Iris Dorbian

Apartment List snaps up $30 mln Series B

Rental marketplace Apartment List has secured $30 million in Series B funding. Canaan Partners led the round with participation from return backers Matrix Partners and Glynn Capital.

Chinese seafood marketplace Gfresh bags $20 mln

Gfresh has raised $20 million in funding from Alibaba's Riverhill Capital and Legend Capital, according to a blog post on its site. Based in Shanghai, Gfresh is an online marketplace for seafood.

Legal cannabis-focused PE firm Privateer Holdings inks $40 mln

Seattle-based Privateer Holdings, a private equity firm that focuses on legal cannabis, has raised $40 million in funding. The investors were not named. In January 2015, San Francisco-based venture firm Founders Fund made an undisclosed investment to Privateer Holdings’ Series B funding round.

Southeast Asia dating app Paktor rings up $32.5 mln

Southeast Asia dating app Paktor has raised $32.5 million in funding. K2Global and MNC Media Group led the round.

Atomized grabs $2.5 mln seed

Atomized, a visual content marketing calendar for brands and creative agencies, has closed $2.5 million in seed funding. The investors were not named. Also, the company has expanded its team with the hiring of Robert Barbieri as vice president of sales and Daniel Hayden as vice president of client services.

Lifeline Ventures leads funding round for AREX

AREX, a European invoice financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses, has raised 3 million euros in funding. Lifeline Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included LocalGlobe.

SUSI backs Irish energy startup UrbanVolt

SUSI Partners has agreed to provide 30 million euros in funding to Irish energy startup UrbanVolt. Maples and Calder advised on this transaction.

Linux Academy inks $2.3 mln

Linux Academy, an online Linux and cloud training platform, has secured $2.3 million in funding. Arthur Ventures led the round.

Fintech company Droit attracts $16 mln

Droit, a New York-based financial technology company, has raised $16 million in funding, according to a blog post on its site. Goldman Sachs, Pivot Investment Partners and Wells Fargo led the round with participation from DRW.

Hollar rakes in $30 mln Series B

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