Mark Boslet

World View raises $15 mln from Canaan, Norwest, Tencent, Moment, Base

World View said it raised a $15 million Series B round led by Canaan Partners and joined by Norwest Venture Partners, Tencent, Moment Ventures, and Base Ventures. World View with use the cash to accelerate the development and commercial adoption of its “Stratollites” high-atmosphere balloons.

Ionic raises $8.5 mln from General Catalyst, Arthur, Founder Collective, Lightbank

Ionic said it raised $8.5 million of Series A capital in a deal led by General Catalyst Partners and joined by seed investors Arthur Ventures, Founder Collective, and Lightbank, according to a blog post. The company has developed a platform for developers to write mobile apps.

Sunstone closes first fund at $300 mln

Sunstone Partners closed a $300 million first fund, Sunstone Partners I, according to a press release. The fund had an initial target of $200 million and was oversubscribed.

Poncho raises $2 mln from Lerer, Greycroft, Comcast, RRE, others

Menlo’s $250 mln opportunity fund targets the “venture-valley” financing gap

Menlo Ventures has closed a $250 million opportunity fund targeting growth-stage investing in what it calls the venture-valley funding gap. It was the firm's first opportunity fund and was raised in six weeks.

Immunio raises $5 mln in White Star-led Series A round

IMMUNIO said it raised $5 million of Series A financing, bringing its total funding to date to $8.3 million. The Series A round was led by White Star Capital and joined by existing investors. The latter include Bloomberg Beta, Hoxton Ventures and Real Ventures, which together helped to launch IMMUNIO with seed funding in April 2015. IMMUNIO, which is based in Montréal, is a provider of run-time application software protection for web applications. It said the funds raised, along with recent additions to the management team, will support the company's continued growth.

The search for next-generation cloud startups

Madrona’s Matt McIlwain chats about smart cloud applications, micro services and potential M&A

Immunio raises $5 mln in White Star led deal

IMMUNIO said it raised $5 million of Series A financing in a deal led by White Star Capital and joined by existing seed investors. The company has now raised $8.3 million. Earlier investors include Hoxton Ventures, Real Ventures and Bloomberg Beta, according to news reports.

Corporate VCs turn to accelerators and incubators

In Q1, more than one-fifth of VC dollars invested in the United States came from corporate VCs. Turns out these CVCs did more than just write checks.

Fund performance: SAIF, Index, TCV lead Calpers’ early-stage focused venture portfolio