RPM Ventures is seeking to raise $100 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, RPM specializes in the automotive IT sector.
1 min read · 01 February 2016
Ambler, Pennsylvania-based acne treatment company PhotoSonix Medical Inc has raised over $1.4 million in funding. Princeton BioPharma Capital Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Ben Franklin Technology Partners. In addition to the funding, Michael Wells, managing director at Princeton BioPharma, has been added to PhotoSonix's board of directors.
2 min read · 01 February 2016
Flyp, a communications app provider, has secured $5.8 million in seed funding. The investors included Aspect Ventures, Acorn Ventures, Structure Capital, MAG Ventures, Morningside Technology Ventures, Russell Simmons and Jeffrey Parker.
4 min read · 01 February 2016
Battery maker SolidEnergy has secured $12 million in Series B funding. An unnamed "major U.S. auto company" led the round with participation from other investors that included SAIC and Applied Ventures LLC.
2 min read · 01 February 2016
Fitness-sharing platform KFit has raised $12 million in Series A funding. Venturra Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included SIG, Axiata Digital Innovation Fund, Sequoia Capital India and 500 Startups.
4 min read · 01 February 2016
California-based food company Back to the Roots has raised $5 million in seed funding. Investors included return backers Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS and John Foraker, founder of Annie’s. According to the company, it will leave the funding round open for 30 days for accredited investors led by Agency of Trillions to participate via the crowdfunding platform CircleUp.
3 min read · 01 February 2016
Spur Ventures is seeking to raise $150 million for its fifth venture capital fund of funds, according to an SEC filing. Headquartered in Camp Verde, Arizona, Spur is a business accelerator and venture firm focused on "entrepreneurship in the Verde Valley."
1 min read · 29 January 2016
Qiming Venture Partners is seeking to raise $620 million for its fifth venture fund, according to an SEC filing. In 2014, the China-based venture firm closed its fourth fund at $500 million as previously reported by PE HUB.
1 min read · 29 January 2016
UK medical device company Vascular Flow Technologies has raised 10 million pounds (about $14 million) in funding. The investors were not named. Catalysis Capital Partners advised VFT on the transaction.
3 min read · 29 January 2016
Mountain View, California-based BloomReach, a cloud personalization platform provider, has raised $56 million in Series D funding. The investors included Bain Capital Ventures, Battery Ventures, Lightspeed Ventures, New Enterprise Associates and Salesforce Ventures. In addition to the funding, the company has named Marcus Ryu, CEO and co-founder of Guidewire Software, to its board of directors.
5 min read · 29 January 2016
