Iris Dorbian

Adtech platform Beeswax fetches $11 mln

New York City-based advertising technology platform Beeswax has closed $11 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post by CEO Ari Paparo. RRE and the Foundry Group led the round.

McRock Capital funds Serious Integrated

McRock Capital has made an undisclosed investment in Serious Integrated Inc. Based In Chandler, Arizona, Serious Integrated is a provider of human-machine interface and communications platforms.

Blue Prairie Brands nets $6 mln Series A

Nebraska-based functional food company Blue Prairie Brands Inc has closed $6 million in Series A funding. S2G Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Middleland Capital, DSM Venturing B.V. and Invest Nebraska.

K1 pulls in $74.5 mln for $120 mln-targeted fund

K1 has raised $74.5 million for its special opportunities fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $120 million.

VC-backed Coupa files for IPO

San Mateo, California-based Coupa Software Inc, a spend management software provider, has filed for an IPO. The number of shares that will be sold as well as its pricing terms have yet to be set. The company plans on trading the stock on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "COUP." Coupa's backers include Battery Ventures, Crosslink Capital, El Dorado Ventures, Iconiq Capital, Rally Ventures and T. Rowe Price.

Israeli startup prooV grabs $7 mln Series A

Tel Aviv-based prooV, a Pilot-as-a-Service platform, has secured $7 million in Series A funding. The investors were Mangrove Capital Partners and OurCrowd.

Chrono Therapeutics scores $47.6 mln Series B

Hayward, California-based digital drug therapy company Chrono Therapeutics has raised $47.6 million in Series B financing. Kaiser Permanente Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Endeavour Vision, Xeraya Capital, Labuan Ltd, Emergent Medical Partners, Canaan Partners, 5AM Ventures, Fountain Healthcare Partners, GE Ventures, Hikma Ventures, Cota Capital and Mission Bay Capital. In addition to the funding, Liz Rockett, director of Kaiser Permanente Ventures, has been added to Chrono Therapeutics' board of directors.

Union Square Ventures leads Series A round for Shippo

San Francisco-based shipping solutions provider Shippo has raised $7 million in Series A funding, according to a blog post on its site. Union Square Ventures led the round with participation from SoftTech VC, Version One Ventures and others. In conjunction with the funding, Albert Wenger, a partner at USV and an early investor in Twilio, has joined Shippo's board.

HMicro picks up $10.2 mln

Fremont, California-based HMicro Inc, a creator of a system-on-a-chip biosensor platform technology for medical device makers, has secured $10.2 million in financing. The investors included XSeed Capital, Seraph Group and Uniquest.

Luggage startup Away bags $8.5 mln Series A

Luggage startup Away has secured $8.5 million in Series A funding, according to a spokesperson for the company. Global Founders Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Forerunner Ventures, Accel Partners and Comcast Ventures.