Iris Dorbian

Rockaway Capital opens office in San Francisco

Prague and Sao Paolo-based venture firm Rockaway Capital is entering the U.S. market by opening an office in San Francisco. Rockaway backs internet companies in emerging markets. The firm is currently led by CEO Jakub Havrlant.

African hotel booking site Hotels.ng nets $1.2 mln

Nigeria-based hotel booking platform Hotels.ng has raised $1.2 million in funding. The investors were EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund and Omidyar Network.

Omadi grabs $700K from Peak Ventures

Utah-based Omadi, a provider of mobile technology and cloud-based CRM solutions to service industries, has raised $700,000 in funding. Peak Ventures was the investor.

Greylock leads Series B round for Rubrik

Palo Alto, California-based Rubrik Inc, a provider of converged data management solutions, has raised $41 million in Series B funding. Greylock Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Lightspeed Venture Partners.

FruitDay racks up $70 mln Series C

Chinese fresh produce ecommerce company FruitDay has closed $70 million in Series C funding. JD.com led the round with participation from other investors that included Susquehanna International Group and ClearVue.

Kurma Partners collects 33 mln euros for European diagnostics venture fund

Kurma Partners has raised 33 million euros for its latest venture fund Kurma Diagnostics. The fund's backers are The European Investment Fund, Fonds National d’Amorçage, Institut Pasteur and BNP Paribas. KDx focuses on investing in early-stage European diagnostic companies and ventures.

SI-BONE nabs $21 mln, also names Francis as CFO

San Jose, California-based SI-BONE Inc, which develops products for patients with low back issues related to certain SI joint disorders, has secured $21 million in funding. Redline Capital Management led the round. Also, the company has named Laura Francis as chief financial officer. Previously, Francis was CFO for Auxogyn Inc.

Granify scores $7 mln Series A

Canada-based Granify, an automatic ecommerce revenue optimization platform, has raised $7 million in Series A funding. Valar Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included iNovia Capital and Social Starts.

Obvious Ventures raises over $123 mln for debut fund

According to an SEC filing, Obvious Ventures has closed its initial fund at $123,456,789. The San Francisco-based venture firm was co-founded by Ev Williams, a co-founder of Twitter.

Draper Nexus funds drone company CyPhy Works

Draper Nexus has made an undisclosed investment in CyPhy Works. Based in Danvers, Massachusetts, CyPhy Works is a maker of drones.