Data platform Looker has secured $81.5 million in Series D funding round. CapitalG led the round with participation from other Geodesic Capital, Goldman Sachs, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Meritech Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures and Sapphire Ventures.
1 min read · 30 March 2017
Miami and Rhode Island-based Clarke Industrial Engineering, a maker of a high-performance valve, has raised over $1 million in funding. The backer was New World Angels.
1 min read · 30 March 2017
Promentis Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on treating central nervous disorders, has raised $26 million in Series C funding. OrbiMed, F-Prime Capital Partners and Aisling Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Black Pearl GmbH and the Golden Angel Network.
1 min read · 30 March 2017
Filament, a provider of wireless industrial networks, has raised $15 million in funding. Verizon Ventures and Bullpen Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Intel Capital, JetBlue Technology Ventures, CME Ventures, Backstage Capital, Tappan Hill Ventures, Samsung NEXT, Resonant Venture Partners and Digital Currency Group.
1 min read · 30 March 2017
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Solid Biosciences, which is focused on treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has secured $50 million in Series C financing. RA Capital Management and Bain Capital Life Sciences led the round with participation from other investors that included RTW Investments, Foresite Capital, Cormorant Asset Management LLC, Perceptive Advisors and Janus Capital Management.
1 min read · 30 March 2017
New York City-based Voxy, an English learning platform, has raised $12 million in funding. SJF Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Inherent Group, Rethink Education, Contour Venture Partners, Weld North and GSV Acceleration.
3 min read · 30 March 2017
1 min read · 29 March 2017
France-based Travelaer, a maker of products for the travel industry, has raised 4.3 million euros in a funding. Entrepreneur Venture led the round with participation from other backers that included Pléiade Venture, Calypso Capital and Alderville.
1 min read · 29 March 2017
Los Angeles-based Sound Ventures, a venture firm founded by Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary, has named Effie Epstein as managing partner and chief operating officer. Previously, Epstein was in charge of global strategy at Marsh, a division of financial services firm Marsh & McLennan.
2 min read · 29 March 2017
Carbon Health, a mobile-based connected healthcare network, has secured $6.5 million in funding. BuildersVC led the round with participation from other investors that included Javelin Venture Partners, Two Sigma Ventures and Bullpen Capital.
2 min read · 29 March 2017
