REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
MileIQ, a San Francisco, CA-based smart mileage tracker, closed $11m in financing. The round was led by Trinity Ventures, with participation from prior investors CRV, Marc Benioff, SV Angel, and other angel investors. In conjunction with the funding, Trinity Ventures general partner, Karan Mehandru, will join MileIQ’s board. The company intends to use the funds […]
QASymphony, an Atlanta, GA-based software testing solution for mid-size and large enterprises, closed a $2.5m Series A funding. Backers included Buckhead Investment Partners (BIP Capital), Poplar Ventures, and KMS Technology. With this investment, Jamie Hamilton, a managing partner at BIP Capital, is joining the board of directors. The company intends to use the funds to […]
Tripda, a New York City-based ride-sharing platform, raised $11m in Series A funding. Backers included Rocket Internet and an unnamed New York-based venture fund. The company intends to use the funds to expand its U.S. operation and grow its user base across 13 countries where it operates, as well as continuing to develop its web and mobile product […]
Fashion Project, a Boston, MA-based online clothing donation destination, secured $7.2m in Series A funding. Backers included Second Time Around (STA), Simon Venture Group, Burch Creative Capital, Robert Hall of Vera Bradley, RiverPark Ventures, Schooner Capital, and Abundance Partners. The company intends to use the funds to grow its workforce, expand facilities and increase its charitable […]
Business Insider, a New York-based online business information site, raised $25m in venture capital funding. The round was led by Axel Springer Digital Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Andreas Wiele, President Marketing and Classified Ad Models at Axel Springer SE, will become a member of the Board of Directors of Business Insider. With the […]
Datadog, a NYC-based monitoring platform for cloud applications, raised $31M in Series C funding. The round was led by existing investor Index Ventures, with follow-on investments from RTP Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, Amplify Partners and other equity holders. The new funding will be used to grow engineering, sales and marketing teams and accelerate new product […]
KB Enterprises, LLC, a Laramie, Wyoming-based technology company, recieved an equity investment from EnVision Capital. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. KB Enterprises is working on numerous technologies, including a new method for grain fumigation to replace the use of highly toxic methyl bromide, which is currently used in today’s fumigation processes. The […]
Whistle, a San Francisco-based provider of pet tech products and services, raised $15m in Series B funding. The round was led by Nokia Growth Partners with participation from Qualcomm, Melo7 Tech Partners LLC and Queensbridge Venture Partners and existing investors DCM and Slow Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Paul Asel, a managing partner at […]
Singulariteam, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based venture capital firm, closed its second fund at $102m. Limited partners include Tencent, Renren and Kenges Rakishev. The fund will focus on making seed investments in startups in a variety of sectors that include fintech, mobile development, robotics, internet of things and traditional internet. It has already invested in six […]
Handpick, a San Francisco, CA-based food discovery app, raised $3m in Series A funding. The round was led by ClearVue Partners with participation from angel investors Jean Pierre Chesse, Mingpo Cai, and Jean Pascal Tricoire. Led by Payman Nejati, chief executive officer, Handpick allows users to save interesting dish posts by adding them to topics […]
Koru, a Seattle, WA-based talent marketplace focused on college grads, completed an $8m Series A financing. The round was led by Maveron with participation from new investors City Light Capital and Trilogy Equity Partners and existing investors Battery Ventures and First Round Capital. The company, which has raised $12.57m to date, will use the funds […]
TUNE, a Seattle, Washington-based provider of an enterprise platform for mobile marketing, raises $27M in funding. The round was led by Icon Ventures (formerly Jafco Ventures), with participation from Performance Equity Management and Accel Partners. The company intends to use the funds to expand globally. Founded by twin brothers Lucas and Lee Brown and run […]
Atlas Genetics, a Trowbridge, UK-based developer of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, raised $20m in Series C funding. Backers included new investor RMI Partners and existing investors Novartis Venture Funds, Consort Medical plc, Johnson & Johnson Innovation — JJDC, Inc., LSP, BB Biotech Ventures and South West Ventures Fund. The company, which had previously raised […]
Mashable, a New York City-based media company that provides news, information and other resources, raised $17m in Series B funding round. The round was led by Time Warner Investments with participation from existing investors Updata Partners, New Markets Venture Partners, Social Starts, etc. In conjunction with the funding, Time Warner Investments’ Rachel Lam will join Mashable’s […]
Deliveroo, a London, UK-based food delivery service, raised $25m in Series B funding. The round was led by Accel Partners with participation from Index Ventures, Hoxton Ventures and Hummingbird Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Accel Partners’ Fred Destin will join Deliveroo’s board while Luciana Lixandru will be an observer. The company intends to use the […]