UK-based Kymab, a developer of fully humanized antibodies that treats challenging diseases, has raised $100 million in Series C funding. ORI Healthcare Fund LP led the round with participation from other investors that included Wellcome Trust, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Malin Corporation plc, CF Woodford Equity Income Fund and Woodford Patient Capital plc.
1 min read · 25 November 2016
Germany-based ArangoDB GmbH, a developer of database solutions, has secured 2.2 million euros in funding. Target Partners led the round.
3 min read · 25 November 2016
Germany-based Cashboard, an online wealth management platform, has raised 3 million euros in Series A funding. Digital Space Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Redalpine Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, 500 Startups, Makers and ProSiebenSat.1.
3 min read · 23 November 2016
Playground Ventures is seeking to raise $500 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. Founded by Android co-founder Andy Rubin, Playground is a hardware incubator. Last year Playground closed its first fund at $300 million.
1 min read · 23 November 2016
Seattle-based Garmentory, an ecommerce marketplace focused on independent boutiques and emerging fashion designers, has secured $2 million in funding. MHS Capital led the round. In addition to the funding, Vijay Nagappan of MHS has been added to Garmentory's board of directors.
2 min read · 23 November 2016
Tel Aviv-based PayKey, a payment solutions provider, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. Wharton Asset Management's Gaby Salem and e.ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included CommerzVentures, Mastercard, Santander InnoVentures, Digital Leaders Ventures and Magma VC.
5 min read · 23 November 2016
Bluebridge, a mobile app platform provider, has sold its church and tourism business units in two separate deals totaling $8 million. PushPay acquired Bluebridge Churches for $3.1 million while Simpleview bought Bluebridge Tourism for $4.9 million. Bluebridge's backers include Cultivation Capital, Allos Ventures and the HALO Investor Group.
3 min read · 23 November 2016
Telstra Ventures has joined the Series B funding round for NS1, an intelligent DNS and traffic management platform. No financial terms were disclosed. Other Series B investors are Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, Two Sigma Ventures, Sigma Prime Ventures and Flybridge Capital Partners.
1 min read · 23 November 2016
San Francisco-based True Link Financial, a financial services provider for seniors, has closed $3.6 million in funding. The investors were Kapor Capital, Initialized Capital, Symmetrical Ventures and the Ziegler Link-Age Longevity Fund LP.
1 min read · 22 November 2016
Fremont, California-based Shockwave Medical, which focuses on treating calcified cardiovascular disease, has raised $45 million in Series C funding. Sectoral Asset Management led the round with participation from other backers that included T. Rowe Price Associates, Sofinnova Partners, Venrock, RA Capital, Deerfield and Ally Bridge Group.
1 min read · 22 November 2016
