Iris Dorbian

Social Network MovieLaLa snags seed funding

MovieLaLa has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding. The investors included Adam Nash, chief operating officer at Wealthfront and former executive-in-residence at Greylock Partners and Jim Moloshok, former entertainment executive at HBO, Yahoo! and Warner Bros. MovieLaLa is a social network for upcoming movies.

Pinnacle Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz back TinyCo

TinyCo said Friday that it has closed $20 million in financing. The investors were Pinnacle Ventures and return backer Andreessen Horowitz. According to the company, the capital will be used to hire additional design and production staffers. Also, TinyCo has named Mike O’Brien, president and co-founder of ArenaNet, to the company’s board of directors. Based in San Francisco, TinyCo is a mobile games developer.

Greenhouse scores $2.7 mln

Greenhouse has closed $2.7 million in funding. The Social+Capital Partnership and Resolute.vc led the round. Other investors included DFJ Gotham's Thatcher Bell and Pinterest's Bill Lohse. Based in San Francisco and New York City, Greenhouse is a provider of recruiting solutions for companies.

Stealthy startup Knozen closes $2.25 mln in seed funding - VentureBeat

According to VentureBeat, Knozen, the "personality-probing" startup that's currently in stealth mode, has recently raised $2.25 million in seed funding. Investors included FirstMark, Lerer Ventures and Greycroft Partners. Knozen's website says it's scheduled to launch this winter.

Lightstone Ventures leads Series B round for Catabasis

Catabasis Pharmaceuticals said Friday that it has secured $32.4 million in Series B financing. New investor Lightstone Ventures was the lead investor. Current investors SV Life Sciences, Clarus Ventures, MedImmune Ventures and Advanced Technology Ventures also participated in the round. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Catabasis is a clinical-stage company dedicated to treating inflammatory and metabolic diseases.

GenapSys nets $37 mln in Series B financing

GenapSys has closed $37 million in Series B financing. Investors included Decheng Capital, IPV Capital and Stanford StartX Fund. Based in Redwood City, Calif., GenapSys is a provider of next generation sequencing systems.

Kidaptive grabs $10.1 mln in Series B financing

Kidaptive said Thursday that it has raised $10.1 million in Series B financing. Formation 8 led the round with participation from Menlo Ventures, the Stanford-StartX Fund, NewSchools Venture Fund and Prana Studios. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Kidaptive is an edtech company focused on early learning.

Windsor Circle scores $950K as add-on to its Series A round

Windsor Circle has raised approximately $950,000 as an add-on to its Series A funding, which now totals over $2.4 million. Investors in the round include Triangle Angel Partners, Idea Fund Partners and Bruce Boehm, formerly of US Venture Partners. Based in Durham, NC, Windsor Circle is a provider of software solutions and services for retail and ecommerce firms.

Appia snags $4.5 mln

Appia said Thursday that it has raised $4.5 million in debt funding. North Atlantic Capital led the round. Appia is a mobile user acquisition network.

PivotNorth Capital and The Citrix Accelerator back WhoKnows

WhoKnows has received Series A funding from PivotNorth Capital, The Citrix Accelerator and unnamed angel investors. No financial terms were disclosed, although some outlets report the amount to be $1.75 million. Based in Mountain View, Calif., WhoKnows is a provider of solutions that help employees at companies identify colleagues who can aid them when needed.