Singapore-based CreoPop, a maker of 3D pens, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding in a round led by Wavemaker Partners and the Singapore National Research Foundation. Other investors included Modal Perdana through E&E Catalyst, Ruvento and 333D.
5 min read · 04 June 2015
Sprinklr has acquired NewBrand, a provider of location-specific text analytics software. No financial terms were disclosed. Sprinklr's backers include Battery Ventures, Intel Capital and Iconiq Capital.
3 min read · 03 June 2015
Adobe has acquired San Francisco-based Mixamo, an online platform for designers to customize and create 3D character animation, the former announced in a blog post on its site. No financial terms were disclosed. Mixamo's backers included Granite Ventures and Keynote Ventures.
1 min read · 03 June 2015
Canada-based MineSense Technologies Ltd, a provider of bulk ore sorting solutions, has secured an undisclosed amount of Series B funding. Prelude Ventures led the round with participation from Export Development Canada, Cycle Capital Management and Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital.
4 min read · 03 June 2015
Mic, a news and media company for young people, has raised $17 million in funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Axel Springer, Lerer Ventures, Jim Clark, Advancit Capital, Red Swan Ventures and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Also, Mic has named Madhulika Sikka as executive editor.
3 min read · 03 June 2015
Boulder, Colorado-based Sphero, a maker of connected toys, has raised $45 million in funding. Mercato Partners led the round with participation from other investors that include a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Also, Greg Warnock, a co-founder and managing director of Mercato, has been added to Sphero's board of directors.
2 min read · 03 June 2015
Montreal-based data science platform provider Plotly has secured $5.5 million in funding. The investors in this round were MHS Capital, Siemens Venture Capital, Rho Ventures, Real Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.
3 min read · 03 June 2015
LawnStarter, an on-demand lawn care platform, has raised $6 million in funding. Binary Capital led the round. According to the company, the capital infusion will be used for expansion and personnel hiring.
2 min read · 03 June 2015
Berlin-based early-stage venture firm Point Nine Capital has raised 55 million euros for its third fund, according to a blog post by Christoph Janz, a managing partner at the firm. The limited partners of Point Nine Capital III include Horsley Bridge Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Flossbach von Storch and Vintage Investment Partners. To read the post, visit here.
1 min read · 03 June 2015
Team Acceleration platform HireVue has raised $45 million in funding. Technology Crossover Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Sequoia Capital, Granite Ventures, Investor Growth Capital, Peterson Ventures and Rose Park Advisors' Disruptive Innovation Fund. In addition to the funding, Nari Ansari, a principal at TCV, has been added to HireVue's board of directors.
3 min read · 03 June 2015
