San Francisco-based Zumper, a residential rental startup, has raised $46 million in Series C funding. The investors included Axel Springer, Stereo Capital, Blackstone, Dawn Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Breyer Capital, Scott Cook and Goodwater Capital.
1 min read · 20 September 2018
Malvern, Pennsylvania-based Galera Therapeutics Inc, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, has secured $150 million in Series C financing. Clarus led the round with participation from Adage Capital Management, HBM Healthcare Investments, Nan Fung Life Sciences, RA Capital, Rock Springs Capital, Tekla Capital Management LLC, Correlation Ventures, Galera Angels, New Enterprise Associates, Novartis Venture Fund, Novo Ventures and Sofinnova Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Dr. Emmett T. Cunningham Jr, a managing director at Clarus, will join Galera’s board of directors.
1 min read · 20 September 2018
Menlo Park, California-based Alydia Health, a medical device firm focused on making childbirth safe for mothers, has secured $10 million in Series B financing. Global Health Investment Fund led the round.
1 min read · 20 September 2018
Lakehouse Ventures targets $25 million for second fund, according to an SEC filing. The venture firm invests in early-stage companies in New York.
1 min read · 20 September 2018
Town Hall Ventures has closed its debut fund at $115 million. The fund will focus on investing in the health care of underserved communities. In addition to the fund-closing, the firm has also named Ann Hickey as a vice president.
5 min read · 20 September 2018
San Francisco-based WalkMe, a digital adoption platform, has raised $40 million in Series F financing. Insight Venture Partners led the round with participation from Mangrove Capital Partners.
1 min read · 20 September 2018
Alumni Ventures has launched four new funds: Elite Engineers Fund, the B-School Fund, Little Ivy Ventures and the Midwest Value Fund. Elite Engineers invests in ventures led by alumni of top engineering schools; the B-School Fund invests in top business school grads; Little Ivy Ventures backs startups founded by alumni from Bowdoin, Middlebury, Amherst, Williams and Tufts; and Midwest Value Fund invests in opportunities outside California, New York and Massachusetts. Each fund is targeting between $5 and $10 million.
3 min read · 20 September 2018
DataGrail, a personal data privacy startup, has secured $4 million in Series A funding. Cloud Apps Capital Partners led the round with participation from Gunderson Dettmer.
1 min read · 20 September 2018
McDonald Hopkins LLC, a business advisory and advocacy law firm, has hired Jordan Koss to head its startup and venture capital group. Previously, Koss worked at Goodcounsel LLC.
2 min read · 20 September 2018
San Francisco-based Blumberg Capital, an early-stage venture firm, has added six new staffers to its team. Joining Blumberg are Steve Gillan as chief operating officer and chief financial officer in San Francisco; Yodfat Harel Buchris as managing director in Tel Aviv; Ehud Schneorson as managing director in Tel Aviv; Idan Nurick as principal in Tel Aviv; Andrew Van Nest as associate in San Francisco; and Peter Cooney III as data analyst in San Francisco.
4 min read · 20 September 2018
