REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
PropTiger.com, an Indian online real estate marketing platform, raised US$37m in funding. The round was led by News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) , the New-York based global media and information services company, which acquired a significant minority stake in the parent company of PropTiger.com for $30m, with participation from existing investors SAIF […]
Vivify Health, a Plano, Texas-based provider of a patient engagement and remote patient monitoring solution, closed a Series B funding round of undisclosed amount. Backers included strategic investors Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (NYSE: LH) and Envision Healthcare Holdings (Envision) (NYSE: EVHC), which joined previous investors Heritage Group and Ascension Health Ventures. In connection with […]
Doctolib, a Paris, France-based online and mobile booking platform and management software for doctors, raised €4m in funding. Backers included Bertrand Jelensperger, Antoine Freysz, Olivier Occelli, Maxime Forgeot, Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet and Pierre Krings. The company, which had already raised €1m in February 2014 (read here), intends to use the funds to continue to grow operations […]
Yik Yak, an Atlanta, GA-based anonymous messaging app, reportedly raised $62m in third funding round this year. According to the WSJ (read here), the round was led by Sequoia Capital with current investors expected to participate. The company had previously raised $10m in June 2014 from Azure Capital Partners, Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN), Tim Draper […]
Scripted.com, a San Francisco-based tech startup that provides written content on demand, raised $9M in Series B financing. The round was led by Storm Ventures with participation from existing investors Crosslink Capital and Redpoint Ventures as well as new angel investors Gil Penchina — who runs the largest syndicate on AngelList — Auren Hoffman (founder […]
VigLink, a San Francisco, CA-based platform on which site-to-site clicks are priced bought, and sold, raised an additional $2m in Series C funding. It added to the $18m first tranche of the Series C funding round announced in June 2014 (read here). Backers included VC firms Foundry Group and Costanoa Venture Capital. In conjunction with […]
YPlan, a London, United Kingdom-based provider of a mobile local events marketplace and going out app, received $24m in Series B funding. The round was led by existing backers Octopus Investments, General Catalyst Partners and Wellington Partners. Launched in November 2012 by CEO Rytis Vitkauskas, YPlan provides a free app that allows users to browse […]
Mobilize, a San Francisco, CA- and Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of a community management solution designed to manage and engage external workforces and contributors in the new economy, raised $1.2m in seed funding. The round was led by Hillsven Capital, with participation from UpWest Labs and Eddy Shalev. The company intends to use the funds […]
Muzik, a Miami Beach-based music tech startup, secured over $10m in funding. The backers were not named. The company intends to use the funds to further build out the product’s functionality. Founded by Jason Hardi, muzik has developed smart and socially-connected wireless headphones, which are available now at www.muzikofficial.com. The headphones feature touch controls, high-definition […]
bright box, a Moscow, Russia-based IT company that has developed Remoto, a connected car platform for mass-market, raised $1.5M in funding. Leta Capital made the investment. In conjunction with the funding, Alexander Chachava, Managing Partner of LETA Capital, will be joining the brigt box Board of Directors. The company intends to use the funds to […]
Wealth-X, a Singapore-based provider of sales, marketing, and compliance solutions to companies and not-for-profit organizations targeting the ultra high net worth (UHNW) market, received a major investment from Insight Venture Partners. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. In conjunction with it, Euan Menzies and Matthew Gatto from Insight Venture Partners, have joined Wealth-X’s […]
Elance–oDesk, a Mountain View, Calif.-based operator of an online workplace, raised $30m in funding. The round was led by Benchmark, with participation from existing shareholders T. Rowe Price, FirstMark, Sigma West, NEA and the Stripes Group. Led by Fabio Rosati, CEO, Elance-oDesk operates a large online workplace with 3.7m businesses and 9.3m freelancers earning more than […]
SummitView Capital opened a new ¥10 billion RMB ($1.7 billion USD) private equity fund and a strategic collaboration with the Shanghai government in cooperation with the China National Fund. The fund enables SummitView to acquire global semiconductor design companies and help them expand their market share in China by increasing sales, marketing activities, support and […]
Zendrive, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a data and analytics platform to make driving better, safer, and efficient for everyone, closed a strategic round of funding of undisclosed amount. The round was led by BMW i Ventures, Bill Ford’s VC firm Fontinalis Partners, Expansion Capital and First Round Capital. Led by Jonathan Matus, Zendrive interprets […]
Everything But The House (EBTH), a Cincinnati, OH-based online estate sale company, raised a $13m Series A round of funding. The round was led by Spark Capital and Greycroft Partners, with participation from individual investors. The company intends to use the funds to grow and bring its services to approximately 50 cities within the next two […]