Seattle-based Flexe, an online marketplace that connects business in need of warehouse space, has secured $4.4 million in seed funding. The investors included Fritz Lanman, Hank Vigil, Second Avenue Partners and SV Angel.
2 min read · 12 November 2015
Zola, an online wedding registry for millennials, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. Canvas Ventures led the round with participation from Thrive Capital, BBG Ventures, Female Founders Fund and Forerunner Ventures.
4 min read · 12 November 2015
Varsity Tutors, a live learning platform for private tutors in the U.S., has raised $50 million in Series B funding. The investors included Technology Crossover Ventures and musician and TV personality Adam Levine. In addition to the funding, Woody Marshall, a general partner at TCV and Erik Blachford, former CEO of Expedia, Hotwire and Hotels.com, have been added to Varsity Tutors' board of directors.
3 min read · 12 November 2015
Udacity, a "Nanodegree" program provider, has raised $105 million in Series D funding, according to a blog post. Bertelsmann led the round with participation from Baillie Gifford, Emerson Collective, Google Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Charles River Ventures and Drive Capital. In addition to the funding, Kay Krafft, CEO of Bertelsmann's education group, will join the board.
1 min read · 12 November 2015
DICOM Grid, a medical image management suite provider, has secured $3 million in venture debt funding from City National Bank. With this capital infusion, DICOM's overall funding is now $34 million. Also, the company has named Mini Peiris as chief marketing officer. Previously, Peiris was CMO of OpenGov. Peiris will also join DICOM's board as will James Ramsey, co-founder of Vlocity and Marty Réaume, chief people officer at Fitbit.
5 min read · 12 November 2015
Lebanon, New Hampshire-based Appcast, a pay-per-applicant job ad exchange, has raised $5 million in funding. Point Judith Capital led the round with participation from IrishAngels and Baird Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Sean Marsh, co-founder and general partner of Point Judith Capital, has been added to Appcast's board of directors.
4 min read · 12 November 2015
London-based Panaseer, a cyber security software provider, has secured $2.25 million in seed funding. The investors included Albion Ventures, Notion Capital, Winton Technology Ventures, C5 Holdings and Elixirr.
4 min read · 12 November 2015
New York City-based AppDome, which provides cyber security protection for apps and businesses, has raised $13 million in Series A funding. Menlo Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Jerusalem Venture Partners, OurCrowd and Draper Nexus.
4 min read · 12 November 2015
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has acquired a minority stake in Cenergistic, an energy conservation company. No financial terms were disclosed. In addition to the funding, Ben Kortlang, a partner in Kleiner Perkins’ Green Growth Fund, has been added to the Cenergistic board.
3 min read · 11 November 2015
Freelance services marketplace Fiverr has raised $60 million in funding. Square Peg Capital led the round with participation from return backers Bessemer Venture Partners, Accel and Qumra Capital.
4 min read · 11 November 2015
