According to an SEC filing, See Me Group has raised $1 million as part of a $2 million round. Based in New York, See Me Group operates a community for artists to share their work. It is backed by OATV, Founder Collective, SV Angel, NYC Seed and O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures.
1 min read · 25 November 2013
Coursera said Monday that it has added $20 million to its latest Series B round, bringing the total funding to $63 million. Existing investors GSV Capital and Learn Capital participated in this round. Coursera, which is also backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Laureate Education, New Enterprise Associates and International Finance Corp, is an online education platform.
2 min read · 25 November 2013
According to Fortune, GFI Software has cancelled its $100 million IPO. The publication reported that no reason was give for the withdrawal. The company had planned on listing its stock on the NYSE with J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse and Jefferies serving as lead underwriters. Based in Luxembourg, GFI Software is a provider of network security, content security and messaging software. It is backed by Insight Venture Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners.
1 min read · 25 November 2013
According to VentureWire, Revolv has raised $4 million in seed financing. The lead investor was Foundry Group with participation from American Family Insurance and other unnamed angel investors. Based in Boulder, Colorado, Revolv is a maker of a universal remote for smart-home devices.
1 min read · 25 November 2013
Workday said Monday that it has named Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!, to its board of directors. Yang is also the founder of Silicon Valley-based VC firm AME Cloud Ventures. Based in Pleasanton, Calif., Workday is a provider of cloud solutions for human resources and finance.
3 min read · 25 November 2013
Mandalay Digital Group said Monday that it has hired Jeffrey Klausner as its chief financial officer effective today. Previously, Klausner worked at Sherwood Partners where he served as managing director. Mandalay Digital is a global media and communications company headquartered in Los Angeles.
2 min read · 25 November 2013
Optoro said Monday that it has recently received an additional Series B funding from SWaN & Legend Venture Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. Also, the company named Tony Nader to its board of directors. Nader is the vice chairman of NEWAsurion and also managing director at SWaN & Legend Venture Partners. Headquartered in Lanham, Maryland. Optoro is a provider of solutions that lets retailers and manufacturers increase revenue from returned and excess inventory.
3 min read · 25 November 2013
MyoKardia said Monday that it has appointed Mark L. Perry to its board of directors. Perry has served as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Third Rock Ventures and as president, CEO and director of Aerovance. Based in South San Francisco, Calif., MyoKardia, which was launched by Third Rock Ventures, is a pharmaceutical company that focuses on developing new drugs that will treat genetic heart disease.
3 min read · 25 November 2013
Editas Medicine said Monday that it has closed $43 million in Series A financing. Flagship Ventures, Polaris Partners and Third Rock Ventures led the round with participation from Partners Innovation Fund. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Editas Medicine is a provider of transformative genome editing solutions.
6 min read · 25 November 2013
Livefyre has acquired Realtidbits. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in San Diego, Realtidbits is a provider of engagement solutions for publishers and media companies. Livefyre is a real-time conversation and social curation platform. It is backed by Greycroft Partners, Hillsven Capital, Zelkova Ventures, ff Venture Capital, Cue Ball and U.S. Venture Partners.
3 min read · 25 November 2013
