REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Fingerprint, the San Fracisco, CA-based creator of kids’ mobile play-and-learn networks, secured a $10.85m Series B financing round. The company intends to use the funds to continue to develop new games, apps, videos and ebooks for partner networks around the world. Led by CEO and Co-Founder Nancy MacIntyre, Fingerprint provides mobile technology, edutainment, broadcast (and […]
Nutmeg.com, a London, UK-based online discretionary wealth manager, raised $32m in funding. Backers included existing investors Tim Draper and Daniel Aegerter (Armada Investment Group) and new investors Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone, asset management firm Schroders and Balderton Capital. The company intends to use the funds for customer acquisition and product development. Founded by Nick […]
akvolution GmbH, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of water treatment technology, raised a six-digit seed funding round. High-Tech-Gründerfonds (HTGF) provided the funds. The company intends to use the capital for product development efforts and acquisition of new professionals (http://www.akvolution.de/career/). Founded in 2013 by CEO Dr. Matan Beery, CTO Johanna Ludwig and Lucas León as a spin-off […]
MobileRQ, a Portland, Oregon-based provider of a contextual mobile marketing platform, raised $1.3m in funding. Backers included existing investor Verizon Ventures and new investors Coremix Capital LLC, Rogue Ventures and TiE Oregon. The company intends to use the funds to continue scaling its business. Led by CEO Tyler McKinley, MobileRQ provides a contextual mobile marketing […]
Phunware, an Austin, TX-based provider of an integrated services platform that enables brands to engage, manage and monetize their users worldwide, closed its $30.72m Series E funding. A new strategic investment came from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation. The close of the round supplements prior investments by Firsthand Technology Value Fund (NASDAQ: SVVC), Fraser McCombs Ventures, […]
Epoxy, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of tools for video channel management, received $6.5m in Series A financing. The round was led by Upfront Ventures and Time Warner Investments. Previous investors included Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Advancit Capital, Greycroft Partners and Robert Downey Jr.’s Downey Ventures. Led by Juan Bruce, co-founder and CEO, Epoxy provides […]
Cargomatic, a Venice Beach, Calif.-based on-demand network for local truck availability, closed $2.6m in funding. Backers included SV Angel, Morado Venture Partners, Winklevoss Capital, Nicolas Berggruen, Justin Mateen, Scott Banister, Acequia Capital (Fritz Lanman & Hank Vigil), Structure Capital, and Sherpa Ventures. Led by CEO Jonathan Kessler and COO Brett Parker, Cargomatic provides a desktop and […]
Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund* has committed $10m to global healthcare venture capital manager Versant Ventures to support investment in Canada’s early-stage life sciences industry. Founded in 1999 and led by Brad Bolzon, PhD., Managing Director, Versant Ventures is a global venture capital firm that invests in bio-pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other life science opportunities.The firm […]
Transifex, a Menlo Park, CA-based provider of a worldwide localization platform, secured $2.5m in seed funding. The round was led by New Enterprise Associates with participation from Toba Capital, Arafura Ventures and various angel investors including Georgios Papadopoulos (founder, Atypon), Ilya Sukhar (founder, Parse), Jonathan Siegel (founder, RightSignature), and Thanos Triant (angel behind Siebel and […]
Soundhawk, a Cupertino, CA-based provider of a Smart Listening System, raised $5.5m in funding. Backers included Foxconn, which will help Soundhawk scale its business, and True Ventures. Led by Michael Kisch, CEO, Soundhawk develops wearable hearing aid equipment to help people hear, communicate and connect. An app enables users to personalize Soundhawk to their unique […]
Patreon, a Francisco, California-based crowdfunding and media company, closed a $15m Series A round of financing. Backers included Index Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Thrive Capital, Freestyle Capital, Atlas Ventures, SV Angel, UTA, CAA, Alexis Ohanian (cofounder of Reddit), Garry Tan, Aaron Harris, Sam Altman (President of Y Combinator), Joshua Schachter (founder of Delicious), David Marcus […]
Numerate, Inc., a San Bruno, CA-based biotechnology company, completed an $8m financing. The round was co-led by Atlas Venture and Lilly Ventures, with participation from existing investors. In conjunction with the funding, Bruce Booth, Ph.D, Partner at Atlas Venture, and Steve Hall, Ph.D., Venture Partner at Lilly Ventures, joined Numerate’s Board of Directors. The company […]
Kreditech, a Hamburg, Germany-based enterprise credit rating platform, raised $40m in Series B funding. The round was led by Värde Partners with participation from existing investors Point Nine Capital and Blumberg Capital. The company intends to use the capital to launch in new markets. Founded in 2012 by Sebastian Diemer and Alexander Graubner-Müller, Kreditech has […]
Tasktop Technologies, a Vancouver, BC, Canada-based provider of Software Lifecycle Integration (SLI) platform and creators of the Eclipse Mylyn open source tool, closed an $11m Series A funding. The round was led by Austin Ventures, syndicated with Yaletown Venture Partners. In conjunction with the funding, John Thornton, General Partner at Austin Ventures, and Mike Satterfield, […]
New York-based Namely, which provides a suite of HR tools, just raised $4.7m in funding (read here). Founder Matt Straz, a successful serial entrepreneur, answered our questions about the company, their (impressive) results, the round, and….NYC. FinSMEs: Hi Matt. First, can you tell us a little bit more about you? What’s your background? Matt: Prior to […]