REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Activate Healthcare, an Indianapolis, IN.based provider of workplace health clinics, raised an additional growth equity funding round from Spring Mountain Capital. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The funding will help Activate Healthcare accelerate the national expansion of its healthcare delivery model. Founded in 2009 by Peter Dunn and Debra Geihsler, Activate Healthcare […]
Digital Magics, a Milan, Italy-based venture incubator listed on the AIM market of the Italian Stock Exchange (symbol: DM), has launched Almadom.us,
Airtable, a San Francisco, CA-based database provider, secured $7.6m in funding. The round was led by CRV with participation from Caffeinated Capital, Crunchfund, Data Collective, Founder Collective and Freestyle Capital, Brennan O’Donnell, Ilya Sukhar, Othman Laraki, and Joshua Reeves. In conjunction with the funding, Max Gazor, partner at CRV, joined Airtable’s board. The company, which […]
Drippler, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based provider of personalized recommendations on apps, features, and accessories, raised $4.5m in Series A funding. The round was led by Titanium Investments with participation from TMT Investments, iAngels, Reuven Agassi, Yanki Margalit, David Assia and Christian Gaiser. The company intends to use the funds to further develop its technology and […]
Enterprise Ventures, which specializes in providing finance for small businesses, has launched a new £40m private capital loan fund. Backers included Santander UK plc and Greater Manchester Pension Fund. Led by Chief Executive Jonathan Diggines, Enterprise Ventures SME Loans will provide up to £1m to established SMEs in all sectors and in all areas of […]
onefinestay, a London and New York-based luxury home hospitality business, closed $40m in Series D funding. Backers included Intel Capital, Quadrant Capital Advisors, Hyatt Hotels, Joss Kent, Richard Chen, and Mark Dempster, Index Ventures and Canaan Partners. The company intends to use the funds to enhance the offering for guests and homeowners, to grow its […]
Blue Medora, a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based provider of cloud systems management platform, raised $4.6m in Series A venture capital funding. The round was led by Ann Arbor-based Michigan eLab, with participation from current investors Start Garden, Grand Angels and other equity holders. In conjunction with the funding, Michigan eLab’s Doug Neal will join Blue Medora’s […]
Fintech is a very hot trend and startups are everywhere trying to develop solutions to disrupt the banking and financial industry. For example, in Barcelona, Spain, Novicap has developed an independent marketplace that allows SMEs to turn outstanding invoices into working capital by selling them to professional investors.
Lyra, a Burlingame, CA-based behavioral health technology company, secured $3.1m in strategic funding. Castlight Health (NYSE: CSLT) made the investment and Castlight’s CEO, Giovanni Colella, MD, joined Lyra Health’s board of directors. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate development. Led by David Ebersman, co-founder and CEO, Lyra Health is developing a platform to […]
Velocity, a London, UK-based lifestyle app, raised $12m in Series A funding. Backers included former Thomson-Reuters CEO and Chair of Morgan Stanley’s Technology Committee, Tom Glocer, and Initial Capital Partner, Shukri Shammas, with Chrystal Capital sole book runners. The company intends to use the funds for international expansion. Founded by Zia Yusuf and Alex Macdonald […]
WeWork, a New York-based shared workspace provider, raised $400m in funding. Fidelity Management and Research Company joined previous investors including funds and accounts advised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., funds and accounts managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., clients of Wellington Management Company, The Goldman Sachs Group and Benchmark Capital. The company intends […]
Guavus Inc., a San Mateo, Calif.-based big data analytics provider, secured $30 m in funding. The backers were not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to bolster its presence and offerings for Communications Services Provider (CSP), Cable & Media customers world-wide and accelerate its expansion into the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) market […]
LittleBits Electronics, a New York-based hardware startup, raised $44.2m in funding. The round was led by DFJ Growth with participation from Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, Grishin Robotics, Wamda Capital, Foundry Group, True Ventures, VegasTechFund, Two Sigma Ventures and Khosla Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Barry Schuler of DFJ Growth, has been added to […]
ShopJester (fka Just Sales), a Danville, CA-based mobile retail app, secured $600k in seed funding. Backers included co-founders Bob Pack, a former vice president of sales at NetZero and Roger Smith, former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, Catherine Chang — a former Corporate Controller at Twitter, Harjit Deo formerly an Intel Executive, and Florian Leibert, […]
Whittl, a Chicago, IL-based online appointment booking platform., raised $3.3m in Series A funding. The round was led by Origin Ventures and KGC Capital with participation from OCA Ventures, Amicus Capital, Drummond Road Capital and GrubHub co-founder Mike Evans. The company intends to use the funds to focus on city expansion, product development and team […]