Menlo Park, California-based data intelligence solutions provider ClearStory Data has named Dr. Timothy A. Howes as its chief technology officer. Previously, Howes worked at Yahoo where he served as vice president of engineering. ClearStory Data is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, DAG Ventures, Google Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
4 min read · 21 May 2015
New York City-based text-to-video startup Wibbitz has secured $8 million in Series B funding. NantMobile led the round with participation from return backers Horizon Ventures, lool ventures, Initial Capital and Kima Ventures.
3 min read · 21 May 2015
Palo Alto, California and Bellevue, Washington-based big data startup Maana has launched with over $14 million in funding. The company's backers are Chevron Technology Ventures, ConocoPhillips Technology Ventures, Frost Data Capital, GE Ventures and Intel Capital.
5 min read · 20 May 2015
New York City-based Receivables Exchange, an electronic marketplace that sells accounts receivable, has hired James W. Toffey as CEO. Previously, Toffey worked at GFI. Receivables Exchange is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Prism VentureWorks and StarVest Partners.
2 min read · 20 May 2015
Philadelphia area-based venture firm Osage University Partners has raised $215 million for its second fund, beating its $200 million target. OUP focuses on backing university research startups.
2 min read · 20 May 2015
Welltok has acquired Predilytics, a provider of healthcare analytics. No financial terms were disclosed. Welltok's backers include Bessemer Venture Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, InterWest Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Qualcomm Ventures while Predilytics' investors included Flybridge Capital Partners, Google Ventures and Highland Capital Partners.
3 min read · 20 May 2015
Palo Alto, California-based Coho Data, a web-scale storage provider for companies, has raised $30 million in Series C funding. March Capital Partners led the round with participation from Hewlett Packard Ventures, Intel Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Ignition Partners.
4 min read · 20 May 2015
Chicago-based Centro, a digital advertising software provider, has secured $30 million in Series B funding, the company announced in a post on its site. The investor was Neuberger Berman Private Equity Funds.
1 min read · 20 May 2015
Rockville, Maryland-based Regenxbio, a gene therapy-focused biotech company, has closed $70.5 million in Series D funding. Vivo Capital, Venrock and Brookside Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Janus Capital Management LLC, Perceptive Advisors LLC, Tourbillon Global Ventures, Sectoral Asset Management, Cormorant Asset Management LLC, Foresite Capital Management, Deerfield Management and Fidelity Biosciences. Chardan Capital Markets LLC was the placement agent.
3 min read · 20 May 2015
Samanage, an enterprise service desk software provider, has raised $16 million in Series B funding. Marker LLC and Vintage Investment Partners led the round with participation from return backers Carmel Ventures, Gemini Israel Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.
5 min read · 20 May 2015
