Hypur Ventures, which focuses on the legal cannabis industry, has launched a $500 million fund. Hypur Ventures II plans to invest in private companies with seasoned operators, with investments ranging between $1 million to $25 million.
2 min read · 28 March 2019
San Francisco and New York City-based Entangled Group, an education venture studio, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. The investors included Hereditas Capital Management, TDM Partners and Rethink Education.
1 min read · 28 March 2019
Forepont Capital Partners has named Dr. Ismail Kola as a senior partner in its venture capital team. Also, Kola will lead Forepont's Incubation Fund. Previously, he worked at UCB where he was chief scientific officer.
2 min read · 28 March 2019
Health2047 Capital Partners, a Silicon Valley-based healthcare-focused venture firm, has raised $30 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $250 million.
1 min read · 28 March 2019
ForgePoint Capital, a cybersecurity-focused venture firm, has promoted Will Lin to partner. Lin is a co-founder of FPC.
4 min read · 28 March 2019
Los Angeles-based Trellis Research, a provider of litigation research software, has secured $2 million in seed funding. The investors included Okapi Venture Capital, Craft Ventures, Revel Ventures and Intrepid Ventures.
1 min read · 28 March 2019
Spike, a conversational email platform, has raised $5 million in funding. The investors included Wix, Koa Labs and NFX.
1 min read · 28 March 2019
San Francisco-based Proxy, a startup "dedicated to empowering all people with a universal identity signal," has raised $13.6 million in Series A funding. Kleiner Perkins led the round with participation from other investors that included WeWork, Y Combinator and Coatue Management.
1 min read · 28 March 2019
ATAI Life Sciences, a global biotech platform focused on curing mental health disorders, has raised $43 million in Series B financing. Subversive Capital led the round.
1 min read · 28 March 2019
San Francisco-based Kong Inc, an API and service lifecycle management platform for modern architectures, has raised $43 million in Series C financing. Index Ventures led the round with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Charles Rivers Ventures, GGV Capital and World Innovation Lab.
1 min read · 28 March 2019
