Iris Dorbian

Handshake locks down $20 mln Series B

San Francisco-based Handshake, a job search software company, has raised $20 million in Series B funding, according to a blog post on its site. Spark Capital is leading the round. In addition to the funding, Megan Quinn has been added to Handshake's board.

Bowery Capital leads $2 mln seed round for Electric

Electric, a platform that provides an automated, intelligent IT support channel for small and medium-sized companies, has secured $2 million in seed funding. Bowery Capital led the round with participation from Primary Venture Partners, Charge Ventures, Gunderson Dettmer and Anchor Worldwide. In conjunction with the funding, Mike Brown Jr. of Bowery Capital, Brad Svrluga of Primary Venture Partners and Rudd Davis have been added to Electric's board of directors.

Watermark Venture Capital backs Rapid Healthcare

Irvine, California-based Rapid Healthcare Inc, a mobile medical apps software company, has secured funding from Watermark Venture Capital. No financial terms were disclosed.

Sparkcentral picks up $20 mln in LRM-led round

San Francisco-based Sparkcentral, an enterprise mobile and social customer engagement platform, has raised $20 million in funding. LRM led the round with participation from Group MC and return backers Split Rock Partners and Jackson Square Ventures.

Cogito scores $15 mln Series B

Boston-based Cogito Corp, a provider of real-time emotional intelligence solutions, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. OpenView led the round with participation from Romulus Capital and Salesforce Ventures. In addition to the funding, Scott Maxwell, a founder and managing partner of OpenView has been added to Cogito's board of directors.

7SBio bags $10 mln Series C

Seventh Sense Biosystems Inc, a maker of a blood collection device, has secured $10 million in Series C funding. The investors were Novartis, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Polaris Partners and Flagship Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Marc Ceulemans, head of strategic venture capital and pharma equities at Novartis and Don Hardison, former CEO of Good Start Genetics, have been added to 7SBio's board of directors. Also, Seventh Sense has hired Stuart Blitz as its chief business officer.

Cherubic Ventures backs Bitmark

Taiwan-based Bitmark Inc, a blockchain startup for digital property, has raised $1.7 million in seed funding. Cherubic Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included WI Harper and Digital Currency Group.

Cyber security company Prevalent gathers $60 mln Series C

Warren, New Jersey-based Prevalent Inc, a provider of third-party risk management and cyber threat intelligence, raised $60 million in Series C funding. Insight Venture Partners led the round.

Accel-KKR-backed ESG buys Latitude Technologies

Energy Services Group LLC, which is backed by Accel-KKR, has acquired Plano, Texas-based Latitude Technologies Inc, a tech services provider for the energy industry. No financial terms were disclosed.

Wearhaus reels in $4 mln Series A

Berkeley, California-based Wearhaus, a headphones startup, has raised $4 million in Series A funding. The investors were Tellus International, Xiaoxiang Capital and China Southern Media.