Boston-based Romulus Capital, an investor in Cohealo, Ginger.io, Placester and other companies, has closed its third seed-focused fund with $75 million in commitments. The fund, which focuses on early-stage tech and science-enabled companies, is 50 percent larger than Fund II, which closed with $50 million in commitments in 2014.
1 min read · 01 June 2016
Boston-based Romulus Capital, an investor in Cohealo, Ginger.io, Placester and other companies, has closed its third seed-focused fund with $75 million in commitments. The fund, which focuses on early-stage tech and science-enabled companies, is 50 percent larger than Fund II, which closed with $50 million in commitments in 2014.
1 min read · 01 June 2016
Richmond, Virginia-based New Richmond Ventures seeks to raise $30 million for NRV Early Stage Growth Fund LP, according to a regulatory filing.
1 min read · 01 June 2016
San Francisco-based FR8 Revolution, which provides cloud-based tools to manage the freight trucking market, announced it has raised up to $8.5 million in Series A funding from German company MAN Truck & Bus AG, a Volkswagen Truck & Bus. The funding brings the total investment in FR8 Revolution to nearly $10 million.
1 min read · 30 May 2016
Boston-based SV Life Sciences has raised $273.5 million toward a $400 million targeted sixth fund. The commitments have come from 24 investors, according to a regulatory filing.
1 min read · 27 May 2016
Big data investor Data Collective has raised $177.45 million in commitments for its fourth fund, according to a regulatory filing. The fund is about 20 percent larger than its third fund, which raised $148.4 million and closed in 2014, according to Thomson Reuters. The fourth fund was initially targeted at $155 million, according to a regulatory filing from March.
1 min read · 27 May 2016
Big data investor Data Collective has raised $177.45 million in commitments for its fourth fund, according to a regulatory filing. The fund is about 20 percent larger than its third fund, which raised $148.4 million and closed in 2014, according to Thomson Reuters. The fourth fund was initially targeted at $155 million, according to a regulatory filing from March.
1 min read · 27 May 2016
Berlin-based Contentful, a provider of an API-driven content management developer platform, announced it has raised a $13 million Series B round of funding led by Benchmark. Also participating in the round are Trinity Ventures and existing investors Balderton Capital and Point Nine Capital. The company says it plans to open a San Francisco office. Contentful has now raised $16.8 million in total financing.
1 min read · 26 May 2016
Berlin-based Contentful, a provider of an API-driven content management developer platform, announced it has raised a $13 million Series B round of funding led by Benchmark. Also participating in the round are Trinity Ventures and existing investors Balderton Capital and Point Nine Capital. The company says it plans to open a San Francisco office. Contentful has now raised $16.8 million in total financing.
1 min read · 26 May 2016
San Mateo, California-based Apixio Inc, a provider of data science services to analyze clinical documents for the healthcare industry, announced that it has raised $19.3 million in a Series D round of funding led by SSM Partners Also participating in the round are First Analysis, Bain Capital Ventures and Apixio’s largest angel investor. The company has now raised $41.8 million in total backing, including a $13.5 million round in May 2014. As part of the latest funding, Casey West, managing partner at SSM Partners, has joined the board.
1 min read · 24 May 2016