Nippon Shokubai has acquired Sirrus, a developer of electron deficient monomers and derivatives. Sirrus was backed by Braemar Energy Ventures. No financial terms were disclosed.
2 min read · 28 March 2017
Reputation.com, an online reputation management platform, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investor was Heritage Group.
1 min read · 28 March 2017
San Francisco-based MasterClass, a premier online education platform, has raised $35 million in Series C funding. IVP led the round with participation from other investors that included GSV Acceleration, Sam Lessin, New Enterprise Associates, Javelin Venture Partners, Bloomberg Beta, Advancit Capital, Novel TMT, Yan-David Erlich and Matthew Rutler.
3 min read · 28 March 2017
Bustle, a media site for millennial women, has raised $12 million in Series D funding. GGV Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included TimeWarner, Social Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Saban Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Hans Tung, managing partner at GGV Capital, has been added to Bustle's board of directors.
2 min read · 28 March 2017
Somerville, Massachusetts-based RightHand Robotics, a provider of robotic picking solutions for e-commerce order-fulfillment, has secured $8 million in Series A funding. The investors included Playground Global, Matrix Partners, Seven Seas Partners and Dream Incubator.
1 min read · 28 March 2017
Silicon Valley-based ControlUp, a provider of an ITOps analytics and management platform, has secured $10 million in Series B funding. K1 Capital and Jerusalem Venture Partners led the round.
2 min read · 28 March 2017
Cognoa, a digital health company focused on children with developmental delays, has raised $11.6 million in funding. The investor was Morningside.
1 min read · 28 March 2017
Sunnyvale, California-based Turvo, a collaborative logistics platform connecting shippers, brokers and carriers, has secured $25 million in Series A funding. Activant Capital led the round with participation other backers that included Felicis Ventures, Upside Partnership, Slow Ventures, Tony Fadell and Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO of Box.
1 min read · 28 March 2017
Lyon, France-based Nosopharm, a biotech company focused on researching and developing antimicrobial molecules, has raised $2.6 million in funding. The investors include Auriga Partners, Kreaxi and Alto Invest.
5 min read · 28 March 2017
Menlo Park, California-based Ayasdi, a provider of machine intelligence software, has appointed Robert Griffin as CEO. Griffin is the former general manager of IBM's Safer Planet and Smarter Cities division. Ayasdi is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, IVP, Khosla, CenterView Partners, Draper Nexus, Citi Ventures, GE Ventures and Floodgate Capital.
4 min read · 28 March 2017
