Edmond De Rothschild Investment Partners has closed its fifth European biotech and medical device venture fund at 345 million euros ($430 million). The fund beat its initial target of 250 million euros.
2 min read · 07 February 2018
Houzz Inc has acquired New York-based IvyMark, a provider of business management software for interior design firms. No financial terms were disclosed. IvyMark's backers included Pitango Venture Capital, NFX and Disruptive VC, according to Crunchbase.
3 min read · 07 February 2018
CloudBees has acquired Boston-based CodeShip, a provider of continuous integration and delivery products in the cloud. No financial terms were disclosed. CloudBees was backed by Matrix Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Verizon Ventures.
4 min read · 07 February 2018
San Francisco-based Yoshi, a subscription service provider for on-site car maintenance and gas delivery, has secured $13.7 million in Series A funding. General Motors Ventures and ExxonMobil led the round with participation from other investors that included with Y Combinator.
1 min read · 07 February 2018
South San Francisco-based Zenflow Inc, a medical device company, has secured $31.4 million in Series A funding. Invus Opportunities, F-Prime Capital Partners and Medical Technology Venture Partners led the round.
3 min read · 07 February 2018
Detroit-based Autobooks, a provider of integrated invoicing, payment and accounting software for online banking platforms, has raised $10 million in funding. The investors included Draper Triangle, Baird Capital, Detroit Venture Partners, Invest Michigan and CU Solutions Group.
1 min read · 07 February 2018
Agrinos, a biological crop input provider, has raised $14.7 million in a private placement. The investors were Manor Investment SA, Havfonn AS and EuroChem Group AG. Also, Agrinos has added Frederic de Stexhe, a principal at Manor, to its board of directors.
3 min read · 07 February 2018
Palo Alto, California and London-based ThoughtSpot, a provider of search and AI-driven analytics for the enterprise, has named Martin Green as general manager, EMEA. Previously, Green helmed the EMEA operations of such enterprise software companies as Satmetrix, Merced, Nice Systems and Medallia. ThoughtSpot is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Geodesic Capital and Capital One Growth Ventures.
3 min read · 07 February 2018
Carmel, Indiana-based Bolstra, a customer success platform, has closed $1.5 million in seed funding. The investors included Allos Ventures, 4G Ventures, Collina Ventures and VisionTech Angels.
3 min read · 07 February 2018
Blackboard Inc, a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners, has named Rick Essex as chief financial officer. His appointment begins March 2, 2018. Previously, Essex worked at Survey Sampling International where he was CFO. Based in Washington, D.C., Blackboard is an educational tech company.
2 min read · 06 February 2018
