REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Granify, an Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based automatic e-commerce revenue optimization platform, raised $7m in Series A funding. The round was led by Valar Ventures, the global venture fund backed by Peter Thiel, with participation from existing investors iNovia Capital, Social Starts and angel investors. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth. Led by […]
Dating LATAM, a Lima, Peru-based online dating startup, raised a seed funding round. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. SparkLabs Global Ventures, a global seed-stage fund, made the investment. The startup’s MiMediaManzana.com site currently has over 300,000 registered users. Started originally in Peru, the company is now present in Mexico, Colombia, and Chile […]
London-based asset management firm Tenax Capital has launched a fund focused on providing credit to Italian SMEs. Tenax Credit Italian Fund is a seven year vehicle with a raise target of €150m. It will invest in SMEs with a turnover of €50m/€250m and financial leverage 4.5 times lower than EBITDA and a 5-6% profit target. […]
Unfraud, a Rome, Italy-based developer of an antifraud platform, raised €100k in seed funding. TIM Ventures, Corporate Venture Capital of Telecom Italia, made the investment. The company will use the funds to expand operations. Co-founded by Armando Monaco, Vincenzo Paduano, and Andrea Puzo, Unfraud leverages artificial intelligence to allow online businesses to constantly monitor a […]
During the Italian edition of Shark Tank, Airlite, a Bozen, Italy-based company that produces natural high performance paints, raised €750k in funding. Fabio Cannavale took a 3% equity stake in the company. The company intends to use the funds to continue to expand sales efforts globally. Led by Massimo Bernardoni and Antonio Cianci, Airlite manufactures worldwide patented inorganic […]
Memio, a smart pill box, won the 2015 edition of InnovAction Lab, the startup learning program led by Augusto Coppola. The final took place in Florence, during the XXIV International World Wide Web Conference. Led by Benedetto Buratti, Roberta Musarò, Manuel De Iuliis, Lorenzo Del Zozzo and Gabriele Sedda, Memio is a smart pill box […]
Bundle, an Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based smart photo app, raised €250k in funding. Hans Veldhuizen, Albumprinter/Albelli founder, made the investment. The company has raised $600K in total from angel investors and Amsterdam-based accelerator Startupbootcamp. Led by Michel op ‘t Landt, CEO and co-founder, Bundle aims to allow people to declutter their camera roll by storing (to […]
Magnetic, a New York City-based digital advertising technology company, raised $25m in equity funding. The round was led by Edison Partners with participation from Charles River Ventures, ORIX Ventures, the Honeywell pension, Jonathan Kraft, Roger Ehrenberg, and others. The company intends to use the funds for product innovation. Magnetic is also merging with MyBuys, a […]
bd4travel, a Frankfurt, Germany-based predictive analytics platform for the travel industry, raised $4.2m in Series A funding. The round was led by Hoxton Ventures with participation from Talis Capital and Robin Klein of The Accelerator Group. Simon Breakwell, Expedia founder and partner at TCV, joined bd4travel’s Chairman. The company intends to use the funds to […]
BookBub, a Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA-based service for publishers and authors looking to reach new readers through limited-time ebook deals, closed $7m in new equity and debt financing. Investors were not named. The company intends to use the funds to grow the team further. Founded in 2012, BookBub operates a free service that allows readers to […]
Samsara, a San Francisco, CA-based builder of Internet-connected sensor systems to deploy sensors at any scale, raises $25m in funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz. In conjunction with the funding, Marc Andreessen joined Samsara’s board. The company intends to use the funds to continue to develop the platform and grow operations. Founded in […]
iSpot.tv, a Bellevue, WA-based provider of a platform that tracks national TV ads and correlates digital responses in real-time, raised $21.9m in Series B funding. The round was led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor Madrona Venture Group. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate product development, hire new people and […]
Funding Options Ltd, a Manchester, UK-based SME credit broker, raised £2m in funding. GLI Finance invested £1.25m in return for a 28.9% stake in the ordinary equity and £0.75 million of preference shares of the company. In conjunction with the funding, GLI Finance Chief Executive, Geoff Miller, will join Funding Options’ board of directors. Led […]
Bluebee, a Delft, The Netherlands-based developer of a cloud-based, accelerated genomics solution, raised €1.75m (approx. $1.90m). Backers included Belgian investment firm Buysse & Partners and existing shareholder Delft University of Technology. The company intends to use the funds to bring its genomics solution to clinicians and labs. Founded in 2011 as a spin-off of the […]
iprice group, a Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based online shopping community company, received US$550k in funding. Asia Venture Group (AVG) made the investment. Founded in October 2014 by Heinrich Wendel, iprice already offers more than 3 million products from over 10,000 local and international brands, sourced through trusted online stores. Shoppers can browse through the products by […]