Private Equity
AutoGrid, a provider of flexibility management software for the energy industry, secured funding from Shell Ventures LLC. No financial terms were disclosed.
1 min read · 18 January 2019
Finland and Silicon Valley-based Nexit Ventures has appointed Markku Mäkeläinen as a new partner. Previously, he worked at Facebook.
3 min read · 18 January 2019
ZipWhip, a provider of texting for business, has raised $51.5 million in Series D funding. Goldman Sachs Private Capital investing group led the round with participation from other investors that included OpenView, M12 and Voyager Capital.
1 min read · 18 January 2019
Dallas-based on-demand rides startup Alto, has raised $14.5 million in funding. The investors included Road Ventures and Frog Ventures.
1 min read · 18 January 2019
Swiss deep tech startup Eyeware has raised $1.9 million in seed financing. The investors were High-Tech Gründerfonds, TRUMPF Venture GmbH, Swiss Startup Group and Zurich Kantonalbank.
1 min read · 18 January 2019
HyperScience, an edge machine learning company offering enterprise-grade solutions for automating office work at scale, has secured $30 million in Series B funding. Stripes Group led the round with participation from other investors that included Flatiron Health, Sift Science, SPINS, Upwork, FirstMark Capital, Felicis Ventures, Battery Ventures, Global Founders Fund, TD Ameritrade and QBE.
1 min read · 18 January 2019
Netrounds, a Swedish provider of software-based active testing, monitoring and automated troubleshooting solutions for communications service providers and global enterprises, has secured an undisclosed amount of Series A funding. The investors included Swisscom Ventures.
1 min read · 17 January 2019
Paris-based HighLife SAS, a medtech company, has raised 32 million euros in Series B funding. U.S. Venture Partners and Andera Partners led the round.
1 min read · 17 January 2019
San Francisco-based Birdies, a footwear brand, has secured $8 million in Series A funding. Norwest Venture Partners led the round.
3 min read · 17 January 2019
Austin and Denver-based ScaleFactor, an intelligent finance and automated accounting platform, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Canaan, Broadhaven Ventures and Firebrand Ventures.
4 min read · 17 January 2019
