Private Equity
Orono, Maine-based CourseStorm, an online class registration and enrollment management platform, has raised $1.15 million in financing. The investors were CEI Ventures, Maine Venture Fund and LearnLaunch.
1 min read · 11 February 2019
Serra Ventures has collected $9 million for its second follow-on fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $10 million. Based in Champaign, Illinois, Serra invests in Midwest and West Coast technology companies.
1 min read · 11 February 2019
Carbonite, a cloud-based data protection provider, has agreed to acquire Webroot, a cybersecurity company. The price of the acquisition is $618.5 million. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019. RBC Capital Market LLC is providing financial advice to Carbonite on the transaction while Barclays did likewise for Carbonite. Webroot is backed by Accel, Mayfield Fund and TCV, according to Crunchbase.
4 min read · 11 February 2019
PerimeterX, a cybersecurity company, has secured $43 million in Series C funding. Scale Venture Partners led the round with participation from Canaan Partners, Vertex Ventures, Data Collective and Adams Street Partners.
1 min read · 11 February 2019
San Mateo, California-based Human API, a health data network, has raised $10 million in funding. The investors included Guardian Life Insurance Company, SCOR Life and Health Ventures, BlueRun Ventures and Max Levchin's SciFi VC.
1 min read · 11 February 2019
Munich and Boston-based Corrus, an analytics layer for industrial equipment on job sites, has secured $3.1 million in seed funding. Target Partners led the round.
3 min read · 11 February 2019
New York City-based HealthCare.com, an online health insurance company, has named David Keeler as vice president of business development for its insurance division Pivot Health. Previously, Keeler was senior vice president of business development at IHC Specialty, which is part of The IHC Group. HealthCare.com is backed by PeopleFund.
2 min read · 08 February 2019
Hoxton Ventures is seeking to raise $100 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in London, Hoxton is an early-stage technology venture firm.
1 min read · 08 February 2019
Anacapa Partners has raised over $78.1 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in San Mateo, California, Anacapa is a private equity firm focused on the lower middle market.
1 min read · 08 February 2019
Minneapolis-based Zubie, a connected car service, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. The investors were BP and Melody Capital. In addition to the funding, Paget L. Alves and Dennis Huber will join Zubie's board of directors.
1 min read · 07 February 2019