REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Keen IO, a San Francisco, CA-based startup that provides a platform for developers to build their own analytics products, raised $11.3m in Series A funding. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from returning investors Pelion Venture Partners, Amplify, Rincon Venture Partners, Cloud Power Capital and angel investor Morris Wheeler. The company intends to […]
MakersKit, a San Francisco, CA-based creator of Do-ItYourself project kits, raised $1.5M in seed funding. The round was led by Tribeca Venture Partners with participation from Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Mesa+, Greycroft Partners, and Gary Vaynerchuk’s Vayner RSE. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations, scale production and hire new people in the next few months (read here). Cofounded by CEO Mike Stone and COO Jawn McQuade, MakersKit offers complete project kits that include links to how-to video guides that guide […]
CTERA Networks, a Palo Alto, CA-, New York, NYC, and Petach Tikvah, Israel-based provider of a Cloud Storage Services Platform, raised $25m in Series C financing. The round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from existing investors Benchmark Capital, Cisco, and Venrock. In conjunction with the funding, Adam Fisher, a partner at Bessemer […]
Synchroneuron, a Waltham, MA-based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new therapies to treat tardive dyskinesia (TD) and other neuropsychiatric disorders, closed a $20m Series B funding. The round came from sole-investor Morningside Technology Ventures Limited. The company intends to use the funds for the continued development of SNC-102, a new formulation of acamprosate calcium currently […]
BlaBlaCar, a Paris, France-based long-distance ride-sharing network, raised $100m in Series C funding. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from existing investors Accel Partners, ISAI and Lead Edge Capital. Index Ventures partner, Dominique Vidal, will join BlaBlaCar’s board. The company will use the funds to expand into new markets beyond Europe. Founded […]
EnergySavvy, a Seattle, WA- and Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of cloud solutions for the utility sector., received an additional $1.25m funding. EnerTech Capital and El Dorado Investment Company, the investment arm of PinnacleWest Capital Corp., made the investment. In conjunction with the funding, Dean Sciorillo of EnerTech Capital joined EnergySavvy’s board of directors. The company, which […]
Drybar, an Irvine, Calif.-based a hair salon chain, closed $20m in funding. The round was led by SPK Capital and existing investor Castanea Partners with participation from Drybar Board member Janet Gurwitch, founder and former chief executive officer of Laura Mercier Cosmetics, and previously executive vice president of merchandising at Neiman Marcus, and Ron Frasch, […]
Liquid Environmental Solutions, an Irving, Texas-based non-hazardous liquid waste services company, raised $31.6m in Series C funding. The round was led by ABS Capital Partners. Following the financing, ABS Capital Managing General Partner Phil Clough will join Liquid’s Board of Directors. The company intends to use the funds to continue their growth, with targeted acquisitions […]
Emerald Therapeutics, a Menlo Park, California-based provider of a life sciences laboratory that scientists can remotely access via the Internet, completed a $13.5m financing. The round was led by Founders Fund and Max Levchin, a PayPal co-founder, along with investment from Schooner Capital. Brian Singerman from Founders Fund and Max Levchin, a co-founder and former CTO at […]
Percentil.com, a Madrid, Spain-based online children’s clothing consignment shop, raised €1m in Series A funding. The round was led by Active Venture Partners, with participation from Cabiedes & Partners and international business angels. The company intends to use the funds to scale the business for European expansion and extension of its offer to incorporate womens’ […]
According to a blog post, Moven, a NYC-based free debit card and app that keeps track of users’ spending, raised $8m in Series A funding. The round was led by SBT Venture Capital, with participation from Route 66 Ventures, Standard Bank, existing investor Anthemis Group, and some new angels. The company intends to use the […]
eRelevance Corporation, an Austin, Texas-based progressive Health IT services company, closed an additional round of seed funding. The company, which has now raised more than $1.3M in total, intends to use the capital to support its go-to-market strategy. Led by Bob Fabbio, co-founder and CEO, eRelevance provides a HIPAA compliant service for healthcare providers such […]
tuul, a Santa Cruz, CA-based provider of a workflow communication service, closed a $1.7m seed funding round. The round was led by Greycroft Partners with participation from Raine Group, Streamlined Ventures, as well as unnamed media and tech angel investors. Led by Toby Corey and Wayne Tsuchitani, tuul is building a a secure OTT (over-the-top […]
Wideo, a Buenos Aires, Argentina-based provider of a tool that allows anyone to create an animated video, raised $460k in funding. Backers included 500 Startups, NXTPLabs and South Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to innovate the education technology space, helping teachers enhance the learning experience for their students. Co-Founder Agu De Marco, […]
DC Devices, Inc., a Tewksbury, Mass.-based medical device company developing structural heart devices, closed a $34m Series D financing round. The round was led by Accelmed with contributions from existing investors Third Rock Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, and Lumira Capital, as well as a new undisclosed strategic investor. The company intends to use the funds […]