Iris Dorbian

Conversica nabs $31 mln Series C

Foster City, California-based Conversica Inc, a provider of conversational artificial intelligence for business, has secured $31 million in Series C funding. Providence Strategic Growth Capital Partners L.L.C. led the round with participation from other return backers Toba Capital, Kennet Partners, CIBC Innovation Banking and Savano Capital Partners.

Israeli blockchain startup StarkWare procures $30 mln

StarkWare, an Israeli blockchain startup, has raised $30 million in funding, according to a blog post. Paradigm led the round with participation from other investors that include Intel Capital, Sequoia, Atomico, DCVC, Wing, Consensys, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Collaborative Fund, Scalar Capital, Semantic Ventures, Pantera and Floodgate.

Properly nabs $8.5 mln Series A

San Francisco-based Properly Inc, a cleaning and quality management platform to Airbnb hosts and vacation rental managers, has secured $8.5 million in Series A funding. Asset Management Ventures led the round.

ARCH Venture Partners to raise $600 mln for 10th fund

ARCH Venture Partners is seeking to raise $600 million for its tenth fund, according to an SEC filing. The Chicago-based venture firm makes seed/early-stage investments in tech firms.

XtalPi rakes in $46 mln

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based XtalPi Inc., a biotech startup, has raised $46 million in funding. China Life Healthcare Fund led the round with participation from SIG and Yael Capital.

AnyMind takes in $13.4 mln

Singapore-based AnyMind Group, an AI solutions provider, has raised $13.4 million in funding. The investors included LINE Corporation, Mirai Creation Fund, JAFCO Asia and Dream Incubator.

Zentail lands $5 mln Series A

Zentail, an e-commerce automation software operations platform, has secured $5 million in Series A financing. Initialized Capital led the round with participation from FundersClub.

Waterline Data scores $14.5 mln Series C

Mountain View, California-based Waterline Data, a provider of data cataloging solutions and applications, has raised $14.5 million in Series C funding. Menlo Ventures led the round with participation from Jackson Square Ventures, Partech Ventures and Infosys.

PE-backed EverZinc and XponentialWorks form EverZinc Digital

EverZinc, a portfolio company of OpenGate Capital, has launched EverZinc Digital, which plans on developing new rechargeable energy storage solutions, extended-life packaging and coating applications and new skincare, rubber, and agricultural products. EverZinc Digital was formed in partnership with XponentialWorks, a venture investment, corporate adviser and product development company, specializing in artificial intelligence, digital manufacturing, 3D printing, robotics and the digital transformation of traditional businesses.

Epic Games lands about $1.25 bln

Cary, North Carolina-based Epic Games, a creator of video games, has secured about $1.25 billion in funding. The investors were KKR, ICONIQ Capital, Smash Ventures, aXiomatic, Vulcan Capital, Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The Raine Group and Guggenheim Securities LLC are serving as financial advisers to Epic Games on the transaction while Smith Anderson is providing legal advice.