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Kaarta said May 21 that it raised $6.5 million led by GreenSoil Building Innovation Fund. Riverfront Ventures, Zamagias Properties, Quaker Capital Investments, and Startbot participated in the round. Kaarta, of Pittsburgh, provides 3D reality capture for robotics professionals to map and model indoor and outdoor spaces.
3 min read · 21 March 2019
Amify said March 22 that it raised $5.8 million in Series A funding led by Mercury Fund. Other investors included Dundee Venture Capital, CincyTech, SaaS Venture Capital and Capital One Co-Founder Nigel Morris. Amify, of Alexandria, Virginia, provides solutions that aims to help brands maximize their potential on the Amazon marketplace.
4 min read · 21 March 2019
Energy Impact Partners has invested in Attivo Networks. Financial terms weren’t announced. Energy Impact Partners is joining Bain Capital, ForgePoint Capital, and Singtel Innov8 in Attivo’s Series C funding round. Attivo, of Freemont, California, provides detection, forensics, and automated incident response to in-network attacks.
3 min read · 21 March 2019
Imago BioSciences Inc said March 21 that it raised $40 million in Series B financing led by Omega Funds. Participating in the round were Frazier Healthcare Partners, Amgen Ventures, and MRL Ventures Fund as well as HighLight Capital, Pharmaron and Greenspring Associates. Imago BioSciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing treatments for myeloid diseases.
3 min read · 21 March 2019
SMS Assist said March 21 that it hired Graham Blackwell as chief strategy and revenue officer. Blackwell most recently was an executive vice president with Bain Capital’s North American Private Equity Team. SMS Assist raised $150 million from Goldman Sachs Investment Partners in 2016.
3 min read · 21 March 2019
CoolSys said March 21 that it was sold to the Private Equity Group of Ares Management Corp. Financial terms weren’t announced. Management is investing. CoolSys is a refrigeration and HVAC services company.
3 min read · 21 March 2019
Splice said March 20 that it raised $57.5 million in a Series C round led by existing investors Union Square Ventures and True Ventures. Also participating were DFJ Growth, Flybridge, and Lerer Hippeau, Liontree, Founders Circle Capital, and Matt Pincus, founder of Songz Publishing. Splice is a music startup that aims to help musicians create and earn revenue.
4 min read · 21 March 2019
Phillips & Temro Industries Inc, a Harbour Group company, said March 20 that it acquired EVoCharge Inc. Financial terms weren’t announced. EvoCharge supplies electric vehicle charging infrastructure solutions for commercial, public vehicle fleet, and residential use.
2 min read · 21 March 2019
Guesty said March 21 that it raised $35 million in Series C financing led by Viola Growth. Participating in the round were Vertex Ventures, Journey Ventures, Kingfisher Investment Advisors, La Maison Compagnie d'Investissement and existing investors, TLV Partners and Magma Ventures. Guesty is a property management platform for property managers and management companies.
3 min read · 21 March 2019
Sherlock Biosciences said March 21 that it has launched with $35 million in committed capital. This includes a $17.5 million non-dilutive grant and an investment from the Open Philanthropy Project. Sherlock, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is an engineering biology company that seeks to make testing better, faster and more affordable.
6 min read · 21 March 2019
