Alastair Goldfisher

AI start-up Rephrase raises $1.5m in seed

Rephrase.ai in India raises $1.5m in seed funding led by Lightspeed India Partners and AV8 Ventures.

Friday Letter: Invitation to participate in LP Perspectives 2021

It's time for the ninth annual deep dive survey of LPs. Your responses are anonymous and your participation in the study is greatly appreciated. Plus, it supports a good cause.

Spectrum Labs raises $10m led by Greycroft

Spectrum Labs in San Francisco raises $10m in a Series A round to help provide contextual AI, automation, and services for consumer brands.

Healthcare-focused Longitude Capital raises $585m

Longitude Capital raises $585m for its fourth and largest fund to invest in biotech, med-tech and health solutions.

Greenlight raises latest round at $1.2bn valuation

Greenlight Financial Technology in Atlanta raises $215m at a valuation above $1.2b. Canapi Ventures and TTV Capital co-led.

Spiceology raises $4.7m

Spiceology in Spokane, Washington raises $4.7m in Series A financing, led by retail and grocery executive Ty Bennett.

L37 leads Data Gumbo's latest financing

Houston-based blockchain company Data Gumbo raises $4m in a first close of its Series B.

Centana Growth Partners promotes Tom Davis

Growth equity investor Centana Growth Partners promotes Tom Davis to Partner.

Payments company MineralTree secures $50m

MineralTree in Cambridge, Massachusetts raises $50m from Great Hill Partners, .406 Ventures and Eight Roads Ventures.

PODCAST: How VCs connect with co-workers and portfolio companies during the pandemic

Sandeep Bhadra of Vertex Ventures US discusses how the firm has used White Claw drinks and cookies to maintain communications. He also says initial Zoom meetings will remain in a post-pandemic world.