REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
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MyTutorWeb, a London, UK-based online tutoring platform, raised £1m in funding.
OpenView Venture Partners, a Boston, MA-based venture capital firm focused on backing expansion-stage software companies, added Rufus King as the first Chief Legal Officer.
MB Financial Bank, N.A., a Chicago-based commercial bank with approximately $15 billion in assets, is to acquire MSA Holdings, LLC, parent company of MainStreet Investment Advisors, LLC, and Cambium Asset Management, LLC.
Porch.com, a Seattle, WA-based home services platform for homeowners and home professionals, acquired Fountain, a San Francisco-based app that connects homeowners to experts on home and garden projects.
KeepTruckin, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a platform for trucking companies to manage their fleets and have their drivers legally log their hours, raised $8m in Series A funding.
Orange (Euronext Paris: ORA NYSE: ORAN) and Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40] have launched a European multi-corporate venture capital fund.
Monclarity, a Burlingame, CA-based provider of a comprehensive brain training application, raised $5m in seed funding.
Gobble, a Palo Alto, CA-based provider of gourmet meal kits, raised $10.75 in Series A funding.
Filld, a Mountain View, CA-based on-demand mobile refueling company, raised $3.25m in seed funding.
Time Inc. (UK) Ltd., the publisher of print and digital magazine content, acquired International Craft & Hobby Fair Limited (ICHF), an events business specializing in trade and consumer events in the crafts arena.
BPI France has launched a $100m fund focused on tourism and leisure.
Micropross, a Lille, France-based supplier of test systems for NFC, smart cards, and wireless charging test systems, has been acquired by National Instruments, a provider of platform-based test systems that enable engineers and scientists to solve engineering challenges.
GEV Group, a UK-based provider of a wide range of specialist engineering & inspection services such as oil & gas, subsea well control, wind turbine maintenance and industrial coatings, received a £5.4m investment from Maven Capital Partners.
Soley GmbH, a Munich, Germany-based engineering intelligence company, received a funding of undisclosed amount.