StoryStream said it raised $2.6 million of Series A capital in a funding round led by MMC Ventures. The 4-year-old U.K.-based company seeks to help corporate brands compete for customer attention.
3 min read · 26 April 2016
Japanese Bitcoin exchange bitFlyer said it raised $27 million in a Series C deal led by SBI Investment and joined by Venture Labo Investments, according to news reports.
1 min read · 26 April 2016
The performance of the 17 venture funds in the portfolio is in line with the post-dot-com era
2 min read · 26 April 2016
The Social Venture Fund at the University of Michigan said it invested in a Series Seed B convertible note round for Conversa Health. The Social Venture Fund is a student-led impact investing fund.
5 min read · 26 April 2016
Augmedix, Inc. said it raised $17 million of financing in a deal led by Redmile Group and joined by Emergence Capital and DCM Ventures. Also investing in the strategic round were five healthcare systems, including Sutter Health, Dignity Health, Catholic Health Initiatives and TriHealth Inc. The company has now received $40 million in funding to date.
6 min read · 25 April 2016
LaunchPad Recruits said it raised $2.26 million of Series A financing from investors, including Sussex Place Ventures and Edenred Capital Partners. LaunchPad Recruits, based in London, provides data and video interviewing to HR workers.
3 min read · 25 April 2016
Corporate venture investors continued holding their foot to the gas in the first quarter, investing $2.5 billion in U.S. startups, according to a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters.
1 min read · 22 April 2016
Venture investing in Europe slowed during the first quarter while fundraising reached a record pace, according to Dow Jones VentureSource.
1 min read · 21 April 2016
Ilos Videos said it raised $1.5 million of seed funding. The Minnesota company did not disclose its investors, but said it will use the money to develop its video recording platform.
2 min read · 21 April 2016
Armada Interactive said it raise $3 million of seed financing in a deal led by Initial Capital and joined by Index Ventures, PROfounders Capital, Backed, Reaktor Ventures, Sisu Game Ventures, Chris Lee, Reynir Hardarson and Ben Feder. The Helsinki company develops mobile games.
5 min read · 21 April 2016