REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Shopa, a London, UK-based social commerce startup, raised $11m in Series A funding. Backers included Octopus Investments and Notion Capital. The company intends to use the funds to roll out its social shopping technology into China and India after launching in the UK and US. Led by Peter Janes, Founder and CEO, Shopa operates a […]
Spotahome, a Madrid, Spain-based property listings website, raised a pre VC funding round of undisclosed amound. The round was led by Charlotte Street Capital with participation from Gabriel Leupin and Howzat Partners. The company is using the funds to expand operations. It is hiring. Set up in early 2014 by Alejandro Artacho, Spotahome is a platform designed for […]
Isis Innovation and Parkwalk Advisors announced that the University of Oxford Isis Fund II closed at over £2m. Managed by Parkwalk Advisors, a UK technology-specialist EIS fund management firm, the new vehicle follows the University of Oxford Isis Fund I, which invested in: – Brainomix, a stroke-diagnostics specialist – Oxtex, a developer of a novel intelligent […]
Leankor, a Calgary, Canada-based provider of a visual operational management system, raised $600k in its first financing round. Backers included The Accelerate Fund, managed by Avac, and a syndicate of angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to add new features while engaging new clients. Led by CEO Emilio Bernabei, Leankor provides an operational management tool for […]
“Silicon Valley elites like to think they’re miles ahead of the rest of the world. But when it comes to openness toward women, they are as behind as everyone else” Elena Favilli, CEO, Timbuktu Labs, 500startups alum, (read the article appeared on the Guardian here) FinSMEs 28/02/2015
MediaCore, a Victoria, Canada-based video platform for education, raised $4.5m in Series A financing. The round was led by Vanedge Capital. The company intends to use the funds to continue to advance the product and scale up the team. Started over 3 years ago by Stuart Bowness, Nathan Wright and Damien Tanner, MediaCore provides a […]
Workable, a Boston, MA-based provider of hiring software for SMBs, raises $5m in funding. Backers included Greylock IL (now 83North), the Openfund and angel investors. The company, which has raised a total of $7.4m, intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations. Founded in 2012 and led by CEO Nikos Moraitakis, Workable provides […]
Xeneta, an Oslo, Norway-based data platform for ocean freight market intelligence, raised a $5.3m Series A funding. Backers included existing investors Creandum, Point 9 Capital, and Alden and new investor Alliance Venture. The company, which has raised a total of $8.5 million since inception, intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and product development. […]
The Finistere Ventures FVII Fund, a new $150M Ag Tech Fund, held its first closing. Founded by AVAC, Bayer CropScience and another unnamed global strategic partner, the fund will identify and invest in technologies across early to growth-stage companies in the agriculture technology (Ag Tech) space. While the vehicle is primarily focused on North American […]
Mondelez International (NASDAQ: MDLZ), a maker of biscuits, chocolate, gum and candy, sold Betabox to VaynerMedia, LLC, the social media and digital marketing agency led by Gary Vaynerchuk. The amount of the transaction remained undisclosed. As a result of the deal, Sonny Byrd, the founder and CEO of Betabox, joined VaynerMedia as the head of […]
Telltale Games, a San Rafael, CA-based game developer and publisher, received a “significant” investment from content giant Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF). As part of the investment, whose amount was not disclosed, Lionsgate Chief Executive Officer Jon Feltheimer will join Telltale’s Board of Directors. The investment aims to continue the extension of Lionsgate’s film and television […]
RtTech Software, a Moncton, Canada-based company that specializes in real time products that turn industrial data into information that can be used to improve efficiencies, raised $3m in Series A financing. The round was led by McRock iNFund, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) venture capital fund managed by McRock Capital, with participation from existing […]
Coolan, a San Mateo, Ca.-based new community-based analytics solution, has launched with a seed round of funding of undisclosed amount. Backers in the round, which has been announced now but closed in February 2014, included the Social + Capital Partnership, North Bridge Venture Partners and Keshif Ventures. Coolan operates a community-based analytics solution that provides […]
Nasty Gal, a Los Angeles-based fashion retailer, raised $16m in Series C funding. The round was led by Ron Johnson, CEO of Enjoy, who joined Nasty Gal’s board in conjunction with the funding, with participation from existing investor Index Ventures. The company, which has now raised $65m in total, intends to use the funds to […]
Peoplevox, a Watford, UK-based provider of software-as-a-service warehouse management system, raised $6m in funding. The round was led by Index Ventures with participation from angel investors Ben White and Jon Kamaluddin. The company intends to use the funds for further product development to support in-store fulfilment, and to expand its team in London and internationally. […]