Seattle-based Against Gravity, an augmented and virtual reality software company, has secured $5 million, according to a blog post on its site. The investors included Sequoia, First Round, Acequia, Vulcan, Maveron, Anorak, Betaworks and The Venture Reality Fund.
1 min read · 03 February 2017
Barcelona-based Scytl, a provider of secure online voting and election modernization solutions, has raised $13 million in funding. Scytl's previous backers participated in the round, which include Vulcan Capital, Balderton Capital, Nauta Capital, Sapphire Ventures and Adams Street Partners.
1 min read · 03 February 2017
Hercules Capital has agreed to provide $55 million in funding to Axovant Sciences. Based in Bermuda and New York City, Axovant is a biopharmaceutical company focused on treating dementia.
1 min read · 03 February 2017
Osage University Partners has promoted John Lee to principal. Lee first joined the Philadelphia-based venture firm in 2012. Prior to joining Osage, Lee worked at Lux Capital and Asia conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra's investment arm.
2 min read · 02 February 2017
Charlotte, North Carolina-based MapAnything Inc, a location services company, has closed $33.1 million in Series B funding. Columbus Nova led the round with participation from other investors that included ServiceNow Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Harbert Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Michael Lazerow and former NBA commissioner David Stern.
7 min read · 02 February 2017
Caterpillar Ventures has made an undisclosed investment in Airware. Based in San Francisco, Airware helps turn aerial data into actionable business intelligence for enterprises.
3 min read · 02 February 2017
Sweden-based Scania, a maker of heavy trucks and buses, is launching Scania Growth Capital, a venture fund. No target was specified. The firm is seeking to invest in "promising, innovative and entrepreneurial companies."
2 min read · 02 February 2017
Xnor.ai, an artificial intelligence startup, has raised $2.6 million. The investors were Madrona Venture Group and the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
1 min read · 02 February 2017
Taxfyle, an on-demand tax and accounting marketplace, has raised $2 million in seed financing. The investors included Jeff Ransdell Group and Jonas Tempel of Beatport.
1 min read · 02 February 2017
Boston-based OptiRTC Inc, an internet of things tech company focused on stormwater infrastructure, has secured $5.5 million in funding. Ecosystem Integrity Fund led the round with participation from return backers that included MissionPoint Partners, the Renewal Funds, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and Geosyntec Consultants.
1 min read · 02 February 2017
