Start Up

BlaBlaCar, a Paris, France-based long-distance ride-sharing network, raised $100m in Series C funding. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from existing investors Accel Partners, ISAI and Lead Edge Capital. Index Ventures partner, Dominique Vidal, will join BlaBlaCar’s board. The company will use the funds to expand into new markets beyond Europe. Founded […]

World Startup Report, a social project to help understand and connect the different startup ecosystems in the world, has just published the Brazil Startup Report. The slides enlighten the history of the ecosystem, features pioneers (UOL and Akwan) and winners (among them, Dafiti, ContAzul, Bidu, RD Station, and EasyTaxi),  accelerators (Wayra, 21212, Papaya Ventures, etc.) investors […]

EnergySavvy, a Seattle, WA- and Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of cloud solutions for the utility sector., received an additional $1.25m funding. EnerTech Capital and El Dorado Investment Company, the investment arm of PinnacleWest Capital Corp., made the investment. In conjunction with the funding, Dean Sciorillo of EnerTech Capital joined EnergySavvy’s board of directors. The company, which […]

Drybar, an Irvine, Calif.-based a hair salon chain, closed $20m in funding. The round was led by SPK Capital and existing investor Castanea Partners with participation from Drybar Board member Janet Gurwitch, founder and former chief executive officer of Laura Mercier Cosmetics, and previously executive vice president of merchandising at Neiman Marcus, and Ron Frasch, […]

Liquid Environmental Solutions, an Irving, Texas-based non-hazardous liquid waste services company, raised $31.6m in Series C funding. The round was led by ABS Capital Partners. Following the financing, ABS Capital Managing General Partner Phil Clough will join Liquid’s Board of Directors. The company intends to use the funds to continue their growth, with targeted acquisitions […]

Emerald Therapeutics, a Menlo Park, California-based provider of a life sciences laboratory that scientists can remotely access via the Internet, completed a $13.5m financing. The round was led by Founders Fund and Max Levchin, a PayPal co-founder, along with investment from Schooner Capital. Brian Singerman from Founders Fund and Max Levchin, a co-founder and former CTO at […]

Percentil.com, a Madrid, Spain-based online children’s clothing consignment shop, raised €1m in Series A funding. The round was led by Active Venture Partners, with participation from Cabiedes & Partners and international business angels. The company intends to use the funds to scale the business for European expansion and extension of its offer to incorporate womens’ […]

According to a blog post, Moven, a NYC-based free debit card and app that keeps track of users’ spending, raised $8m in Series A funding. The round was led by SBT Venture Capital, with participation from Route 66 Ventures, Standard Bank, existing investor Anthemis Group, and some new angels. The company intends to use the […]

eRelevance Corporation, an Austin, Texas-based progressive Health IT services company, closed an additional round of seed funding. The company, which has now raised more than $1.3M in total, intends to use the capital to support its go-to-market strategy. Led by Bob Fabbio, co-founder and CEO, eRelevance provides a HIPAA compliant service for healthcare providers such […]

tuul, a Santa Cruz, CA-based provider of a workflow communication service, closed a $1.7m seed funding round. The round was led by Greycroft Partners with participation from Raine Group, Streamlined Ventures, as well as unnamed media and tech angel investors. Led by Toby Corey and Wayne Tsuchitani, tuul is building a a secure OTT (over-the-top […]

Wideo, a Buenos Aires, Argentina-based provider of a tool that allows anyone to create an animated video, raised $460k in funding. Backers included 500 Startups, NXTPLabs and South Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to innovate the education technology space, helping teachers enhance the learning experience for their students. Co-Founder Agu De Marco, […]

DC Devices, Inc., a Tewksbury, Mass.-based medical device company developing structural heart devices, closed a $34m Series D financing round. The round was led by Accelmed with contributions from existing investors Third Rock Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, and Lumira Capital, as well as a new undisclosed strategic investor. The company intends to use the funds […]

Automated Insights, a Durham, North Carolina-based creator of personalized narrative content from big data, raised $5.5m in Series B funding. The round was led by Osage Venture Partners with participation from Samsung Venture Investment Corp., the Associated Press, AOL co-founder Steve Case, Court Square Ventures, OCA Ventures and IDEA Fund Partners and other existing investors. […]

Rotation Medical, a Plymouth, MN-based medical device company focused on developing new technologies to treat rotator cuff disease, secured $27.2m in Series B financing. The round was co-led by new investor Life Sciences Partners (LSP) and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) with participation from new investor Pappas Ventures and others. In conjunction with the funding, Fouad Azzam, […]

ArtBinder, a New York-based app that allows galleries to present artworks remotely, raised $3.17m in Series A funding. The round was led by Index Ventures with participation from Leon Black, CEO and Founder Apollo Global Management; Matt Cohler former VP of Product at Facebook; Adam Freed, former COO of Etsy; Bruce Gibney, former partner at […]