New York-based fund Back to the Future Ventures has launched. BTTFV will focus on backing private small and mid-sized consumer brands, retailers and tech companies "that need capital, operational knowledge and talent in order to reach the next level." David Pascual and Faye Landes are the fund's co-founders.
3 min read · 20 January 2016
Emergence Capital has promoted Santi Subotovsky to general partner. Prior to joining Emergence, Subotovsky was the founder of AXG Tecnonexo, an e-learning vendor in Latin America.
2 min read · 20 January 2016
Music streaming service Deezer has raised 100 million euros (about $109 million) in funding. Access Industries led the round with participation from Orange.
3 min read · 20 January 2016
BlueVine, which provides working capital financing to small businesses, has raised $40 million in Series C funding. Menlo Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included investor Rakuten FinTech Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, 83North and Correlation Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Tyler Sosin has been added to BlueVine’s board of directors while Oskar Miel will become a board observer and strategic advisor.
4 min read · 20 January 2016
Dublin, Ireland-based Boxever, a travel data science platform, has secured $12 million in Series B funding. The investors included Polaris Partners and Frontline Ventures.
3 min read · 20 January 2016
GV (formerly known as Google Ventures) has made an undisclosed investment in Plexxi. Based in Nashua, New Hampshire, Plexxi is a provider of data center solutions.
2 min read · 20 January 2016
Palo Alto, California-based Instart Logic, a cloud application delivery provider, has raised $45 million in Series D funding. Geodesic Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included the Stanford-StartX Fund, Harris Barton Asset Management, Hermes Growth Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Four Rivers Group, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Tenaya Capital.
4 min read · 20 January 2016
Japan-based business chat app ChatWork has raised $12.5 million in Series B funding. The investors included JAFCO. According to the company, the capital infusion will be used for product enhancements and to increase usage in the U.S., Europe and Latin America.
2 min read · 19 January 2016
Patreon, a patronage platform that supports artists, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. Thrive Capital led the round with participation from Allen and Company, Charles River Ventures, Index Ventures, Accomplice and Freestyle Capital.
2 min read · 19 January 2016
New York City-based ALICE, a hospitality startup, has secured $9.5 million in Series A funding. Expedia led the round with participation from other investors that included Laconia and 645 Ventures.
3 min read · 19 January 2016
