Woo, a startup that lets tech talent gauge their market value, raised $2.35 million in seed funding. Investors in the round include Vigil and Fritz Lanman of Acequia Capital, David Alliance, and Moshe Lichtman of Israel Growth Partners. Woo operates out of San Francisco and Tel Aviv, Israel.
3 min read · 10 February 2016
Lantern, a startup offering online mental health services, raised $17 million in a Series A funding round led by UPMC, a hospital system and insurer. Previous investors Mayfield Fund, SoftTech Venture Capital and Stanford University also participated in the round.
3 min read · 10 February 2016
Halo Neuroscience, a San Francisco-based developer of technology to enhance brain performance, raised $9 million in Series A funding, according to Halo Chief Executive Officer Daniel Chao. Lux Capital led the funding round with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Jazz Venture Partners, SoftTech Ventures and Xfund.
1 min read · 10 February 2016
Hemovent GmbH, a German medical device company, closed a $6 million Series A financing round. Munich-based MIG Verwaltungs AG led the round with participation from WCTI Partners, Seed Fond Aachen II and others.
2 min read · 10 February 2016
Bialla Venture Partners LLC led a $4 million investment round in zyBooks, an online education company based in San Francisco. In conjunction with the funding, David Uri, a managing member of Bialla, will join the company’s board.
4 min read · 10 February 2016
Scriptr.io raised $4 million in Series A funding from Middle East Venture Partners, Berytech Fund and Insure & Match Capital. The New York-based startup offers a platform for developers of internet of things technologies.
3 min read · 10 February 2016
Fenox Ventures Inc led a funding round for Edyn, a system that lets you interact with your garden through your mobile device. Ideabulb Ventures, Morningside Group, Indicator Ventures and others participated in the round. Edyn has attracted $2 million in seed funding.
3 min read · 10 February 2016
Lux Capital led a $10.5 million Series A round of funding for Latch, a smart lock maker. Primary Venture Partners, Corigin Venture Partners, Camber Creek, Expansion Ventures and others participated in the round. New York-based Latch has raised $16 million in total funding to date.
3 min read · 10 February 2016
Sunverge Energy, a San Francisco-based energy storage company, closed a $36.5 million Series C round of financing. New investor AGL Energy Ltd joined current backers the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, SBCVC, Siemens Venture Capital and Total Energy Ventures International.
3 min read · 10 February 2016
Trimble acquired New York and London-based Sefaira Ltd, a developer of cloud-based software for the design of sustainable buildings. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Sefaira investors include Braemar Energy Ventures, SET Ventures, and Hermes GPE.
4 min read · 09 February 2016
