Iris Dorbian

TicketSauce inks $2.5 mln Series A

San Diego-based TicketSauce, a private label event management software company that focuses on growing revenue and data for media organizations, associations and event organizers, has secured $2.5 million in Series A funding. Draper Frontier Opp & Tech Fund led the round.

Pritzker Group Venture Capital adds three to LA office

Pritzker Group Venture Capital is beefing up its Los Angeles office with three new additions. Gabe Greenbaum, a partner from the firm's Chicago office has relocated to lead the LA office. He is joined by Peter Liu as vice president and Nico Gimenez as an associate.

Builders VC Fund I LP targets $200 mln

Builders VC Fund I LP is seeking to raise $200 million for its fund, according to an SEC filing. Jim Kim, formerly with Formation 8, and Paul Lee, an ex-partner at Lightbank, are listed as general partners.

Silexica pulls in $8 mln Series A

Silexica, a provider of software design automation tools, has closed $8 million in Series A financing. Merus Capital led the round with participation from Paua Ventures, Seed Fonds Aachen and DSA Invest.

Hyphenate reels in $13.5 mln

San Francisco-based Hyphenate Inc, a provider of a proven cloud platform for embedded mobile instant messaging, has raised $13.5 million round in funding. Matrix Partners China led the round.

Galera Therapeutics fetches $15 mln

Malvern, Pennsylvania-based Galera Therapeutics Inc, a biotech firm that is developing new treatments for cancer patients, has secured $15 million in funding. The investor was Sofinnova Ventures.

AvidXchange bags $18 mln

AvidXchange, a provider of accounts payable and payment automation solutions, has raised $18 million in funding. Fifth Third Capital led the round with participation from Pivot Investment Partners.

VC-backed The Smart Cube makes three C-suite hires

UK-based The Smart Cube, a global analytics company, has named Ruth Crawford as chief marketing officer, Jeremy Weil as chief product officer and Dheeraj Garg as chief information officer. The Smart Cube is backed by Smedvig Capital.

Ginko Ventures leads funding round for French sound startup Devialet

Paris-based Devialet, a sound technology startup, has secured 100 million euros in funding. Ginko Ventures led the round with participation from other backers that included Foxconn, Groupe Renault, Sharp Corporation, Playground Global, Naver, Roc Nation, Future French Champions, CM-CIC Investissement and BPI France.

VC-backed Couchbase hires Henry as SVP and CFO

Couchbase, a database solutions provider for the digital economy, has named Greg Henry as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Previously, Henry worked at ServiceNow. Couchbase's backers included Accel Partners, Adams Street Partners, Ignition Partners, Mayfield Fund, North Bridge Venture Partners, Sorenson Capital and WestSummit Capital.