San Francisco and Prague-based Productboard, "a product excellence system," has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers led the round with participation from other investors that included Index Ventures, Credo Ventures, Reflex Capital and Rockaway Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Ilya Fushman, a general partner at KPCB, joins Productboard's board of directors.
1 min read · 13 July 2018
Seattle-based Wicket Labs, a provider of audience insights for subscription video services, has raised $2.8 million in financing. WestRiver Group led the round with participation from return backers Madrona Venture Group and Divergent Ventures.
1 min read · 13 July 2018
SRI Capital has launched its debut $100 million early-stage venture fund focused on tech opportunities in the U.S. and India. The fund's limited partners include Sashi Reddi's family office, Doc Parghi and two advisory partners based in India.
3 min read · 13 July 2018
Pointy, a startup that helps local retailers get their products online, has raised $12 million in Series B funding. Polaris Partners led the round with participation from Vulcan Capital.
5 min read · 12 July 2018
Sound Ventures is seeking to raise $150 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. Sound Ventures was founded by Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary.
1 min read · 12 July 2018
Revolution's Rise of the Rest has named Starling Cousley and Clint Meyers as partners to launch the venture program's real estate initiative. Previously, Cousley was a managing director and fund manager at Hines while Myers was a senior managing director and the chief strategy officer for Hines.
4 min read · 12 July 2018
Izea Inc has agreed to acquire Silicon Valley-based TapInfluence, a platform and online marketplace for brands and agencies to execute influencer marketing campaigns. The total consideration for the transaction in cash and stock is estimated at $7.08 million. TapInfluence's backers include Grotech Ventures, Noro-Moseley Partners and Access Venture Partners.
3 min read · 12 July 2018
Stronghold, a crypto exchange platform, has secured $3.3 million in seed funding, according to a blog post. Dave Samuel, founding general partner at Freestyle Capital, led the round.
1 min read · 12 July 2018
Nestio, a marketing and leasing platform for multifamily owners and managers, has secured $4.5 million in funding. Camber Creek and Trinity Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Rudin Ventures, Currency M, The Durst Organization, LeFrak Ventures, Torch Venture Capital, Freestyle Capital and Lazerow Ventures.
1 min read · 12 July 2018
Journera, travel-focused software platform, has raised $9 million in Series A financing. B Capital Group led the round with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and The Boston Consulting Group.
1 min read · 12 July 2018
