Job marketplace WayUp has raised $18.5 million in Series B funding. Trinity Ventures led the round with participation from other backers that included General Catalyst, BoxGroup, Lerer-Hippeau Ventures, Index Ventures, SV Angel, Female Founders Fund, Axel Springer, CAA Ventures and OurCrowd. Concurrent with the funding, Karan Mehandru, a general partner at Trinity, has been added to WayUp's board of directors.
4 min read · 23 March 2017
DataRobot, an enterprise machine learning platform, has secured $54 million in funding. New Enterprise Associates led the round.
2 min read · 23 March 2017
Silicon Valley-based Drivemode, a mobile-based automotive tech company, has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding. Panasonic Corporation led the round with participation from other other investors that included Miyako Capital, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital and Innovative Venture Fund Investment L.P.
3 min read · 23 March 2017
India-based MarketsandMarkets, a custom research provider, has secured $56 million in funding. FTV Capital led the round with participation from Zodius Capital. Avendus Capital Prvate Limited served as adviser. In conjunction with the funding, Brad Bernstein, a managing partner at FTV Capital, has been added to MarketsandMarkets' board of directors.
5 min read · 22 March 2017
MPOWER Financing, a student loans provider, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding. The investors were VARIV Capital and Chilango Ventures.
1 min read · 22 March 2017
Osage University Partners has promoted Dr. Manny Stockman to senior associate on the tech investment team. Also, the venture firm has hired Dr. Anurag Agarwal on its life science investment team.
2 min read · 22 March 2017
UK-based Elvie, a developer of smart tech products for women's health and lifestyle, has secured $6 million in Series A funding. The investors were Octopus Ventures and AllBright.
4 min read · 22 March 2017
Boston Seed Capital is seeking to raise $40 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. The firm focuses on internet-enabled businesses.
1 min read · 22 March 2017
New York-based Lynkos, an all-in-one business networking platform, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding. The backers included Inforcorp’s IC Ventures and Logitech Investments.
3 min read · 22 March 2017
Pocketwatch, a media brand for children, has secured $6 million in Series A funding. Third Wave Digital led the round with participation from other investors that included Les Moonves, chairman of the board, president and CEO of CBS Corp, film producer Jon Landau, United Talent Agency and actor Robert Downey Jr.
1 min read · 22 March 2017
