Iris Dorbian

OSF to fund Renovia

OSF Ventures has made an investment in Boston-based Renovia, a provider of digital therapeutic and diagnostic devices that help women with pelvic floor dysfunction. No financial terms were disclosed.

Canvass Analytics rakes in $5 mln

Toronto-based Canvass Analytics, a provider of AI-enabled predictive analytics for the industrial internet of things, has raised $5 million in funding. Gradient Ventures led the round with participation from Bedrock Industries, Viaduct Ventures, Real Ventures and Barney Pell. The capital will be used for growth and expansion.

Knewton gathers $25 mln

New York City-based Knewton, a provider of adaptive learning products and technologies, has raised up to $25 million in capital. TriplePoint Capital led the round with a debt facility of up to $20 million while Knewton's previous backers, which include Accel, Atomico, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, First Round Capital, Founders Fund and Sofina, invested an additional $5 million.

Atomic Capital recruits Lyons as chief innovation officer

Atomic Capital, a blockchain, financial technology and investment firm, has named Peter Lyons as chief innovation officer. Previously, Lyons worked at the World Economic Forum where he served as partnership development lead.

Clear Software fetches Series A funding

Clear Software, which simplifies business software, has raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding. Collina Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Charmides Capital, MK Capital and Hyde Park Venture Partners.

PLNAR nabs $3.9 mln Series A

PLNAR, a provider of augmented reality solutions, has raised $3.9 million in Series A funding. ManchesterStory Group led the round with participation from The Venture Reality Fund and Colopl Next Inc.

Atlas Protocol attracts seed funding

Atlas Protocol has secured a multi-million dollar seed financing. The lead investor was SB China Venture Capital. Also participating in the round were BV, Danhua Capital and Fenbushi Digital. Atlas Protocol is an open protocol directly connecting advertisers, publishers and users in token-based digital marketing.

Bandura snags $4 mln Series A

Maryland and Missouri-based Bandura, a security solutions provider, has raised $4 million in Series A funding. Grotech Ventures, Gula Tech Adventures, Maryland Venture Fund and Cultivation Capital led the round.

Indiana startup Codelicious inks $940K

Indiana-based Codelicious, a computer science curriculum startup, has raised $940,000 in financing. The investors included Collina Ventures, GRE Capital and Elevate Ventures.

FINCA International launches impact investing platform

FINCA International, which provides loans to low-income families and communities, has launched FINCA Ventures, an impact investing platform that will provide funding to support early-stage social enterprises. Via FINCA Ventures, FINCA International will back solutions to poverty in energy, water/sanitation/hygiene, education, health, agriculture and financial technology.