Kinestral Technologies, a maker of smart-tinting glass, has secured $65 million in Series C funding. AGC Asahi Glass led the round with participation from other backers that included Hermes-Epitek, 5AM Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, Capricorn Investment Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and Versant Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Jean-François Heris, senior executive officer of AGC and president of AGC Building and Industrial Glass Company, has been added to Kinestral's board of directors.
1 min read · 31 January 2017
Boulder-based TeamSnap, a sports management app, has raised $25 million in financing. Foundry Group led the round with participation from Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.
1 min read · 31 January 2017
Target Partners has hired Dominik Tobschall as an associate. Tobschall was the founder of fruux GmbH, a venture capital-funded software company.
2 min read · 31 January 2017
Austin-based YouEarnedIt, a provider of employee engagement solutions, has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding. Silverton Partners and IDG Ventures USA led the round with participation from other backers that included WPP, Social Starts, the Motley Fool and Capital Factory.
4 min read · 31 January 2017
Miami-based Biscayne Neurotherapeutics, a Biscayne Pharmaceuticals spin-out and developer of biopharmaceutical assets that treat neurological disorders, has closed $3 million in Series B financing The investors included Quark Venture, GF Securities and Mesa Verde Venture Partners.
1 min read · 30 January 2017
Tel Aviv-based AnyClip, a provider of video personalization and monetization solutions, has hired Jonathan Durden as an adviser. Durden is the co-founder of media agency PHD, which was acquired by Omnicom in 2003. AnyClip's backers include Jerusalem Venture Partners and Millhouse Capital.
3 min read · 30 January 2017
Venice, California-based Bouqs, a flower delivery service, has raised $24 million in Series C funding. Partech Ventures led the round with participation from NextEquity Partners, Reimagined Ventures, Azure Capital Partners, KEC Ventures, Quest Venture Partners and Robert Herjavec of ABC's "Shark Tank." In addition to the funding, Mark Menell, a general partner at Partech Ventures, has been added to Bouqs' board of directors.
1 min read · 30 January 2017
Salt Lake City-based Venafi, a cyber security company, has appointed Elizabeth Ireland as chief marketing officer. Previously, Ireland worked at Tripwire where she served as vice president of marketing and business development. Venafi's backers include Foundation Capital, Intel Capital, Origin Partners, Pelion Venture Partners, QuestMark Partners and Silver Lake Partners.
2 min read · 30 January 2017
Correction: An earlier version of this item contained the link to an SEC filing that misstated the amount for this co-investment, which is not a fund as previously reported. It has since been corrected with a link to an amended filing.
1 min read · 27 January 2017
E.ventures is seeking to raise $115 million for its second growth fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in San Francisco, the venture firm makes early-stage investments in the consumer internet, digital media and mobile sectors.
1 min read · 27 January 2017
