Liechtenstein-based Tradico AG, a financial services provider, has secured 1 million euros in funding. The investors included Henry Ritchotte, a former chief operating officer at Deutsche Bank and co-founder of RitMir Ventures.
1 min read · 20 February 2017
Tokyo-based Trillium Inc, a cyber security startup, has closed its Series A funding round. No financial terms were disclosed. The investors were Global Brain, Mizuho Capital and DBJ Capital.
1 min read · 17 February 2017
Verizon has acquired Portland, Oregon-based Skyward, a drone platform provider according to a blog post on its site. No financial terms were disclosed. Skyward's backers included Draper Associates, Founders Co-Op, Norwest Venture Partners, Techstars Ventures and Voyager Capital.
1 min read · 17 February 2017
Paradigm Diagnostics, a molecular information company, has closed $7 million in Series B financing. The investors included New Sciences Ventures and Mesa Verde Venture Partners.
1 min read · 17 February 2017
Mountain View, California-based Lytro, a developer of a light field imaging platform, has raised $60 million in funding, according to a blog post on its site. Blue Pool Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included EDBI, Foxconn, Huayi Brothers Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, GSV, North Bridge and Qualcomm Ventures.
1 min read · 17 February 2017
Online lender Social Finance is close to reaching a deal to raise $500 million in funding, according to the Wall Street Journal. Silver Lake is leading the round. The equity infusion would give SoFi a valuation of more than $4 billion.
1 min read · 17 February 2017
San Francisco-based Sun Basket, an organic meal kit delivery service, has secured $15 million in Series C funding. Sapphire Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Baseline Ventures, PivotNorth Capital, Accolade Partners, Founders Circle Capital, Shea Ventures, Relevance Capital, Vulcan Capital and Filter 14. In conjunction with the funding, Kevin Diestel, a principal of Sapphire Ventures, has been appointed to Sun Basket's board of directors.
1 min read · 17 February 2017
Stockholm-based Soundtrack Your Brand, a background music company, has raised $22 million in funding. The investors included Industrifonden, Balderton Capital, Telia Company, Northzone and Creandum. In addition to the funding, Industrifonden investment manager and music entrepreneur Johan Englund and Balderton Capital General Partner Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen have been added to Soundtrack Your Brand's board of directors.
1 min read · 17 February 2017
Plays.tv, a platform for players to record, replay, and relive their games, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. Shasta Ventures led the round with participation from basketball star Jeremy Lin, Accel Partners, Tenaya Capital, DAG Ventures, Founders Fund and an investment fund associated with the owners and executives of the San Francisco 49ers.
1 min read · 16 February 2017
San Francisco-based Brightwheel, a provider of management and communication software for early education, has raised $10 million in Series A financing. GGV Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, ICONIQ, Eniac Ventures, Golden Venture Partners, Lowercase Capital, Mark Cuban Companies and RRE Ventures.
1 min read · 16 February 2017
