RiverVest Venture Partners has raised $80.2 million for its third fund. RiverVest Venture Fund III LP will focus on pharmaceuticals and therapeutic medical devices with no geographic boundaries.
2 min read · 05 May 2015
Boston-based SessionM, a consumer loyalty and engagement platform provider, has secured $12 million in funding. Causeway Media Partners led the round with participation from NTT Docomo Capital, Commerce Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Charles River Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
2 min read · 05 May 2015
PureWow, a digital media company that specializes in women's lifestyle content, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding. Pilot Group led the round with participation from other investors that included VaynerRSE, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Melo7Tech, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Galvanize, Jean Chatzky and Whoopi Goldberg.
3 min read · 05 May 2015
Food brand NatureBox Inc has raised $30 million in Series C funding. Global Founders Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included Neuberger Berman Private Equity Funds, Kensington Capital Holdings, Valley Oak Investment Partners, General Catalyst Partners, Canaan Partners and Softbank Capital.
3 min read · 05 May 2015
San Francisco and Austin, Texas-based business dashboard provider Dasheroo has secured $3.25 million in Series A funding. Cloud Apps General Partners led the round. In conjunction with the funding, Matt Holleran of Cloud Apps Capital Partners has been added to Dasheroo’s board of directors.
3 min read · 05 May 2015
Breyer Capital has led a $15 million Series A funding round for Kano, a computer that anyone can build and code. Collaborative Fund and Jim O'Neill, former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, also participated in the round.
5 min read · 04 May 2015
Denver-based Parkifi, a real-time parking spot occupancy platform, has raised $2 million in funding. The investors included Galvanize Ventures, Foundry Group Angels and Access Ventures.
2 min read · 04 May 2015
Rapid7, which is backed by Bain Capital and Technology Crossover Ventures, has acquired NT OBJECTives. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Irvine, California, NTO is a provider of web and mobile application security testing solutions.
4 min read · 04 May 2015
FKI Security Group, a portfolio company of Pfingsten Partners LLC, has closed an undisclosed amount of debt financing from PNC Business Credit and Medley Capital Corp. Lincoln International provided financial advice to Pfingsten and FireKing on the transaction. Based in New Albany, Indiana, FireKing is a maker of security, safety and asset protection products.
3 min read · 04 May 2015
Northleaf Capital Partners has raised $264 million for its venture catalyst fund. Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund's investors include Ontario Pension Board. NVCF, the first fund of funds to be established under the Canadian government's Venture Capital Action Plan, has made 11 investments so far.
3 min read · 04 May 2015
