Mark Boslet

Rangespan Raises $5M In Deal Led By Octopus

Rangespan Ltd. said it raised over $5 million in a deal led by Octopus. The investment will be used to help the company expand its retailer and supplier networks.

The Cream of the Venture Crop: 472 Companies with $100M Plus Valuations

Call them the cream of the venture crop, the 472 high flying U.S.-based companies with valuations above $100 million and exciting businesses to justify them.

Next Step Living Raises $18.2M From VantagePoint, Black Coral, Mass Green

Next Step Living, Inc. said it raised $18.2 million in a Series C financing led by VantagePoint Capital Partners and joined by existing investors, including Black Coral Capital and Mass Green Energy Fund. The round remains open.

CloudPay Raises $16M From Pinnacle, Rho, Others

CloudPay said it raised $16 million in a Series B round of financing from Pinnacle Investment Partners, Rho Ventures and other institutional investors. CloudPay has collected more than $50 million in equity funding since it launched its cloud offering, named CloudPay.

Y Combinator Shrinks Its Winter Class

Y Combinator is paring back its 2013 winter class to less than 50 startups, saying it grew too fast earlier this year.

Shopatron Closes $4M Financing From Multiplier Capital

Multiplier Capital said it closed a $4 million loan for Shopatron. The transaction is the first for Shopatron, a newly formed venture debt fund.

Octopus Expands Venture Staff

Octopus said it appointed Sebastien Canderle and Rebecca Marshall to its ventures staff.

MediaMath Acquires Tap.me

MediaMath said it bought mobile in-game ad platform Tap.Me. No terms were not disclosed. Tap.Me had raised more than $4M from investors including Hyde Park Venture Partners, I2A Fund, Hyde Park Angels and Great Oaks Venture Capital.

ScaleIO Raises $12M From Greylock, Norwest, Others

ScaleIO said it raised $12 million from Greylock IL Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and other private investors. The company also came out of stealth and released ScaleIO ECS v. 1.1 of its storage software. ScaleIP will use the new money to expand its field operations.

Poshmark Raises $12M From Menlo, Mayfield, Inventus & SoftTech

Poshmark said it raised $12 million in a Series B financing led by Menlo Ventures and joined by existing investors Mayfield Fund, Inventus Capital, SoftTechVC, and SV Angel. The new round brings the company’s funding to $15.5 million. Poshmark will use the capital to support its online community, expand to new platforms and make new hires.