Arrowroot Capital is seeking to raise $175 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. In 2015, the growth equity firm raised $50 million for its previous fund, reported Crunchbase.
1 min read · 29 March 2017
Storyhunter, a virtual foreign bureau for the media industry, has raised a total of $4.2 million in funding. The company's investors include Draper Associates, Frontier Associates, Altair.vc, NFX Guild and 500 Startups.
3 min read · 29 March 2017
Seattle-based Icertis, a provider of enterprise contract management in the cloud, has secured $25 million in Series C funding. B Capital Group led the round with participation from previous backers Ignition Partners, Greycroft, e.ventures and Eight Roads Ventures.
1 min read · 29 March 2017
London-based LiveSmart, a health tech startup, has secured 700,000 pounds in funding. The investors included Matt Merrick, a former managing director at Virgin Active Health Clubs.
3 min read · 29 March 2017
San Francisco-based MapD Technologies, a GPU analytics company, has raised $25 million in Series B funding. New Enterprise Associates led the round with participation from previous backers NVIDIA, Vanedge Capital and Verizon Ventures.
1 min read · 29 March 2017
London-based Emoticast, a mobile messaging provider for the entertainment industry, has raised $5 million in funding. The investors included Napster co-founder Sean Parker via Strangeloop Ventures, producer/musician will.i.am and DJ/producer David Guetta.
3 min read · 29 March 2017
Charlottesville, Virginia-based Borrowed & Blue, a wedding vendor marketplace, has appointed Jon Gray to its board of directors. Gray is the former chief revenue officer at HomeAway. Borrowed & Blue's backers include Foundry Group, Foxhaven Asset Management, Accomplice VC and Galvanize Ventures.
4 min read · 29 March 2017
Freightos, an online freight network provider, has closed $25 million in funding. GE Ventures led the round.
3 min read · 29 March 2017
Montréal-based Inocucor Technologies Inc, an agricultural biotechnology company, has raised C$38.8 in the first close of its Series B financing round. TPG Alternative and Renewable Technologies was the lead investor.
1 min read · 28 March 2017
Rigetti Computing, a quantum computing startup, has raised $64 million in funding. The company's investor base includes Andreessen Horowitz and Vy Capital. In addition to the funding, Vijay Pande, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, has been appointed to Rigetti's board of directors.
1 min read · 28 March 2017
