Private Equity
Labor marketplace Hyr has secured $1.3 million in seed funding, according to a source familiar with the transaction. Flybridge led the round with participation from XFactor Ventures and Newark Venture Partners.
1 min read · 17 January 2018
San Francisco-based CircleCI, a continuous integration and delivery platform, has raised $31 million in Series C funding. Top Tier Capital Partners led the round with participation from Industry Ventures, Heavybit, Scale Venture Partners, Baseline Ventures, Harrison Metal and DFJ Ventures.
3 min read · 17 January 2018
Toronto-based dating app Clover Inc has raised $7 million in financing. Jackson Investment Group LLC led the round.
1 min read · 17 January 2018
Space Cycle, a fitness and active lifestyle brand, has raised RMB100 million (about $15.5 million) in Series B funding. Alibaba Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund II, managed by WI Harper Group, led the round. In addition to the funding, Edward Liu, a partner at WI Harper Group, will join Space Cycle's board of directors.
1 min read · 17 January 2018
Toronto-based Wattpad, a multiplatform entertainment company for original stories, has secured $51 million in funding. The investors included Tencent Holdings Limited, BDC, Globe Telecom's Kickstart Ventures, Peterson Group and return backer Raine.
1 min read · 17 January 2018
VDOO, an internet of things-focused cybersecurity company, has raised $13 million in funding. The lead investor was 83North with participation from other backers that included Dell Technology Capital.
1 min read · 17 January 2018
Utah-based Kickstart Seed Fund has closed its fourth fund at $74 million. K4 will focus on making seed and early-stage investments in startups and entrepreneurs based in the Mountain West.
2 min read · 17 January 2018
Scaleworks has raised $10 million for its new venture finance fund, according to a blog post. The fund will make loans to growing SaaS companies. Karl Pichler, former chief financial officer at Rackspace, will manage the fund.
1 min read · 16 January 2018
San Francisco-based Omni, an operating system for physical things, has raised more than $25 million in funding, according to a spokesperson for the firm. The lead investors were Ripple Inc. executives with participation from Highland Capital.
1 min read · 16 January 2018
Finery, an automated online wardrobe platform with predictive analytics for styling and shopping, has secured $5 million in seed funding. New Enterprise Associates led the round with participation from other investors that included Farfetch, BBG Ventures, Adrian Cheng through C Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Next Coast Ventures and Halogen Ventures.
1 min read · 16 January 2018
