GrowLife has secured a commitment from private investment firm CANX to receive up to $40 million. Based in Woodland Hills, Calif., GrowLife develops, markets and deploys products and services that serve legal cannabis growing and retail operations.
3 min read · 21 November 2013
Prescient said Wednesday that it has raised $3 million in a $10 million funding round. According to a spokesperson for the company, existing backer Kanusul Investments Pte. Ltd., a private equity fund in Singapore, was one of the investors. Based in Denver, Prescient is a provider of software design and structural system solutions.
2 min read · 20 November 2013
Shake, a mobile-focused legal startup, said Wednesday that it has received $3 million in Series A financing. SoftBank Capital was the lead investor. Existing investor RRE Ventures joined new investors BoxGroup, ENIAC Ventures, Mesa+, WGI Group and Patrick Keane in the round.
3 min read · 20 November 2013
CapLinked said Wednesday that it has raised $1 million in funding. The investors included Subtraction Capital, FF Angel and 500 Startups. Based in Manhattan Beach, Calif., CapLinked is a cloud-based platform for business transactions.
2 min read · 20 November 2013
Clypd has raised an additional $7.25 million in its Series A-1 financing. Atlas Venture led the round with participation from Data Point Capital, Freestyle Capital, Transmedia Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners and Boston Seed Capital. Based in Cambridge, Mass., Clypd is a provider of TV advertising solutions.
3 min read · 20 November 2013
Lytro said Wednesday that it has closed $40 million in financing. The investors were North Bridge Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates and Greylock Partners. In conjunction with the funding, Jonathan Heiliger, a partner at North Bridge Venture Partners, joins Lytro's board of directors. Based in Silicon Valley, Lytro is a maker of a consumer light field camera.
2 min read · 20 November 2013
Plain Vanilla Games, developer of the social trivia platform QuizUp, has raised $2 million in funding. The investors were Sequoia Capital and eVentures. Based in San Francisco and Reykjavik, Iceland, Plain Vanilla Games is a game developer.
4 min read · 20 November 2013
TechCrunch reported that ALOHA, a New York-based startup specializing in providing nutritional supplements, has raised more than $4 million in funding. According to the site, the investors included First Round Capital, Highland Capital Partners, FF Angel, Khosla Ventures and Forerunner Ventures.
1 min read · 20 November 2013
Apprenda said Wednesday that it has closed $16 million in Series C financing. Safeguard Scientifics led the round with participation from return backers Ignition Partners and New Enterprise Associates. Also, Philip D. Moyer, managing director of technology at Safeguard, joins Apprenda’s board of directors. Headquartered in Cliffside Park, NY, Apprenda is a provider of PaaS solutions.
3 min read · 20 November 2013
Lifecake has secured $1.1 million in seed funding. Balderton Capital led the round. Based in London, Lifecake is a photo-sharing app for families.
3 min read · 20 November 2013
