MPM Capital-backed Harpoon Therapeutics Inc, which is developing antibody therapies to treat cancer patients, has appointed Dr. Gerald McMahon as president and CEO. Previously, McMahon worked at Kolltan Pharmaceuticals where he served as president and CEO.
3 min read · 13 December 2016
EyeCam has raised $1.5 million in financing via equity crowdfunding site Crowdfunder. Based in San Francisco, EyeCam is a maker of wearable computing products, applications and services that free users from handheld phones.
1 min read · 13 December 2016
Academy Award-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio is joining Boston-based internet-focused venture firm Data Point Capital as a special adviser.
1 min read · 13 December 2016
BreezoMeter, an air quality analytics provider, has secured $3 million in Series A funding. Phi Square Holdings led the round with participation from Entrée Capital, Launchpad Digital Health and SeediL.
1 min read · 13 December 2016
Menlo Park, California-based Clear Labs, a food analytics platform for retailers and manufacturers, has raised $13 million in Series B funding. Wing VC led the round with participation from Google Ventures, Tencent, Khosla Ventures and Felicis Ventures. In addition to the funding, the company has named Michael R. Taylor, former FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, to its board of directors.
1 min read · 13 December 2016
San Francisco-based ApplePie Capital, an online lender for the franchise industry, has raised $16.5 million in Series B funding. QED Investors and Fifth Third Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Signia Venture Partners, Freestyle Capital and Colchis Capital Management LP.
1 min read · 13 December 2016
San Francisco-based Iterable, a growth marketing platform, has secured $23 million in Series B funding, according to a blog post on its site. The investors included Index Ventures and CRV.
1 min read · 13 December 2016
Cloudflare has acquired Eager Platform Co, an app platform for web property owners. No financial terms were disclosed. Cloudflare's backers include New Enterprise Associates, Union Square Ventures, Venrock, Pelion Venture Partners, Greenspring Associates, CapitalG, Microsoft, Baidu, Qualcomm and Fidelity.
3 min read · 13 December 2016
Codementor, a on-demand marketplace for software developers, has secured $1.6 million in funding. WI Harper led the round.
2 min read · 13 December 2016
Palo Alto, California-based Osmo, a hardware games device for kids that connects to any iPad, has raised $24 million in funding. The investors were Mattel, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Collab+Sesame, Shea Ventures, Accel, Upfront Ventures, K9 Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.
1 min read · 13 December 2016
