Swedish digital health company Amra has raised $9 million in funding. Pfizer Venture Investments and Novo Seeds led the round with participation from Industrifonden.
1 min read · 19 January 2017
Turkish online payment and fintech company Iyzico has secured $13 million in Series C funding. Vostok Emerging Finance led the round with participation from International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group and Turkish venture fund 212.
2 min read · 19 January 2017
The Players' Tribune, a content platform created, curated and controlled by athletes and founded by legendary retired Yankee player Derek Jeter, has raised $40 million in Series C funding. IVP led the round with participation from other investors that included GV, Alphabet Inc's venture capital arm and New Enterprise Associates.
4 min read · 19 January 2017
Restaurant reservations app Resy has closed $13 million in Series A funding. Airbnb Inc led the round with participation from First Data Corp, RSE Ventures and Lerer Hippeau Ventures.
3 min read · 19 January 2017
Headset Inc, a retail analytics firm for cannabis-related businesses, has raised $2.5 million in financing. The investors were Hypur Ventures and Salveo Capital.
1 min read · 19 January 2017
Cristal Therapeutics, a Dutch life sciences company focused on treating cancer and other diseases, has raised 12.8 million euros in financing. The investors included Aglaia BioMedical Ventures, Belgian DROIA Oncology Ventures, Chemelot Ventures, BioGeneration Ventures, Utrecht University Holding and Nedermaas Hightech Ventures.
1 min read · 19 January 2017
China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co Ltd and IDG Capital have agreed to acquire Boston-based tech publisher International Data Group. The transaction includes IDG subsidiaries International Data Corp, IDG Communications and IDG Ventures. No financial terms were disclosed. At the closing of the deal, China Oceanwide will have controlling stake of IDG's operating business, which include IDC and IDG Communications while IDG Capital will have controlling stake of IDG Ventures. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of this year. Goldman Sachs provided financial advice to IDG and Citigroup did likewise for China Oceanwide.
6 min read · 19 January 2017
Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus, a experiential entertainment company, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. JAZZ Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Foundry Group, Techstars Ventures, Intel Capital, Dentsu Ventures and Georgian Pine. In conjunction with the funding, John Spinale, a general partner at JAZZ Venture Partners, has been added to the Two Bit Circus board of directors.
4 min read · 19 January 2017
DigiLens Inc, a waveguide optics platform provider, has raised $22 million Series B funding. The investors included Sony, Foxconn, Continental, Panasonic, Alsop Louie Partners, Bold Capital, Nautilus Venture Partners and Dolby Family Ventures.
3 min read · 19 January 2017
Silicon Valley-based Split, a service that gives companies control over their users' experience, has raised $8 million in Series A financing. Accel led the round with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sway Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Lightspeed's Arif Janmohamed and Accel partners Ping Li and Steve Loughlin have been added to Split's board.
1 min read · 18 January 2017
