Iris Dorbian

Chinese self-driving firm Momenta amasses funding

Momenta, a China-based autonomous driving company, has secured undisclosed funding that puts the company at a valuation north of $1 billion. The company's investors included NIO Capital and Pagoda Investment.

Mrs. Wordsmith attracts $11 mln Series A

Mrs Wordsmith, a provider of illustrated and animated word products, has raised $11 million in Series A funding. Trustbridge Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Reach Capital and Kindred Venture Capital.

Oh My Green bags $20 mln seed

San Francisco-based Oh My Green, a provider of healthy food and wellness services for companies, has secured $20 million in seed funding. The investors include Y Combinator, Initialized Capital, Powerplant Ventures, Backed VC, ZhenFund, Talis Capital and Stanford-StartX Fund.

Blockchain products developer Cobo grabs $13 mln Series A

Beijing-based Cobo, a developer of consumer blockchain products, has raised $13 million in Series A funding. DHVC and Wu Capital led the round.

Vacasa picks up $64 mln

Vacasa, the vacation rental management company, has secured $64 million in funding. Riverwood Capital led the round with participation from return backers Level Equity, NewSpring and Assurant Growth Investing.

Finnish medical device company Synoste procures funding

Synoste Ltd, a Finnish medical device company, has raised over 5 million euros in funding. The investors were Lifeline Ventures and AO Invest.

VC-backed Firepoint Solutions recruits Rosenthal as CEO

Firepoint Solutions, a CRM and lead generation system for residential real estate agents, has named Bud Rosenthal as CEO. His appointment becomes effective immediately. Previously, Rosenthal worked at AOL. Firepoint is backed by Sopris Capital.

KPN Ventures funds Cujo AI

Cujo AI, a next-gen artificial intelligence company, has secured funding from KPN Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of KPN. No financial terms were disclosed.

FundGuard nabs $4 mln

New York and Tel Aviv-based FundGuard, a cloud-based, AI-powered investment funds operating system, has raised $4 million in funding. Blumberg Capital and LionBird led the round.

Digital health company DarioHealth adds Moller to board

New York and Israel-based DarioHealth Corp, a digital health company, has named Glen Moller to its board of directors. Moller is currently an operating partner at Frazier Healthcare Partners.