Iris Dorbian

Foundation Capital appoints Jain as EIR

Foundation Capital has named RJ Jain as entrepreneur-in-residence. Previously, Jain was the director of engineering at Sidecar Technologies.

NetBase snags $9 mln

Mountain View, California-based NetBase, a social media analytics provider, has secured $9 million in funding. ORIX Ventures led the round with participation from Thomvest Ventures and Houlihan Lokey.

XOEye Technologies grabs $1.9 mln Series A

Enterprise wearables solutions company XOEye Technologies has raised $1.9 million in Series A funding. IncWell LP II led the round with participation from return backers such as Crestlight Venture and Selous Venture Society.

Flare Capital unveils $200 mln fund, also appoints CFO

Flare Capital Partners has raised $200 million for its first healthcare tech-focused fund. The fund has already made investments in such companies as Iora Health, Predilytics and Valence Health. It also has invested in Rock Health's most recent seed fund. In addition to the fund, the firm has named Kristen Laguerre as partner and chief financial officer. Previously, Laguerre was a partner and CFO at Atlas Venture and vice president of finance at SoftBank Capital. Also, Flare has appointed Dr. Dan Gebremedhin as a senior associate.

Tracxn fetches $3.5 mln from SAIF Partners

SAIF Partners has made a $3.5 million investment in Tracxn, a research platform for private market investors. According to Tracxn, the capital infusion will be used to expand its team of analysts tracking startups. Tracxn was launched in 2013 by ex-investors from Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners.

Digital health platform Validic snaps up $12.5 mln

Digital health platform Validic has raised $12.5 million in Series B funding. Kaiser Permanente Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Kaiser Permanente, led the round.

Empathetics pulls in $1.5 mln

Boston-based empathy training company Empathetics Inc has secured $1.5 million in Series A funding. GDN Holdings LLC and Key Venture Partners LLC led the round. Concurrent with the funding, Nathaniel Opperman, president of Key Venture Partners, has been added to Empathetics' board of directors.

Loop Commerce bags $16 mln

Gifting platform Loop Commerce has raised $16 million in funding. Oren Zeev led the round with participation from other investors that included Wicklow Capital.

CargoSense nabs $2.5 mln

Reston, Virginia-based CargoSense, a big data and analytics SaaS company, has closed its seed funding at $2.5 million. The investors included IrishAngels, Middleburg Capital Development and Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology.

Morningside Venture backs InCarda

San Francisco-based InCarda Therapeutics Inc, which focuses on developing treatments for acute cardiovascular conditions, has closed over $5 million in Series A funding. The lead backer was Morningside Venture. In addition to the funding, Reenie McCarthy of Morningside has been appointed to InCarda's board of directors.