Hong Kong-based fashion startup Grana has secured $1.5 million in seed funding, according to a source at the company. Grana's investors include Golden Gate Ventures and Bluebell Group. The capital infusion will be used for expansion.
1 min read · 23 July 2015
San Diego-based Events.com, an event management platform for event organizers and event-goers, has secured funding, bringing the company's total tally to over $17 million. Arctaris led the round with participation from La Jolla Holding Co. and Moore Venture Partners. Also, the company has acquired online registration provider EventsOnline. No financial terms were disclosed.
3 min read · 22 July 2015
Telepsychiatry network operator 1DocWay has secured $1.7 million in seed funding. The lead investor was iSeedVC. Among the other backers that participated in the round were Rock Health, Great Oaks Venture Capital and Waterline Ventures.
2 min read · 22 July 2015
Indianapolis-based retail marketing platform SmarterHQ has raised $8 million in funding. Simon Venture Group led the round with participation from other investors that included Battery Ventures.
2 min read · 22 July 2015
New York-based social marketing platform Kinetic Social has secured $17.5 million in funding. The investors were Multiplier Capital and Bridge Bank.
3 min read · 22 July 2015
Booktrack, a global tech company that adds movie-style soundtracks and ambient audio to ebooks, has raised $5 million in Series B funding. The investors included COENT Venture Partners and Sparkbox Ventures. Also, the company has hired Liz Ridout as chief marketing officer and Cameron Drew as vice president of publishing.
3 min read · 22 July 2015
Boston-based ACT.md, a care coordination platform that helps manage complex patients, has raised $8.4 million in Series A funding. Rose Park Advisors led the round.
3 min read · 22 July 2015
Genome research services and diagnostics provider MedGenome has raised $20 million in Series B funding. The investor was Sequoia Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Abhay Pandey of Sequoia Capital has been appointed to MedGenome's board of directors.
3 min read · 22 July 2015
Waltham, Massachusetts-based big data startup Cazena has secured $20 million in Series B funding. Formation 8 led the round with participation from return backers Andreessen Horowitz and North Bridge Venture Partners.
4 min read · 22 July 2015
Calgary-based Benevity, a provider of workplace giving and volunteer management software solutions, has closed C$38 million in Series A funding. The investor was JMI Equity. In addition to the funding, Bob Nye, a general partner at JMI, has been added to Benevity's board of directors.
3 min read · 22 July 2015
