Holaira Inc., formerly known as Innovative Pulmonary Solutions Inc., has closed on $10 million in Series C financing. Advanced Technology Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Split Rock Partners, and Versant Ventures participated in the round. The company makes medical devices to treat obstructive lung diseases.
2 min read · 11 February 2013
Sailthru, a New York-based company focused on digital branding and communication, has raised $19 million in Series B financing. Benchmark led the round. RRE, DFJ Gotham, and AOL Ventures also participated. As a result, Benchmark’s Bill Gurley has joined Sailthru’s board. Sailthru raised $9 million in previous rounds of funding.
4 min read · 11 February 2013
Cars.com and Castrol innoVentures have led a $13 million round for RepairPal, an online source for auto repair information. RepairPal is located in San Francisco.
4 min read · 11 February 2013
San Francisco-based Burrill & Company has backed Bangalore, India-based Strand Life Sciences. Terms of the deal were not released. Burrill was the sole investor in the round.
3 min read · 11 February 2013
Biopharma startup BioAegis Therapeutics has raised $3 million in new funding. The company did not disclose details of the round, but said the money will be used for continued development of its products focused on the repletion of human plasma gelsolin.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
Safeguard Scientifics Inc. has invested $1.33 million as part of a $14.8 million financing for Sotera Wireless Inc., a San Diego, Calif.-based medical device company. The company will use the infusion to bolster sales and distribution.
3 min read · 06 February 2013
OurCrowd, an Israeli crowdfunding platform, has raised $5.5M in Series A funding, the company announced Wednesday. The company is focused on helping Israeli startups, and identifies companies seeking early stage investment. Those companies are then brought to OurCrowd members, who choose which deals they participate in.
4 min read · 06 February 2013
Little Pim Corp., a foreign language learning company, has closed on $2 million in Series C funding led by Golden Seeds. The money will be used for development of new digital products. The company’s DVD and digitally downloadable multi-media series are designed to help young children learn a second language.
2 min read · 06 February 2013
JIBE, a company focused on mobile and social hiring for job candidates and employers, has closed a $10 million Series B round. New investor Longworth Venture Partners led the round. Polaris Partners, DFJ Gotham, DFJ, Zelkova, Lerer Ventures and Thrive Capital also participated. JIBE is based in New York.
2 min read · 06 February 2013
Sprinklr, a provider of social media management infrastructure for large enterprises, has raised $15 million from Intel Capital and Battery Ventures. Sprinklr is based in New York.
4 min read · 05 February 2013
