Iris Dorbian

Conscious Venture Lab targets $50 mln for inaugural fund

Conscious Venture Lab is seeking to raise $50 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Baltimore, Conscious Venture Lab is a startup accelerator.

Vivo Capital raises $532 mln for fund

Vivo Capital, a healthcare investment firm, has closed its opportunity fund at $532 million. Vivo Opportunity Fund will focus on small to mid-cap public life sciences companies.

Imec.xpand raises 117 mln euros for maiden fund

Imec's early-stage and growth fund Imec.xpand has closed its debut fund at 117 million euros, beating its initial target of 100 million euros. Based in Belgium, Imec is an international R&D and innovation hub that is active in nanoelectronics and digital technologies.

Solid Power racks up $20 mln Series A

Louisville, Colorado-based Solid Power, a maker of batteries, has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The investors included Hyundai CRADLE, Samsung Venture Investment Corp., Sanoh Industrial Co., Solvay Ventures and A123 Systems.

Dealpath rakes in funding

San Francisco-based Dealpath, a provider of real estate deal management software, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding, according to a blog post on its site. The investor was JLL Spark.

Barclays Bank invests in Fintros

Fintros, an anonymous robo-headhunter, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was Barclays Bank.

UK hiring app Job Today books $16 mln

UK-based mobile hiring app Job Today has secured $16 million in funding. The investor was 14W.

Cigna forms corporate venture fund, commits $250 mln

Health service company Cigna has launched Cigna Ventures, a new corporate venture fund focused on healthcare startups. Cigna has committed $250 million to Cigna Ventures for its debut fund.

Reprieve Cardiovascular snaps up $7 mln

Reprieve Cardiovascular, a medical device company focused on patients suffering from acute decompensated heart failure, has secured $7 million in financing. The investors included Abiomed Inc. RenalGuard launched Reprieve Cardiovascular.

HyperGrid procures $25 mln Series C

San Jose, California-based HyperGrid, a provider of an intelligence cloud management platform, has secured $25 million in Series C funding. HighBar Partners and Atlantic Bridge Capital led the round with participation from Acero Capital.