REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
New blogging platform Medium raised $25m in venture capital funding. According to Re/Code (read here), the round was led by Greylock Partners, with participation from Google Ventures, Chris Sacca, Ron Conway, Tim O’Reilly, Michael Ovitz, Gary Vaynerchuk, Betaworks, Code Advisors, CAA Ventures and Science. In conjunction with the funding, Greylock’s Josh Elman and David Sze will […]
PowerVision, Inc., a Belmont, CA-based developer of an accommodating intraocular lens, closed its $20m first tranche of its Series D funding round. Backers included existing investors Venrock, Johnson & Johnson Development Corp., Medtronic, Advanced Technology Ventures, Lexington Capital and Frazier Healthcare Ventures. Led by President, CEO and Co-Founder Barry Cheskin, PowerVision is developing technology which […]
CloudLock, a Waltham, MA-based cloud data security company, raised $16.5m in Series C funding. Backers included new investor Bessemer Venture Partners and existing investors Cedar Fund and Ascent Venture Partners. The company intends to use the funds to expand in new markets, invest in existing and expanded product lines, and grow its operations in the […]
Rocketmiles, a Chicago, IL- and Boston, MA-based travel-booking site features a new class of miles incentives, raised $6.5m in Series A Financing. The round was led by August Capital, with participation from existing investors Peterson Ventures, Link Ventures and Atlas Venture as well as new investors Chicago Ventures and Sam Yagan, CEO at Match.com. As […]
BrightFarms, a NYC-based urban agriculture company, raised $4.9m in Series B funding. Backers included NGEN Partners, Emil Capital Partners, BrightFarms founder Ted Caplow and other investors. The company intends to use the funds to continue building commercial-scale greenhouses and improve the customer service. Led by CEO Paul Lightfoot, BrightFarms aims to create local green jobs […]
Ensighten, a Cupertino, California-based provider of an enterprise data and tag management platform, closed a $40m Series B funding round. Insight Venture Partners made the investment. The company intends to use the funds to expand globally via increasing sales and marketing operations and continue product development. Led by Founder and CEO Josh Manion, Ensighten provides a […]
Hansoft, an Uppsala, Sweden-based provider of an agile development platform, raised $8.4m (€6.15m) in funding. The round was led by Creandum, with participation from private investors Mårten Mickos (currently CEO of Eucalyptus Systems). In conjunction with the funding, Daniel Blomquist, Principal at Creandum, joined’s Hansoft’s board. Founded in 2005 and led by Patric Palm, Chairman […]
CDI Computer Dealers, a Markham, Ontario, Canada-based remarketer of IT equipment to educational institutions, received an investment from H.I.G. Growth Partners. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to expand product and service offering Founded in 1981 and led by Saar Pikar, CEO, and Erez Pikar, COO, […]
Dafiti, a Latin American online retailer, received €15m in funding. The International Finance Corporation, a World Bank Group organization, made the investment. The company intends to use the funds for growth and expansion. Led by co-founder Philipp Povel, the Dafiti Group is a fashion e-commerce operating in Latin America (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico). […]
Fitbay.com, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based a community for social shopping, raised $400k in funding. Backers included Jesper Buch (Founder of Just-Eat and investor in Miinto, etc.) and Creandum. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations. Led by Christian Wylonis, Founder & CEO, Fitbay connects people of similar body shapes into virtual networks based […]
GutCheck, a Denver, CO-based agile market research company, closed a $4m round of funding. Backers included Icon Venture Partners and existing investors Grotech Ventures, which had led a Series B round of $4M in June 2013 (read here), Crawley Ventures, Highway 12 Ventures and Village Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Icon Venture Partners’ Jeff […]
Simple Energy, a Boulder, CO-based provider of software as service digital marketing platform, closed a $6m Series B funding. The round was led by the Westly Group. In conjunction with the funding, Westly Group’s founder and managing partner Steve Westly will join Simple Energy’s board of directors. The company will use the funds for development […]
Greenwich, Connecticut-based private equity firm Capital Partners, Inc. closed its latest fund, at $360m. Capital Partners Private Equity Income Fund II, LP, will be led by Managing Directors Mark D. Allsteadt, Brian D. Fitzgerald, and Robert S. Tucker. It will make investments in private North American companies that have dedicated management teams, solid market positions, […]
Tapastic, a Santa Clara, CA-based online portal for webcomics, closed a $2m Series A funding. South Korea’s Daum Communications provided the capital and partnered with the company to launch the English version of major Korean webcomics property, “Like A Wolf”, which was created by Korean webtoon artist Sehyung Lee. Tapastic will use the funds to […]
Health Catalyst, a Salt Lake City, UT-based healthcare data software company, raised $41m in Series C funding. Backers included Sequoia Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Sorenson Capital, and CHV Capital. The company, which has raised over $80m in total funding, intends to use the capital for product development over the next 24 months. […]