Iris Dorbian

Saildrone grabs $14 mln Series A

Alameda, California-based Saildrone, a provider of ocean data collected from sailing drones, has raised $14 million in Series A funding. Social Capital led the round with participation from Capricorn Investment Group and Lux Capital.

ParkMyCloud nets $1.65 mln

ParkMyCloud,an automated scheduling and optimization tool for Amazon Web Services, has secured $1.65 million in funding. Cofounders Capital led the round.

Leerink Transformation Partners adds new VP to team

Leerink Transformation Partners has hired Vinay Shah as a vice president. Previously, Shah worked at Longitude Capital where he was a senior analyst.

Rigontec picks up Series A funds

Germany-based Rigontec, which focuses on RIG-I targeting RNA therapeutics, has raised 15 million euros in Series A funding. The investors included Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, Forbion Capital Partners, High-Tech Gründerfonds, Sunstone Capital and Wellington Partners Life Sciences.

Belgian cancer medicine provider OncoDNA pulls in funding

Belgium-based OncoDNA SA, a provider of medicine for cancer patients, has raised 7.7 million euros in funding. Ackermans & van Haaren led the round.

Pathbreaker Ventures collects $12.9 mln for debut fund

Pathbreaker Ventures has raised $12.9 million for its inaugural fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in San Francisco, the firm focuses on computer science and hardware startups.

Arcus Biosciences racks up $70 mln

Hayward, California-based Arcus Biosciences Inc, an immuno-oncology company, has secured $70 million in funding. The investors included Taiho Ventures, GV, Invus, DROIA Oncology Ventures, Stanford University, The Column Group, Foresite Capital, Novartis and Celgene.

Nevada Energy Metals hires Fernback as COO

Canadian exploration company Nevada Energy Metals has named Tim Fernback as chief operating officer. His work background includes the investment banking and corporate finance divisions at Western Canada-based brokerage firm Wolverton Securities and the consulting practice at Discovery Capital Corp, a British Columbia venture firm focused on financing and consulting.

Beyond Verbal fetches $3 mln Series A

Israel-based Beyond Verbal, a provider of voice-driven emotions analytics, has secured $3 million in Series A funding. KuangChi Science Limited led the round with participation from Winnovation and Singulariteam.

Micrima rakes in over $3 mln

UK-based breast imaging company Micrima has secured 2.6 million pounds (approximately over $3 million) in funding. The investors included Technology Venture Partners LLP and Swarraton Partners.