REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Opendoor, a San Francisco, Calif.-based service that allows homeowners to sell their home online, raised $20m in funding. The round was led by GGV Capital with participation from prior investor Khosla Ventures and a group of angel investors. In conjunction with the funding, Glenn Solomon, a managing partner at GGV Capital, will join Opendoor’s board […]
Zimperium, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of mobile threat defense solutions, closed a $12m Series B round of funding. The round was led by Telstra, Australian provider of mobile phones, mobile devices, home phones and broadband internet, and current customer of Zimperium, with participation from new investor TOYO Corporation and existing investors Sierra Ventures, Lazarus […]
Refrigerant Solutions (RefSols), a Liverpool, UK-based provider of an environmentally-friendly range of refrigerant gases, received a £750k investment. Backers included The North West Fund for Mezzanine Financing, managed by Enterprise Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to create a number of senior technical and sales jobs and grow globally. Founded in 2004 by […]
Global Insurance giant AXA has launched a €200m venture capital fund. Led by Francois Robinet, chairman, AXA Strategic Ventures is dedicated to emerging strategic innovations relevant to insurance, asset management, financial technology and healthcare service industries. It provides startups with capital, technical expertise and market access. The fund will have on-the-ground coverage of investment opportunities […]
Ardusat, a Salt Lake City, UT-based education company focused on enhancing student engagement through hands-on experimentation, secured a total of $1m in seed funding. Backers included Space Florida, Fresco Capital, Spire and others. The company intends to use the funds to expand its platform. Led by President Sunny Washington, Ardusat provides a platform and curriculum […]
Notation Capital, a pre-seed venture capital firm based in Brooklyn, NY, officially launched. The fund amounts at about $8m. Notation Capital aims to back tech startups at their early stages investing invest the first $100k-$200k in rounds totalling less than $400k. The firm is led by Nicholas Chirls (formerly at Betaworks), and Alex Lines, who […]
Cenx, an Ottawa, Canada-based provider of service orchestration solutions for software-defined networks, raised a funding round of undisclosed amount. Backers included Highland Capital Partners, Mesirow Financial Private Equity Inc, Verizon Ventures, Ericsson, DCM Ventures and Cross Creek Advisors. The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand operations and accelerate growth globally. Led […]
Barnana, a Santa Monica-based producer of banana snacks, received a minority growth capital investment from Boulder Food Group. BFG joined investors Mark Rampolla, Founder of Zico Premium Coconut Water; Patrick Finn of Finn Capital Partners; Jerry Bello, Founder of Sensible Portions; and Presence Sales & Marketing. The company will use the funds for distribution expansion, […]
CloudMargin, a London, UK-based collateral management company, received a vc investment from llluminate Financial Management. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds for growth and client adoption. Launched in 2013 by Andy Davies, CEO, CloudMargin provides a cloud-based collateral and risk management technology platform. Originally backed by […]
MicroVentures, an Austin, TX and San Francisco, CA-based online investment platform, has created a “500 Startups Fund” open to accredited investors. The fund provides investors with access to startups incubated within the popular Mountain View-based accelerator by way of its position in three 500 Startups’ Funds for as little as $10k. The MicroVentures’ 500 Startups […]
Klara, a Berlin, Germany-based eHealth startup, raised $2.5m in funding. Backers included Creathor Venture, Partech, Stephan Schambach, Heilemann Ventures and existing investor Atlantic Labs. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate US expansion as well as to improve the platform. Founded in 2013 by Simon Bolz and Dr. Simon Lorenz, Klara enables doctors […]
Comet Biorefining Inc., a London, Ontario, Canada-based developer of cellulosic glucose technology, closed a funding round of undisclosed amount. The round was led by Sofinnova Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Joško Bobanović, Sofinnova Green Seed Fund Partner, joined Comet’s board. The company intends to use the funds to complete the design of its commercial […]
Iotera, a San Francisco, California-based developer of a pet tracking solution, closed a $1m financing round. The round was led by ZenShin Capital Partners with participation from Crunchfund, Startup Capital Ventures, String Ventures, EarlyMarket and Rubicon Venture Capital. The company intends to use the funds to expand delivery of its IOTA® pet tracking system. Led […]
Getable, a San Francisco, CA-based app for ordering and tracking construction equipment, secured $5m in Series A funding. The round was led by The Social+Capital Partnership with participation from individuals at Ghilotti Brothers, Inc., Pacific Structures, Zachary Construction, DPR Construction, Darren Bechtel, a member of the Bechtel engineering and construction family and Managing Director of […]
Shark Punch, a San Francisco, California and Helsinki, Finland-based social discovery and community platform for games, raised $1.2m in funding. The round was led by London Venture Partners, which is investing from their seed fund and their AngelList syndicate, with participation from DN Capital, Reaktor Polte, as well as private angel investors. In conjunction with […]