Philadelphia-based MissionOG has closed its first venture fund at $35 million. The firm focuses on early and growth-stage B2B companies.
3 min read · 09 February 2016
San Diego-based Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, which is developing antifungal agents that treat life-threatening fungal infections, has raised its Series B funding round total to $49.2 million. Joining the investor base is 3x5 Partners. In addition to the funding, the company has named Dr. Michael Hodges as chief medical officer; Dr. Karen Shaw as vice president of biology; and Dr. Elizabeth Gordon as vice president of regulatory affairs.
3 min read · 09 February 2016
Summit Partners has led a $112 million funding round for Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Fuze, a unified communications platform provider. Other investors were Bessemer Venture Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures. In addition to this funding, Bruce Evans, a managing director at Summit, has been added to Fuze's board of directors.
4 min read · 09 February 2016
ff Venture Capital has hired Andrew Buemi as director of communications while making seven internal promotions. Among them are Ryan Armbrust who has now become a managing director. Prior to joining ffVC, Buemi worked at Edelman New York’s financial services practice.
3 min read · 09 February 2016
California-based Aplos, a nonprofit-focused software company, has secured $4 million in Series A funding. The investor was San Joaquin Capital.
3 min read · 09 February 2016
Stash, an investment app for millennials, has secured $3 million in seed funding. Goodwater Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Valar Ventures and Entrée Capital.
3 min read · 09 February 2016
Matrix Partners has raised $500 million for its fourth China-focused venture fund, according to an SEC filing. The firm's previous fund Matrix Partners China III closed at $350 million, as reported by PE HUB.
1 min read · 08 February 2016
Xignite, a provider of market data cloud solutions for financial institutions and financial tech companies, has raised $20.5 million in Series C funding. QUICK Corp led the round with participation from return backers StarVest Partners, Altos Ventures and Startup Capital Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Atsuyuki Nakajima, a managing director at QUICK, has been added to Xignite’s board of directors.
4 min read · 08 February 2016
FunnelWise, a provider of revenue predictability software, has closed $7 million in Series A funding. The investors were not named.
2 min read · 05 February 2016
Honolulu-based Hobnob, a mobile event invite and communication service, has raised $2.25 million in seed funding. The investors included Norwest Venture Partners, Aspect Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and Greycroft.
3 min read · 04 February 2016
