm Weissberg, the former vice president […]

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Freedom Healthcare of America, d/b/a Addiction Campuses of America, a Brentwood, Tenn.-based platform for acquiring and managing behavioral health programs throughout the U.S., raised $3.8m in Series A funding round. The round was led by Fulcrum Equity Partners with participation from Harpeth Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, the company also acquired Turning Point Recovery, […]

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Nix Hydra, a Los Angeles, CA-based software entertainment company dedicated to making interactive products for young women, raised $5m in venture funding. The round was led by Foundry Group with participation from new angel investor Mike Lazerow (Buddy Media CEO and Cofounder). The company, which has now raised more than $5.6M in total, intends to […]

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Trifacta, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a data transformation platform, closed a $25m Series C financing round. The round was led by new investor Ignition Partners with participation from existing investors Greylock Partners and Accel Partners. In conjunction with the investment, Frank Artale, Ignition Partners managing director joined Trifacta’s board. The company intends to […]

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Cartagenia, a Leuven, Belgium-, and Cambridge, MA-based provider of clinical-grade solutions for genomic assay interpretation and lab reporting to diagnostic genetics labs, clinicians and hospitals, closed a $5.9m (€4.25m) financing round. Backers included existing shareholders Capricorn ICT Arkiv, the Flemish investment company PMV and Gemma Frisius Fund, the venture fund of the University of Leuven, […]

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HealthCare.com, a Miami FL-based technology company providing solutions for consumers to compare, customize, and save money on their healthcare plans, raised $2.0m in a founders round of financing. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and launch its health insurance search and comparison tools. Led by Jeff Smedsrud, Chief Executive Officer, HealthCare.com […]

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RiskIQ, a San Francisco, CA-based platform that detects online threats to a brand’s customers, raised $25m in Series B round of financing. The round was led by Battery Ventures with participation from existing investor Summit Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Michael Brown of Battery Ventures has joined its Board of Directors. The company intends […]

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Qeexo, a San Jose, CA-based developer of touch technologies, closed a $2.3m Series A funding. The round was led by Sierra Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand its engineering and business development teams and begin to deploy its patented FingerSense technology. Led by Sang Won Lee, CEO, Chris Harrison, CTO, Qeexo […]

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Coupang, a Seoul, Korea-based e-commerce company that offers a curated selection of diverse merchandise, raised $100m in financing. The round was led by Sequoia Capital Global Equities and Sequoia Heritage, with participation from existing investors Greenoaks Capital Management, Rose Park’s Disruptive Innovation Fund and LaunchTime. The company intends to use the funds to continue to […]

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Rodin Therapeutics, Inc., a Cambridge MA-based biotechnology company applying insights of epigenetics to novel therapeutics for neurological disorders, closed a $12.9M Series A financing round. The round was led by current investors Atlas Venture and Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC). The company, co-founded in March 2013 by Atlas Venture and Proteros Biostructures, with financing […]

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Newlans, Inc., Acton, MA-based fabless semiconductor company specializing in reconfigurable broadband analog signal processing solutions, closed a $20 Series B financing. Newlans, a provider of RF solutions, raised an additional $5m investment from Verizon Ventures to complete its Series B financing round, totaling $20m. The initial $15m closing in February included existing investors Paladin Capital […]

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Survios, a Los Angeles-based provider of a platform that brings full body motion technology into virtual reality, raised $4m in Series A funding. The round was led by Shasta Ventures, with participation from Renata Quintini of Felicis Ventures and Gen Isayama of World Innovation Lab. In conjunction with the funding, Rob Coneybeer, Managing Director at […]

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GiPSTech, an Italian developer of solutions for indoor positioning/localization/navigation based on geomagnetic field, raised €200k in angel funding. A group of members of Italian Angels for Growth (IAG) including Massimo Vanzi made the investment. The company intends to use the funds to complete the development of the platform and test it with early adopters in […]