VCJ Staff

IPO Aftermarket: Biotech dominates Q1

With only six IPOs, Q1 ranks as the lowest quarter for VC-backed IPOs since Q3 of 2011

Kreos, Europe grows into debt

Many expanding companies in Europe are complementing their equity finance with debt and, in the absence of a diversified banking system, are turning to specialized lenders to do so

IPO Profiles: Only two VC-backed IPOs debuted in March on U.S. exchanges

Profiles of Corvus and Syndax, including details about their IPOs and venture backing

People Page: Wikipedia edit results in a lawsuit

Start A Fire raises $2.5 mln in Series A funding

Star A Fire, a social attribution tool for marketers, brands and publishers, raised $2.5 million in Series A funding. Canaan Venture Partners led the funding round with participation from Lool Ventures and others. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, Start A Fire has raised $3.6 million to date.

GreatHorn raises $2.25 mln in seed funding

GreatHorn, a cloud communication security company, raised $2.25 million in seed funding. The round was led by ff Venture Capital and SoftTech VC with participation from Techstars Ventures, RRE and existing investors Zelkova Ventures and V1.VC.

Medical Departures gets $2.5 mln Series A for medical tourism

Medical Departures raised $2.5 million in Series A financing. Singapore-based DMP led the round with participation from Hubert Burda Media, CyberAgent Ventures and OPT SEA, the Asia arm of Japanese digital advertising agency OPT Group. Based in Bangkok, Thailand, Medical Departures is an online platform that helps patients find, compare and book medical appointments abroad.

ClubRead gets Series A investment from Level Equity

St. Louis, Missouri-based ClubReady, a software provider for the fitness and wellness industry, closed a Series A investment from Level Equity. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. In conjunction with the funding, Ben Levin, founder and partner of Level, will join the company’s board.

Worldwide fundraising briefs

From Mucker in LA to Atomico in the UK, a recap of worldwide fundraising news

HPE Growth leads $45 mln Series C for eGym

Munich-based eGym, a provider of high-tech fitness equipment and software for gyms, raised $45 million in Series C funding. New investor HPE Growth Capital led the round with participation from existing backer Highland Europe and others.