RiverVest Venture Partners, a life sciences venture firm, has closed its oversubscribed fourth fund at $184.4 million. According to the firm, RiverVest has funded 47 and exited or taken public 22 life science companies.
2 min read · 18 December 2018
Toronto-based cybersecurity company Cybeats has raised $3 million in funding. Ripple Ventures led the round with participation from GreenSoil Building Innovation Fund, MaRS IAF, MLA48, ScaleX and Inovia Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Cybeats has named Matt Cohen, founder and managing partner of Ripple Ventures and Susan McArthur, managing partner of GreenSoil Building Innovation Fund, to its board.
1 min read · 18 December 2018
DataCamp, a New York-based online interactive learning platform focused on increasing data fluency, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. Spectrum Equity led the round with participation from return backers Accomplice and Arthur Ventures.
4 min read · 18 December 2018
Momni Inc, a female-led tech startup, has raised more than $1.75 million in funding. Tamarak Capital led the round.
1 min read · 17 December 2018
Cycle Capital Management has made several new appointments. Pascal Drouin will become partner; Natalya Novikov has been named chief financial officer and partner; and Catherine Bérubé is now vice president, sustainability, investor relations and public affairs. CCM is a cleantech venture capital firm.
3 min read · 17 December 2018
The Mom Project, a career destination for moms, has secured $8 million in Series A funding. Grotech Ventures and Initialized Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Aspect Ventures, Atlanta Seed Company, Engage Ventures, OCA Ventures, BBG Ventures, IrishAngels and Wintrust Financial.
1 min read · 17 December 2018
TicketGuardian, an insurtech company focused on the live events space, has secured $8 million in Series A funding. American Family Ventures and IA Capital Group led the round.
1 min read · 17 December 2018
India-based BYJU, a K-12 learning app, has secured $540 million in funding. The lead investors were Naspers and Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board. To date, BYJU's investor base includes General Atlantic, Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Tencent, Sequoia Capital, Sofina, Verlinvest, IFC, Aarin Capital, Times Internet and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
5 min read · 17 December 2018
SonarMD, which is focused on managing complex patients, has raised $10 million in funding. The investors were BCBS Venture Partners and Arboretum Ventures.
1 min read · 17 December 2018
Hayward, California-based Omnivore, a point-of-sale connectivity platform, has secured $10 million in Series A funding. The lead investors were The Coca-Cola Company and Performance Food Group.
1 min read · 17 December 2018
