US HealthVest, which develops behavioral health facilities nationwide, announced it has secured $50 million in a Series B round of funding led by new investor Oak HC/FT, with existing investors Polaris Partners, F-Prime Capital Partners and Dr. Richard A. Kresch. Kresch, president and chief executive of USHV, previously founded Ascend Health Corp. USHV raised a $36 million round of funding in 2013.
1 min read · 30 June 2016
San Francisco-based Tempo Automation, which provides prototype circuit boards or engineers, announced it has raised $8 million in funding from Lux Capital, SoftTech VC, Jerry Yang's AME Cloud Ventures and Bolt. Haystack is also an investor.
1 min read · 30 June 2016
4 min read · 29 June 2016
Paris-based Iris Capital, a growth-stage venture firm focused on the digital economy, has added Bernhard Gold as a partner and managing director of its North American operations
3 min read · 28 June 2016
Branford, Connecticut-based Ancera, a provider of a tech platform used in food safety testing, announced it has raised $8.9 million in funding. Existing investor Glass Capital led the round, which included strategic investors Packers Sanitation Services and Metabiota. Ancera, founded in 2012 and based on technology developed at Yale University, has now raised $12.3 million in total funding.
1 min read · 28 June 2016
Paris-based Iris Capital, a growth-stage venture firm focused on the digital economy, announced today it has added Bernhard Gold as a partner and managing director of its North American operations. He was previously managing director with Deutsche Telekom's venture arm, formerly known as T-Venture. Gold, who will be based in San Francisco, will focus on deals in the United States, particularly Silicon Valley.
1 min read · 28 June 2016
Los Angeles-based Thrive Market, an online retailer of health foods, vitamins and beauty products, has raised $111 million in new funding led by Invus. Existing investors Greycroft Partners, e.ventures and Cross Culture Ventures also participated in the round. As part of the funding, two executives from the investment firm Invus will join the board, which already includes Greycroft Partner Dana Settle.
1 min read · 28 June 2016
3 min read · 27 June 2016
One great IPO debut from the unicorn Twilio won't help save a bad year for offerings from VC-backed companies
4 min read · 27 June 2016
NOW Ventures announced its launch on Thursday at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit to support early-stage startups that "deliver positive social benefits alongside competitive financial returns," it said in a statement. NOW was founded by Shiza Shahid, an entrepreneur and global activist, who supported Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, and co-founded the nonprofit Malala Fund. The NOW platform was launched in partnership with the investment marketplace AngelList and will be advised by Silicon Valley Bank.
1 min read · 24 June 2016
