REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
CargoSense, a Reston, Virginia-based big data and analytics SaaS company, closed a $2.5m seed funding round. Backers included IrishAngels, Middleburg Capital Development and Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology. The company intends to use the funds to expand sales, marketing and development teams, drive new product innovations and customer acquisition activities. Led by CEO Rich Kilmer, CargoSense […]
Empathetics, Inc., a Boston, MA-based empathy and communications training company that provides CME/CE-accredited web-based courses to the healthcare sector, closed a $1.5m round of financing. The round was led by GDN Holdings, LLC and Key Venture Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Nathaniel Opperman, President of Key Venture Partners, LLC, will be joining Empathetics’ board […]
Jukely Unlimited, a NYC-based provider of a concert subscription service, raised $8m in additional seed funding round. The round was led by Northzone and Alex Zubillaga’s 14W, with participation from Larry Marcus, Hany Nada, Lyor Cohen, Maiden Lane and GroupMe founders Steve Martocci and Jared Hecht. The company intends to use the funds to grow […]
Dedrone GmbH, a Kassel, Germany-based provider of drone early-warning and detection solutions, raised $2.9m in funding. The round was led by Target Partners with participation from American entrepreneur Tom Noonan (Internet Security Systems, JouleX) as well as serial entrepreneurs Jörg Lamprecht (Only Solutions, Cobion, Aibotix) and Rene Seeber (Only Solutions, Cobion, JouleX). The company intends […]
Headout, a NYC, and San Francisco-based last minute mobile marketplace for tours, activities and experiences, raised $1.8M in seed funding. Backers included Version One Ventures, 500 Startups, Nexus Venture Partners and Arena Ventures, Angellist’s Maiden Lane Ventures, Funders Club, Haystack Fund, Ludlow Ventures, Dreamit Ventures and angels Rick Marini (advisor to Facebook), Fabrice Grinda (OLX), Kunal Bahl […]
Skyward, a Portland, OR-based information management platform for commercial drone operators, raised $4.1m in funding. Backers included Draper Associates, Founders Co-Op, Norwest Venture Partners, Techstars Ventures, Verizon Ventures, and Voyager Capital. In conjunction with the funding, David Famolari of Verizon Ventures and Ari Newman of Techstars Ventures will join as observers on Skyward’s board of […]
DataTorrent, a Santa Clara, CA-based provider of real-time big data analytics platform, closed a $15m Series B financing. The round was led by Singtel Innov8, with participation from GE Ventures and existing investors from the company’s Series A round (August Capital, AME Cloud Ventures and Morado Venture Partners). In conjunction with he funding, Singtel Innov8 Managing Director […]
InCarda Therapeutics, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for acute cardiovascular conditions via the inhalation route, raised over $5m Series A financing. Potential additional tranches can bring to a total of $1.5m. The round was led by Morningside Venture with participation from a consortium of physicians and […]
Enjore, a Capurso (BA), Italy-based provider of a digital platform to manage sports and videogame tournaments, raised €500k in funding. The round was led by Ligurcapital SpA with participation from a group of angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to develop the mobile part of the platform to manage sports leagues online […]
Icertis, a Bellevue (Washington)-based provider of enterprise contract lifecycle management software in the Microsoft Cloud, closed a $6.0m Series A funding. The round was led by Greycroft Partners and Fidelity Growth Partners India. The company intends to use the funds to scale sales and marketing and further build out its contract lifecycle management product. Led by […]
S.T. Stent, a Misgav, Israel-based developer of a removable nasal stent for implantation following sinus surgery, completed a $450k funding round. Participants included private investors from Israel and abroad. The funds will enable the company to approach device evaluation in humans with significant statistics and gain regulatory approval of the device. Led by Joseph Flomenbilt, […]
One.com, a global provider of web hosting services and domain names, received a growth equity investment of undisclosed amount. Backers included Accel-KKR and ATP Private Equity Partners. The company intends to use the proceeds to launch into the U.S., ongoing product innovation and the acceleration of its growth in new regions in Europe. Founded in […]
Scanadu Inc., a Moffett Field, CA-based medtech company that is building a family of mobile medical products for consumers, raised $35m in Series B funding. The round was led by Fosun International and Tencent Holdings Limited, with participation from China Broadband Capital and Iglobe Partners of Singapore, as well as A-round investors Relay Ventures, Redmile […]
Loop Commerce, a Menlo Park, CA-based provider of an e-gifting and commerce platform, raised $16m in funding. Backers included: – Oren Zeev; – Dan Tierney and Stephen Schuler (through their family office Wicklow Capital); – Andrew Fine; – Silas Chou (through his family office Novel TMT); – Don Katz, EVP at Amazon; – Mark Carges, […]
Visidraft, a Washington D.C. area Augmented Reality startup focused on solving communication between clients and contractors in Architecture and Construction, closed $250K in seed funding. The round was led by angel fund Hivers & Strivers, which invests in Veteran led startups, particularly graduates of the US Military Academies; West Point, Annapolis, Air Force and Coast […]