REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Luminate (previously known as Pixazza, Inc.), a Mountain View, CA-based company that offers a platform for image applications, has raised $10.7m in Series C funding. The round was led by Nokia Growth Partners, with participation from existing investors August Capital, CMEA Capital, Google Ventures and Shasta Ventures. The company plans to use the capital to […]
Satori Pharmaceuticals, a Cambridge, MA-based developer of therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), has raised an additional $15m in financing. Backers include existing investors InterWest Partners, New Enterprise Associates Inc. (NEA) and Prospect Venture Partners. The company also said that Donald Hayden was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dr. David Schnell of Prospect […]
Truveris, Inc., a New York City-based provider of software designed to drive efficiency, transparency and cost containment in the prescriptions claims process, has closed a $10m Series B venture funding. The round was led by New Leaf Venture Partners, with participation from Tribeca Venture Partners, New Atlantic Ventures and First Round Capital. The company intends […]
Fanattac, Inc. (fuh-nat-ik), an online social media platform that connects music fans and artists, has closed a $1m funding round and has launched a beta at Ithaca College in New York (http://www.fanattac.com/ithaca/). Investors were not disclosed. The company intends to use the capital to support the initial beta release as it plans to expand the […]
FirstFuel Software, a Lexington, MA-based commercial building energy analytics company, closed a $10m round of financing. The round was led by RockPort Capital, with pèarticipation from existing investors Nth Power and Battery Ventures. The company intends to use the funding to continue to expand in the utility and government markets, and accelerate product development efforts. […]
Scan Inc., a San Francisco-based maker of a QR code reader app for iOS, has raised $1.7m in seed funding. The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Google Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Yuri Milner’s Start Fund, Social + Capital Partnership, Transmedia Capital, Ludlow Ventures, Ariel Poler, Naval Ravikant of AngelPool, Jim Pallotta […]
GoPago, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based provider of emerging mobile payments technology, has received a Series A investment of undisclosed amount from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The company intends to use the capital to expand into mobile payment services. Founded in 2009 by CEO Leo Rocco, GoPago has developed a free smartphone application […]
EnerVault Corporation, a Sunnyvale, Calif.-based developer of energy storage systems based on a novel redox flow battery technology completed a $15.5m Series B financing. This funding, which complements the grant awards totaling $5.5m from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), California Energy Commission (CEC) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), brings the total amount […]
Nomos Software, a Cork, Ireland-based specialist software company, has raised €500k in funding. The round was led by Kernel Capital, which made the investment through the Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity Fund, with the remainder of funds provided by Enterprise Ireland. The company intends to use the capital to further strengthen its […]
Chupamobile, a marketplace for buying and selling source code and components for Mobile App developments, has raised a seed funding round of undisclosed amount and launched Chupamobile Ltd., headquartered in London, UK. According to a written statement, internet and mobile serial entrepreneur Fabio Pezzotti has joined the company’s board of directors. Launched in Beta last […]
Vascular Magnetics Inc., a Philadelphia-based developer of magnetically targeted drug delivery system for the treatment of peripheral artery disease, has raised $7m in Series A financing. Devon Park Bioventures was the sole investor in the deal. The company intends to use the funds to complete the preclinical development of its system and conduct an initial […]
Restorando, a Brazilian and Argentinian online reservation platform for restaurants in Latin America, has raised $3.2m in Series A funding. The round was led by Emergence Capital Partners, with participation from Kaszek, Atomico, and Storm Ventures. The new funding will be used to expand into other South American markets and continue building the team. In […]
Performance Horizon Group (PHG), a UK-based provider of performance marketing technology, raised a second round of venture capital funding of undisclosed amount. Backers include Greycroft Partners and existing investor DN Capital. The company intends to use the capital to continue to expand into the U.S. market. With a new NYC headquarters, Performance Horizon Group is […]
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Cumberland, RI-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative treatments for chronic pain, has raised $22.5m in a Series B financing. The round was led by Longitude Capital and Skyline Ventures, with participation from Series A investors Frazier Healthcare Ventures and Boston Millennia Partners. The company intends to use […]
Halfpenny Technologies, Inc., a Blue Bell, Pa.-based provider of clinical data integration solutions specializing in laboratory, pathology and physician electronic health record (EHR) system interoperability, has raised $2.25m in venture capital funding. The round was co-led by Vital Financial and Emerald Stage2 Ventures, with participation from existing investors Osage Venture Partners, Milestone Venture Partners, and […]