Private Equity
Niche, a platform that helps people choose schools and neighborhoods, has raised $6.6 million in Series B funding. Allen & Company LLC and Grit Capital Partners led the round. In conjunction with the funding, Paul Palmieri, a general partner at Grit Capital Partners, has joined the Niche board of directors.
1 min read · 27 February 2018
South San Francisco-based Senti Biosciences, a synthetic biology company, has closed $53 million in funding. New Enterprise Associates led the round with participation from 8VC, Amgen Ventures, Pear Ventures, Lux Capital, Menlo Ventures, Allen & Company, Nest.Bio, Omega Funds, Goodman Capital and LifeForce Capital.
1 min read · 27 February 2018
Humatics Corp has acquired 5D Robotics and its subsidiary Time Domain. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Carlsbad, California, 5D Robotics is a developer of technologies that offer precise positioning solutions. Humatics' backers include Fontinalis Partners, Airbus Ventures, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Intact Ventures, Tectonic Ventures, Presidio Ventures and Blue Ivy Ventures.
5 min read · 27 February 2018
San Diego-based Citadel Defense Company, a drone system developer, has secured $12 million in Series A funding. The investor was Lightspeed Venture Partners.
1 min read · 27 February 2018
New York-based Industrious, a premium workplace platform and coworking solution, has raised $80 million in Series C funding. Riverwood Capital and Fifth Wall Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Schechter Private Capital and Wells Fargo Strategic Capital.
1 min read · 27 February 2018
Nomad Health, an online marketplace for healthcare jobs, has raised $12 million in Series B financing. Polaris Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included First Round Capital, RRE Ventures and .406 Ventures. In addition to the funding, Brian Chee, a managing partner at Polaris, will be joining Nomad Health’s board of directors.
1 min read · 27 February 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Generation Bio, a developer of genetic medicines, has secured $100 million in Series B financing. Fidelity Management & Research Company led the round with participation from Invus, Deerfield Management Company, Casdin Capital, Foresite Capital and Leerink Partners’ affiliates.
1 min read · 27 February 2018
London and Copenhagen-based Peakon, a people analytics company, has closed its funding round at $22 million. Balderton Capital led the round with participation from return backers EQT Ventures, Idinvest Partners and Sunstone.
3 min read · 27 February 2018
Palo Alto, California-based Spring Discovery, a machine learning-based drug discovery platform provider, has raised $4.25 million in seed funding, according to a post by its CEO. The investors included General Catalyst, First Round, Sam Altman and Sea Lane Ventures.
1 min read · 26 February 2018
Austin, Texas-based ZenBusiness, which helps small businesses launch, has secured $4.5 million in seed funding. Lerer Hippeau led the round with participation from other investors that included Greycroft, Slow Ventures, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and Founders Fund.
1 min read · 26 February 2018
